Summer 2007 (PM 52)

Paint |
Maddy Harland discovers how to choose, use and make natural paint |
Live Earth |
We preview the event and look at what you can do to make a difference once the music is over and the dancing has stopped |
Care in the community |
Ashley Walker presents an innovative solution to institutional daycare that also engages the wider community |
How to make a medicine herb wheel |
Maureen and Keith Robertson explain how to design and plan a medicine herb garden |
With a little help from my friends |
The story of how Rachel Shiamh fulfilled her dream to build her own house even though she had no previous experience and not much of a budget |
Cohousing |
Alan Heeks introduces cohousing and how it can radically reduce your carbon footprint – and make you happy too |
Children and cohousing |
Hildur Jackson describes the positive effects of this 40 year experiment and how it all began |
Permaculture people |
Graham Burnett tell us why permaculture can so effectively turn a problem into a solution |
Living well beyond the grid |
Microgeneration from low flow technology proves it’s easy to make electricity from very little water... plus DIY ram pumps explained |
After the flood |
Starhawk talks to Maddy Harland , describing how permaculture design has enriched her life and speaks about her work in New Orleans |
Caucasian spinach |
Stephen Barstow introduces a rare perennial plant from the cool temperate North. Abundant and shade tolerant, it may become a forest garden favourite |
5,000 years of traditional agroforestry |
Ed Hamer explains how a millennia of practice has created a beautiful and productive edible landscape in the Mexican cloud forests |