Autumn 2007 (PM 53)

The drive towards peak oil |
Rob Hopkins introduces us to the Transition Movement, in which local people are working to wean towns, cities, even regions, off fossil fuels, and planning sustainable communities |
The Rebel Farmer, Part I |
Leila Dregger introduces Sepp Holzer, pioneering permaculture farmer, who pushes the boundaries of climate and culture to create abundant landscapes |
Want to change the world? |
PM suggests... Step One: Inspire and engage your community and start your own film club |
Stove of your dreams |
Steve James explains how to turn unused paving slabs into a beautiful fast-burn, efficient masonry stove that costs very little! |
Gardening from zero |
Robert Alcock describes how he made a dockside urban container garden out of scrap and also shares his DIY tyre planter secrets with us |
After the Tsunami, the permaculture |
Stuart Coles describes an inspiring field school that is helping to heal lives ravaged by the Tsunami and turns guerilla soldiers into gardeners and community workers |
Permaculture people |
Introducing Sarah Pugh who is part of the team which is working to transform Bristol in Britain’s first low carbon Transition City |
Rooftop oasis revisited |
Emma Cooper revisits a magnificent roof garden in the middle of a city and discovers a thriving edible haven for children and adults |
The return of the native |
Mary Lewis reports on the resurgence of traditional woodland skills and the return of the ‘woodsman’, both male and female |
The pee in permaculture |
How to use this abundant natural resource full of minerals and conserve water in your garden by Alanna Moore |
Lessons from a brittle landscape |
With the world turning to desert at the rate of 400,000 acres a day, how we cultivate dry and brittle landscapes is ever more essential. Aspen Edge shares experiences from Spain |