
DIY WICKING RAISED BED |
John Adams explains how to build a self-watering raised bed for free - well almost - using pallets and other scavenged materials. |
RESTART - REPAIRING THE UNREPAIRABLE |
Janet Gunther describes the Restart Project that fixes consumer electronics, those sleek minimalist boxes you aren’t meant to open! |
THE 'FAMILY' PERMACULTURE GARDEN |
Why permaculture is perfect for the urban family garden by Neil Kingsnorth. |

7 WAYS TO THINK DIFFERENTLY |
People & Permaculture author Looby Macnamara talks to Maddy Harland. |
THE PERMACULTURE ECOLOGY OF BEES |
Philip Chandler explains the difference between conventional, natural and balanced beekeeping and the need to reappraise the way we keep bees. |
HORTICULTURAL THERAPY |
An inspiring story of how permaculture can be applied to enhance the lives of even the most physically challenged, by Rozie Apps. |

LILY COLE’S IMPOSSIBLE |
Mark Boyle chats with actress, supermodel and environmentalist Lily Cole, who has set up the gift economy site, impossible.com |
NOTES FROM A SMALL GARDEN - Part 3 – Six Years On |
Wade Muggleton explains how he has adapted his limited growing space by carefully balancing what he grows with what he eats. |
LESSONS FROM A FOREST GARDEN |
Stuart Anderson visits Martin Crawford’s forest garden, learning some common mistakes and savouring the beautiful trees there. |

SHEDDING LIGHT ON LEDs READ NOW |
John Adams looks at the lighting revolution that can dramatically reduce your bills as well as being kinder to the planet. |
LOG NOW, BURN LATER |
Will Rolls suggests we should be thinking about next winter’s logs to get the hottest, most energy efficient and money saving burn from our stoves. |
SUSTAINABLE BEEKEEPING |
Monica Barlow describes the fascinating habits of the ‘superorganism’ that we call bees and explains how we can make beekeeping truly sustainable by using nature as a model. |

Community Rebuilds |
Matching needs to yields is the key to the success of a sustainable housing non-profit organisation based in Utah, in the USA; writes Rebecca Barrett. |
Growing Soya Beans |
Deano Martin describes a three year experiment, inoculating and growing soya beans in polycultures in the UK. |
How to Choose a Woodburning Stove |
Here are Will Rolls’ eight handy hints for selecting the best stove for your hearth. |

Natural Farming |
Joan Bailey visits a farm in Japan that is following in the footsteps of Fukuoka. |
Five Awesome Transition Ideas |
We picked five inspiring, ideas from Rob Hopkins’ new book, The Power of Just Doing It |
Pigs in Plastic |
Stuart Anderson describes how he used recycled plastic to build a durable pig ark |

DIY SELF-WATERING CONTAINER GARDEN |
Mark Ridsdill Smith explains how to make a genuinely self-watering container garden which can double your yields. |
BEFORE THE WOODLAND HOUSE |
In an extract from his book Woodsman, Ben Law describes how he made a yurt to shelter his family, in the years before his Woodland House was built. |
POSITIVE MONEY |
Can money be a force for good? Francesca Wakefield explores some of the money-changing campaigns and schemes available. |

Compact Living |
Michael Guerra introduces us to a sustainable design idea ... that of living more compactly |
Optimise Your Health READ NOW |
Flo Scott applied permaculture thinking to develop a good quality of life. |
Farming in a Changing Climate |
Ben Lambert describes how Crapes Fruit Farm has developed new methods to cope with an ever more variable climate. |