Sepp Holzer's Permaculture
Sepp explains how he uses permaculture principles to grow an incredible variety of food on his farm high in the Austrian Alps.
If the cap FiTS
John Adams explores the down to earth reality of fitting solar photovoltaics cost effectively.
Fruitful hedges
Vera Greutink-Ichova reveals how edges and vertical spaces can produce food where space is limited.
Winter Immune Boosters From Kitchen & Garden
Julie Bruton-Seal and Mathew Seal explore the useful remedies to be found close at hand.
DIY Natural Swimming Pool
David Butler recounts the experience of creating his own.
Outdoor Cooking In Winter!
Trish MacCurach extols the virtues of cooking alfresco, even in the depths of winter.
Transition Trees
Ben Law on roundwood timber framing and the importance of planting the right tree species for use in a post oil future.
Perennial Vegetables
Perennial vegetables are worth cultivating and keeping – Patrick Whitefield identifies his favourites.
Useful Trees in Public Spaces
Wade Muggleton on reinvigorating the culture of the commons.
Life Beyond Appearances
Maddy Harland visits Geoffrey and Sue Hughes' eco-build and woodland enterprise.
DIY Pallet Chair
How to make a comfortable Airondack chair for free from reclaimed timber with John Adams.
Community Generation
Mark Laiosa visits Samsø, a Danish island entirely powered by renewable energy.
Monoculture Permaculture
The story of how Tim and Maddy Harland created a beautiful edible garden from a bare field.
Make A 'Bespoke' Wind Turbine
A step by step guide to building a wind turbine from a bicycle wheel by Beth Tilston and Wil Harley.
Tools For Self Reliance
Dom Marsh and his girlfriend Nanda cycled into town and found an unexpected treasure trove.
Living Without Money
Mark Boyle tells us how he does it so well that a year's experiment is being extended indefinitely.
Is Transition Working?
Gil Seyfang presents the result of the first UK Transition Movement survey. PM Exclusive.
The Winter Allotment
Plan some practical allotment projects. Paul Wagland offers some useful tips and ideas.
My Kitchen Garden
Emma Cooper describes the summertime flourishings of her prolific urban patch.
Reconnecting Land and People
Why is planning so hard to get for genuine low impact development? Mike Hannis visits projects and explores what needs to change.
Sustainable Beekeeping
With global honeybee populations plummeting, David Heaf offers a possible solution in the form of the Warré hive.
Permaculture, Peak Oil and the Future of Farming
Rebecca Hosking, maker of BBC2's 'A Farm For The Future', looks at the challenges to conventional farming and how permaculture can help overcome them.
Ethics in Permaculture
Maddy Harland writes about how ethics can underpin good design and right action in permaculture.
Grow-our-Own
The story of a highly successful community allotment scheme that practically helps people grow and pick their own food.