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 |