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8 forms of capital active hope adaptation agroecology agroforestry alder buckthorn Amazon anxiety apples arable art arthritis austrian scythe UK autumn Autumn equinox award back garden back yard Be The Earth beans Bec Hellouin beech tree bees beneficial berries biochar biodigester biodiversity biodynamics blackberries blackthorn book review brain brassica cage budget build building campesino capital card deck celebrate Celtic festivals change changes chemical-free chickens christmas circular city farm clay pot clean air cleansers cleansing milks cleavers climate change climate chaos climate collapse climate emergency climate grief climate solutions climbers climbing cob comfrey communities community Community Nature Network community projects compost compost teas composting conference connection consciousness conservation container cooking coppice coppicing cordial cosmology courgettes crafts creativity crisis crop diversity crop protection Cross Quarter Festival cultural emergence culture cut flowers cycles dandelion degraded design diary diversity DIY do it yourself Donella Meadows drought dryland earth care earth's cycles Earth's energy earths cycles ecoculture ecological emergency economics ecopoetry ecosystem ecosystem restoration ecosystem restoration camps ecosystems edges edible edible flowers education efficiency elder elderflowers elements elixir emergence endangered birds energy equinox Ethical Consumer ethics face mask fair shares Fairtrade farm visits farming farms feedback feminine ferns festivals figs film firewood floristry flower essence flower garden flowers food food forest food garden footbath forage foraging forest garden forest gardening forests fruit fruit leather fruit trees full moon funding fungi future future care gardening gardens garlic garlic mustard gift economy gin Give Nature a voice Glennie Kindred global poverty glut grapes grassroots green space greenhouse greens grief groundcover grow grow food grow your own growing growing food guilds habitat habits handcream harvest harvests hawthorn hazel hazelnut healing shrubs healing trees health healthy soil heart health hedgerow hedgerows hedging herbal herbal remedies herbal teas herbalist herbs heritage holistic holistic planned grazing home homeless homemade wine homestead hope Hugelkultur humanure hummus hungry gap IBC tanks Idler Imbolc incense increase yields Indigenous indigenous knowledge indoor inexpensive influence inspiration International Womens Day jam keyline kingfisher kitchen garden lacto-fermentation Lammas land land restoration landscape landscapes leaf mould leverage points life lifestyle limeflowers livelihood livestock living classroom living labs logs Looby Macnamara lotion low cost low-impact lunar Lush Cosmetics Lush Spring Prize macerations magazine Manda Scott Mangwende Orphan Care Trust Māori Maramataka market garden market gardening marmalade marshmallow mass heater meadow meadowsweet medicinal micro microbes microfarm microgreens Midwest Permaculture mimic mindset mini veg mitigation money moon phases Morag Gamble moringa Mother Earth movement mow mulch multifunctional mushrooms native plants natural natural building natural fertiliser natural skincare natural swimming pool nature nature connection nitrogen no dig no waste no-dig north-facing novel November nutrition nutritious nuts oak woodland observe oca October off-grid oil cleansing Open Shell Farm orchard orchards organic organic flowers organic gardening outdoor shower oven oxymel oyster pallets pasture-fed patterns peat-free people people care peoplecare perennials permaculture permaculture design Permaculture Magazine permaculture magazine award permaculture projects permaculture week permaculutre permayouth pesto pests philippines pied flycatcher pine tree pips pizza oven plant profile plants politicians doing nothing pollinators pollution polyculture polycultures positive change preserving principles prize projects propagating protection pruning prunings psycho-spiritual awareness psychospiritual transformation rainforest rainwater raspberries re-green recipe recipes Red List reduce reed beds regeneration regenerative regenerative agriculture regenerative farming regenerative projects relative location relative matter remedy renewable renewable energy resilient resources restoration reuse revolution rhythms rootstock rootstocks roundhouse roundwood runner beans Rupert Read sage Sahel salad salads salve Samhain Savitri Trust schools Scotland scotts pine scythe scything seasonal seasons seeds selfcare Sepp Holzer september septic tanks sewage treatment shade shamanism sheet mulching shrubs silvoculture silvopasture skincare sloes slugs small solutions small-scale smallholding social justice soil health solar solstice solutions sowing spiritual spring spring tonic squash stacking functions stock-free straw straw bale summer support sustainable Swayyam Sweet Bay sweet corn Swift Street swifts syntropic systems technology temperate terraces thistles thrutopia timber timber framing tincture tonic toolkit tools transformation Transformative Adaptation trees upcycle urban urban farm urban gardening veg garden vegan veganic verges vermicomposting vinegar visionaries walnuts waste water water cleansing watering weeds wellbeing wetland wild edges wild flowers wild food wild garlic wildflower wildlife wine recipes wings winter winter greens winter salads winter solstice wisdom wood stove woodburner woodland woodland management woodlands world is possible worms yarrow year round year-round food yield young people youth zai zai pits zone 00 zoning

