Autumn 2014 (PM 81)

FOOD UNITES US |
The Food is Free Project is waging peace through gardening in the USA and beyond, as Crystal Stevens describes. |
7 WAYS TO THINK DIFFERENTLY |
People & Permaculture author Looby Macnamara talks to Maddy Harland. |
THE PERMACULTURE ECOLOGY OF BEES |
Philip Chandler explains the difference between conventional, natural and balanced beekeeping and the need to reappraise the way we keep bees. |
HORTICULTURAL THERAPY |
An inspiring story of how permaculture can be applied to enhance the lives of even the most physically challenged, by Rozie Apps. |
IS RENEWABLE ENERGY REALLY VIABLE? |
Keith Barnham introduces a German project that proves why the lights won’t go out with 100% renewable electricity. |
IN SEARCH OF THE SIMPLE LIFE |
How Steve Golemboski-Byrne and his wife Claire’s dreams of self-building and living in an ecovillage took them instead to a cottage in need of eco-renovation on a smallholding and an existing community in Northern Ireland. |
I DO THEREFORE I EVOLVE |
Mick Collins explores how we, humanity, can step up and solve our global problems. |
THE DIY ORCHARD |
Wade Muggleton explains how to create your own orchard on the cheap by using simple grafting techniques. |
TYING THE KNOT ON A SHOESTRING |
How Matthew Douglas and his wife, Martina, held a wedding blessing and reception for 70 guests with just £1,200 to spend on everything. |
RESTORING AGRICULTURE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN |
Dan McTiernan describes how regenerative agriculture is transforming olive groves in Spain and introduces transnational cropsharing. |
WANT TO START A REVOLUTION? START A REFORESTATION PROJECT |
You think this is too ambitious an idea? Andreas Kornevall urges us all to do it and tells us how! |
10 TIPS FOR PLANNING SUCCES |
Thinking of buying land and setting up a permaculture project? Suki Montague offers advice for planning applications. |
ZONE 5 - A SPACE FOR NATURE |
Permaculture always tries to make space for a wild, uncultivated area, but is this the right way of integrating nature? asks Stuart Anderson. |
YOUR SMARTPHONE/TABLET DESIGN TOOLKIT READ NOW |
Aranya explores the world of apps and rates the ones useful for permaculture design. |