Autumn 2010 (PM 65)
| 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 |
| From Basement to Banquet |
| A magical story of good fortune and ethical enterprise, told by Imogen Oxley |
| Thinking Globally, Acting Locally |
| Patrick Whitefield explains why modest local meat consumption is the key to sustainable agriculture |
| Earth Restoration |
| In what way does humanity have the power to heal the earth and effect meaningful change in the world? Alan Watson Featherstone explains |
| Can You Grow Happiness? |
| Chris Johnstone thinks so. Here he describes seven strategies for cultivating good mood |
| Saving Seed & Preserving Culture |
| Lidia Montemurri visits the Basudh research station in north eastern India |
| Art & Permaculture |
| Do the artist and the permaculturalist share the same vision? Adam Wolpert explores the two perspectives |
| Small Farm Permaculture |
| Chris Smaje describes the design of his permaculture holding and explores how farms may look in a post oil future |
| Twist and Twang |
| How to make useful structures using roundwood, polypipe and tensegrity building techniques, by Steve James |
| A Benign Extravagance |
| Simon Fairlie opens the debate about food localisation in a transition culture, and discusses its wider implications |
| Making Ceremony, Creating Community |
| Jackie Singer extols the importance of ceremonial gathering |
Summer 2010 (PM 64)
| Life Beyond Appearances |
| Maddy Harland visits Geoffrey and Sue Hughes' eco-build and woodland enterprise an innovative framework for creating sustainable ways of living; a practical method for developing ecologically harmonious, efficient and productive systems that can be used by anyone, anywhere |
| 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 |
| Commonsense Smallholding |
| Patrick Whitefield visits a permaculture smallholding and finds out how it pays its way |
| Fruitful Forest Gardening |
| Jude Dunn explores an abundant and robust edible landscape created by careful design |
| The Avatar Effect |
| Avatar is our first 'deep ecology' blockbuster film. Chris Johnstone explains why it can be a powerful motivator for positive change |
| Lessons In Self Reliance |
| Elin Lindhagen visits a wonderful example of food security and peace from a community that borders Zimbabwe and Mozambique |
| Outdoor Living |
| Tips from Maddy Harland and friends on living and cooking outside |
| Divine Inspiration |
| Simon Cross explores the self-sufficient tradition of Britain’s monastic orders |
| The Suburban Domestic Duck |
| The joys and practicalities of keeping ducks in a small garden with Cathy Ashley |
| Permaculture Primary |
| Imogen Oxley describes how permaculture design has been successfully applied to a schoo |
| Storing Summer's Bounty |
| Olivia Heal investigates how to store summer harvests using lacto-fermentation at home |
| Tea Trees |
| A family firm plants over one million trees and shows how business can be a force for good, Sam Gibson explains |
| Simple Solar Surveying |
| Stuart Anderson shows us how to maximise plant yields and solar efficiency by identifying the path of the sun |
Spring 2010 (PM 63)
| 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 |
| Little Shop Of Wonders |
| How Ben Law built a community-owned eco-shop in his local village by Maddy Harland |
| Reconnecting With London's Fruiting Heritage |
| Wade Muggleton tells us how the London Orchard Project was set up |
| Ecovillage Living In Russia |
| Fedor Lazutin and Dmitriy Vatolin introduce their beautiful ecovillage in the Kaluga region |
| PM Festival Guide 2010 |
| Solar Enlightenment |
| Why the buy-back price for micro-generated electricity is about to change by Howard Johns |
| Getting (Seed) SatisfactionREAD NOW |
| Avante-gardener, Emma Cooper, shares top tips and trials growing unusual fruit and veg |
| Eclectic Education |
| Does home education encourage creativity and is it under threat of legislation? Jil Haris reports |
| Nettle – King Of My Patch! |
| Gardener and healer, Rachel Corby, explores the many uses of this versatile weed |
| Awakening At The Point Of No Return |
| Aran Stibbe asks whether climate change is irreversible and if so how do we adapt? Will our lives ironically become more precious |
| Bird-Light |
| A poem by Karen Eberhardt Shelton |
| Seven Steps To Creating Collective Intelligence |
| Kosha Anja Joubert presents a method to help us build resilient communities and understand our complex 21st century reality more effectively |