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8 forms of capital active hope adaptation agroecology agroforestry alder buckthorn Amazon anxiety apples arable art arthritis austrian scythe UK autumn Autumn equinox award back garden back yard Be The Earth beans Bec Hellouin beech tree bees beneficial berries biochar biodigester biodiversity biodynamics blackberries blackthorn book review brain brassica cage budget build building campesino capital card deck celebrate Celtic festivals change changes chemical-free chickens christmas circular city farm clay pot clean air cleansers cleansing milks cleavers climate change climate chaos climate collapse climate emergency climate grief climate solutions climbers climbing cob comfrey communities community Community Nature Network community projects compost compost teas composting conference connection consciousness conservation container cooking coppice coppicing cordial cosmology courgettes crafts creativity crisis crop diversity crop protection Cross Quarter Festival cultural emergence culture cut flowers cycles dandelion degraded design diary diversity DIY do it yourself Donella Meadows drought dryland earth care earth's cycles Earth's energy earths cycles ecoculture ecological emergency economics ecopoetry ecosystem ecosystem restoration ecosystem restoration camps ecosystems edges edible edible flowers education efficiency elder elderflowers elements elixir emergence endangered birds energy equinox Ethical Consumer ethics face mask fair shares Fairtrade farm visits farming farms feedback feminine ferns festivals figs film firewood floristry flower essence flower garden flowers food food forest food garden footbath forage foraging forest garden forest gardening forests fruit fruit leather fruit trees full moon funding fungi future future care gardening gardens garlic garlic mustard gift economy gin Give Nature a voice Glennie Kindred global poverty glut grapes grassroots green space greenhouse greens grief groundcover grow grow food grow your own growing growing food guilds habitat habits handcream harvest harvests hawthorn hazel hazelnut healing shrubs healing trees health healthy soil heart health hedgerow hedgerows hedging herbal herbal remedies herbal teas herbalist herbs heritage holistic holistic planned grazing home homeless homemade wine homestead hope Hugelkultur humanure hummus hungry gap IBC tanks Idler Imbolc incense increase yields Indigenous indigenous knowledge indoor inexpensive influence inspiration International Womens Day jam keyline kingfisher kitchen garden lacto-fermentation Lammas land land restoration landscape landscapes leaf mould leverage points life lifestyle limeflowers livelihood livestock living classroom living labs logs Looby Macnamara lotion low cost low-impact lunar Lush Cosmetics Lush Spring Prize macerations magazine Manda Scott Mangwende Orphan Care Trust Māori Maramataka market garden market gardening marmalade marshmallow mass heater meadow meadowsweet medicinal micro microbes microfarm microgreens Midwest Permaculture mimic mindset mini veg mitigation money moon phases Morag Gamble moringa Mother Earth movement mow mulch multifunctional mushrooms native plants natural natural building natural fertiliser natural skincare natural swimming pool nature nature connection nitrogen no dig no waste no-dig north-facing novel November nutrition nutritious nuts oak woodland observe oca October off-grid oil cleansing Open Shell Farm orchard orchards organic organic flowers organic gardening outdoor shower oven oxymel oyster pallets pasture-fed patterns peat-free people people care peoplecare perennials permaculture permaculture design Permaculture Magazine permaculture magazine award permaculture projects permaculture week permaculutre permayouth pesto pests philippines pied flycatcher pine tree pips pizza oven plant profile plants politicians doing nothing pollinators pollution polyculture polycultures positive change preserving principles prize projects propagating protection pruning prunings psycho-spiritual awareness psychospiritual transformation rainforest rainwater raspberries re-green recipe recipes Red List reduce reed beds regeneration regenerative regenerative agriculture regenerative farming regenerative projects relative location relative matter remedy renewable renewable energy resilient resources restoration reuse revolution rhythms rootstock rootstocks roundhouse roundwood runner beans Rupert Read sage Sahel salad salads salve Samhain Savitri Trust schools Scotland scotts pine scythe scything seasonal seasons seeds selfcare Sepp Holzer september septic tanks sewage treatment shade shamanism sheet mulching shrubs silvoculture silvopasture skincare sloes slugs small solutions small-scale smallholding social justice soil health solar solstice solutions sowing spiritual spring spring tonic squash stacking functions stock-free straw straw bale summer support sustainable Swayyam Sweet Bay sweet corn Swift Street swifts syntropic systems technology temperate terraces thistles thrutopia timber timber framing tincture tonic toolkit tools transformation Transformative Adaptation trees upcycle urban urban farm urban gardening veg garden vegan veganic verges vermicomposting vinegar visionaries walnuts waste water water cleansing watering weeds wellbeing wetland wild edges wild flowers wild food wild garlic wildflower wildlife wine recipes wings winter winter greens winter salads winter solstice wisdom wood stove woodburner woodland woodland management woodlands world is possible worms yarrow year round year-round food yield young people youth zai zai pits zone 00 zoning

