Spring 2009 (PM 59)
| Transition allotments |
| Wade Muggleton tells the story of how two men merged edibles with art to create a special sense of community in the heart of Peterborough |
| National treasure grows organically |
| Stephanie Boucher visits Sissinghurst Castle and discovers how the estate is relocalising its food supply and embracing sustainable principles on the whole estate |
| How to have a green wedding |
| A reader’s guide to having an inexpensive yet chic wedding. Jenny Larby shows us that tying the knot doesn’t have to unravel the planet |
| Foraging for spring greens |
| After a long, cold, dark winter, Steve Andrews shares the pleasure of foraging for simple foods in springtime |
| Extending the seasons |
| Reader, Vera Greutink-Ichova, describes how to make and plant a cold frame for year-long fresh food |
| Another world is possible |
| Alberto Ruz Buenfil tells the remarkable story of the alternative Rainbow Caravan in South America and how they became official ambassadors for peace |
| Permaculture people |
| June Walker has lived in Malawi for over 50 years and is considered the mother of permaculture in her country |
| Troubadours of Albion |
| Three troubadours rediscover their ancestry by walking around Britain with no money, only a repertoire of traditional songs |
| How to grow a micro-orchard |
| Grow delicious organic apples in the smallest of spaces, even a patio, with Wade Muggleton |
| Wild brewing |
| Wild Thing, Grant Sonic, invites you to lift your spirits and prepare for spring with a wild nettle and ginger beer |
| How to build reciprocal frame roofs |
| Legendary low impact builder, Tony Wrench, shares his latest tips and techniques for roofing low cost dens and dwellings |
Winter 2008 (PM 58)
| November in Prickly Nut Wood |
| Exclusive to PM, an extract from Ben Law’s new book, The Woodland Year with insights into a truly sustainable way of life and seasonal recipes |
| Planning and planting a container garden |
| Jackie Kemp describes how to grow food in urban spaces, however small |
| Two women, an eco-build and a full-time job |
| How mother and daughter, Jenny and Maggie Pickerill, built an ecohouse together |
| Wild medicine foraging |
| Rachel Corby describes common garden and wild plants that have the power to heal acute ailments and save you money |
| Collecting and cleaning water |
| Chris Southall continues his DIY series and tackles rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling at his home |
| The greener revolution |
| Paul Johnson tells the story of a small organisation working to save India’s rural existence and turn back the tide of industrial agriculture |
| Permaculture people |
| An obituary to a very special man, Masonobu Fukuoka, who invented a revolutionary method of agriculture, natural farming |
| The golden age |
| Capra Carruba describes how Damanhur ecovillage integrates values all generations in the community and particularly the elderly |
| Buying and selling local produce |
| Sarah Alldred and Giles Simon offer a few co-operative options that make it possible for small scale producers to sell direct to the publi |
| Oriental perrenial spinach |
| How to turn your hostas into dinner with the permaculture plant authority, by Simon Barstow |
| The lynx, the forest and the people |
| Siobhan Mitchell updates us on the plight of the Iberian lynx and the endangered cork forests which provide its habitat |
| An ideal climate agreement |
| Ross Jackson explores ways we can practically reduce international CO 2 emissions in ways that are best for planet Earth rather than our current economic practices |
Autumn 2008 (PM 57)
| Urban self-reliance |
| Chris Southall describes his family’s journey towards urban eco-living and describes some of his low cost permaculture projects |
| Sharing the journey |
| Worried about rising fuel prices? Maddy Harland checks out a liftshare scheme that could save you £1,000 a year |
| Fire escape gardening |
| PM’s Penny Rose describes her rather vertically challenged urban container garden |
| Ethical, green shoes |
| In PM56 Georgina-Kate Adams investigated green clothes. Here she checks out green shoes and the PM team tests them for you |
| How to make home-made paints |
| Award winning cob builders, Adam & Katy Weismann, share their low cost recipes for natural paints and finishes |
| The greatest danger |
| Deep ecologist and Buddhist scholar, Joanna Macy, urges us to open up to the uncertainty of our times and thereby find our power |
| The world needs your passion |
| Tired of gloomy predictions for our future? Corrina Gordon invites us to follow our heart, the route to an engaged and inspired life |
| Permaculture people |
| Introducing Achim Ecker, who has transformed 14 hectares of a former East German spy base into a peaceful permaculture haven |
| Building sustainability into our DNA |
| Pooran Desai and Daniel Viliesid describe the development of One Brighton, a pioneering eco-apartment scheme |
| Guerilla gardening |
| The gentle art of illicit cultivation! Rachel Puddefoot describes how the guerrilla gardening movement is blooming in London |
| How to get hold of land |
| Giles Simon describes how pioneering urban and rural projects have got hold of land at well below market value |
| Ecovillages move into the mainstream |
| What are ecovillages for and are they moving towards the mainstream? Jonathan Dawson asks if there has been a sea change |