Summer 2015
Summer 2015 (PM 84)
| PLAN AND PLANT POLYCULTURES |
| Vera Greutink explains how to plant larger annual vegetables in polycultures while using less space than you might imagine. |
| THREE CHOICE TREES |
| Martin Crawford describes three beguiling trees that are ideal for permaculture small-holdings and gardens. |
| PHOTOGRAPHY AS AN OBSERVATION TOOL |
| Stuart and Gabrielle Anderson show how we can use photography as a tool for permaculture design and discovery. |
| REWILDING |
| Amelia Lake has looked at the pros and cons and argues that we should all embrace rewilding as a path to sustainable human existence. |
| INSTANT FARM - JUST ADD PERMACULTURE |
| Richard Perkins describes the first 6 months of setting up Ridgedale Permaculture. |
| THE JIGSAW OVEN |
| What happens when a clay oven is crossed with a rocket stove? Tony Martin experiments with the concept and comes up with this unique design. |
| 3 HEALTHY VEGGIES FOR YOUR GARDEN AND PLATE |
| Charles Dowding explains how to grow Oca, Yacon and Stevia, while Stephanie Hafferty shares how to make them into delicious meals. |
| WHAT IS PERMACULTURE? |
| In the third of this four part series, Maddy Harland explores the permaculture principles evolved by David Holmgren. |
| PERMACULTURE PRE-SCHOOL |
| Georgina-Kate Adams talks to Guba’s Emma Granville about how to start a pre-school using permaculture principles. |
| RETURN OF THE LAZYBEDS |
| Suzie Cahn on the return of the Celtic ‘lazy bed’ system that used to be common in Ireland. |
| DIY ECO-MAKEOVER |
| How Francesca Wakefield and Dan Stickland sustainably retrofitted their Victorian home. |
| DUCKS IN PERMACULTURE READ NOW |
| James Reid keeps ducks in his vegetable garden and utilises their inputs and outputs. |
| PM'S GUIDE TO FESTIVALS AND EVENTS |
| Our guide to International Permaculture Festivals and Events in 2015. |