Back Issue - Autumn 2026 - (pm 129)


The Permaculture Farm
What makes a permaculture farm? And why are they so important? Mira Illeris and Esben Schultz reveal the multiple aspects of Reforest Farm, a biodiverse 1.5-hectare regenerative farm in a landscape that favours industrial agriculture.

Adopting a Tree Basin
From spectator to participant. The Almenara team explore how planting and caring for trees cultivates connection and a shared purpose.

Land in our Names
Jamila Versi shows how BPOC-centred gardens can be a starting point for essential land justice and reparations.

Belonging
Wild boar are essential soil ecosystem engineers and were integral to the health of our woodland. Chantal Lyons describes their many useful talents and why we need to bring them back.

Permaculture Folk: Building a culture of regeneration
How do we move away from our current culture of sensationalism and repetition, to one of connection and creativity? Wren Albion shares his recipe.

Permaculture in times of War and Occupation
Is it possible to apply permaculture in times of conflict? And if so, is it adequate? Azul Thomé offers her findings.

Build an ‘Ultimate’ Chicken Coop
Grace Solkinson introduces us to ‘Life Care’, an adaptation of the People Care ethic, and how she’s used this to create a home for happy hens.

Farming with Worms at any Scale
Jackie Skrypnek & Jerome Osentowski explain why worms are a vital component of the soil food web in a multi-functional multi-yielding permaculture system.

Unusual Edible Trees to Grow at Home
Alan Carter suggests some of his favourite trees and shrubs, ideal for forest gardeners and home growers.

A Living Seed Bank
Darrell E. Frey takes us on a fascinating adventure through the biodiverse and colourful Buena Fortuna Botanical Gardens.

Seed Saving from Multifunctional Plants
Anne Stobart recommends some favourite medicinal plant species and advises how to harvest and store the seeds for healthy plants and healthy people.

Compost Toilet Evolution
Gavin Roberts outlines how he modified his compost toilet to enable intuitive and efficient use.

Herbs in Every Season
The autumnal goldenrod is a vibrant wild plant. Bevin Cohen reveals how to use it in the kitchen and medicine cabinet.

Forest Gardens as Living Classrooms
During her travels teaching permaculture, mostly for free around the world, Rosemary Morrow meets some extraordinary people. Here she introduces us to Norani Abu Bakar, engineer, social entrepreneur and community activist.