Autumn 2007
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 |