winter 2011 (PM 70)
| PERMACULTURE IN PRISONS |
| Nicole Vosper shares her unusual pathway to learning permaculture design – in jail – and reports on projects in both the UK and USA that transform lives. |
| ANOTHER POLITICS IS POSSIBLE |
| Maddy Harland meets Britain’s only Green Member of Parliament to find out why she thinks political engagement is not only worth-while but a natural extension of being green. |
| TALE OF TRANSITION IN TEN OBJECTS |
| Rob Hopkins tells the story of the evolving Transition movement – a shooting star pointing to a better way of living on this planet. |
| RESKILLING FOR THE FUTURE |
| Practical skills such as needle and woodwork will need to be passed on if we want to survive Peak oil, argues Georgina-Kate Adams. |
| THE ECO-LOGICAL TOILET |
| Stuart Anderson disconnects his flush toilet and opts for a compost toilet instead. |
| GROWING IN URBAN SPACES |
| Alexis Rowell from Transition Belsize explains how permaculture has taken root in an affluent part of north London. |
| HOW TO BE HAPPY |
| Chris Johnstone unlocks the mystery of how to be happy and discovers it is rarely associated with materialism. |
| A BURNING QUESTION READ NOW |
| Charcoal has a long history of different uses, but could it be an answer to solving escalating climate change, asks Brian Cawley. |
| HOW TO MAKE A POTTERY KILN OUT OF PAPER |
| Lisa Gledhill explains some easy ways to make your own pottery, without it costing the earth. |
| TASTING THE VISION |
| Vanessa Spedding senses the potential of natural living in a Shropshire forest garden of Eden. |
| BEYOND URBANIZATION |
| Chris Smaje argues the case for preserving small-scale farms for food security in both the global north and south. |
| THE CHILDREN'S STRAW BALE HOUSE |
| Mary Coaten describes how children and parents at Glen House Montessori School designed and built their own straw bale ‘playhouse’ – without a budget. |
| BIOGAS DEMYSTIFIED |
| Warren Weisman explains what biogas is, how it is made, why it is a viable renewable energy for communities to wean us off fossil fuels in the West and how it can prevent deforestation and health problems in developing countries. |