Autumn 2016 (PM 89)

The Potted Forest |
Wade Muggleton shares the multiple benefits of growing a food forest in pots. |
Preserving Summer Flavours |
No Dig expert, Stephanie Hafferty, shares her tips for the summer garden and how to preserve those flavours for the winter months. |
Re-generation READ NOW |
Daniel Christian Wahl says a new generation of designers can design a world in which all can thrive and not just survive. |
From Picts to Paradise |
James Reid explains how he designed a mulituse permaculture paradise in the temperate climate of Scotland, with veg gardens, fruit trees, livestock, compost toilets and a sauna. |
ReLocalising the Economy |
A world beyond fossil fuels can help us regain a sense of place, writes Andrew Walton, founder of a new think tank promoting bioregionalism in the birthplace of industrial capitalism. |
The Benefits of Hugelkulturs |
The raised bed that retains water, decomposes wood and sequesters carbon. |
Designing Your Permaculture Livelihood |
Teacher, author and consultant, Aranya, shares his advice on how to join the permaculture economy. |
Permaculture in East Timor |
Permaculture Timor Leste has had a big impact for a small organisation. Lachlan McKenzie explains why. |
The Art of Peening a Scythe |
Mowing grass with a scythe makes 100% sense. It is quiet, fossil fuel free, and great exercise. Michelle Lainé explains how to use and maintain a scythe properly. |
Reclaiming a Lost Garden |
Caroline Aitken describes how she took on a derelict nursery and used permaculture techniques to create a productive annual vegetable garden. |
Permaculture Design for the Third Age |
Richard Webb explores how permaculturists can approach ‘retirement’ realistically, yet creatively. |
The Edible Outdoor Classroom |
Matt Willer shares how he set up an allotment for his students, creating an inspiring, abundant outdoor classroom. |
Permaculture and Indigenous Knowledge |
Dr. Alex Aisher and Peter Cow explore how a new wave of ‘people permaculture’ is drawing on the deep historical link between permaculture and indigenous knowledge to understand group dynamics and personal development. |