From theory to practice, how one man in Totnes is helping a community respond to the threat of peak oil – from its own currency to relearning lost arts. Ed Hamer reports
… approach that has applied the principles of permaculture design to the inevitability of peak oil. The term ‘permaculture’ was developed by Australian … sustainability. Rob’s first introduction to permaculture came while travelling in India in …
Be it chicken keeping, foraging or organic gardening, if it's the good life you want, there’s a course out there for you. Tom Antebi rounds up some of the best
… Antebi | 13th May 2011 Ethical Living Hens Permaculture Crafts Cheese Making Eco Refurb … information go to www.daylesfordorganic.co.uk Permaculture introductory weekend When: … to give participants a basic knowledge of permaculture – a form of sustainable land use …
An innovative Lottery-funded 'Scrumping Project' in Brighton and Hove is bringing rare apples back into the community
… Food And Gardening Infinity Foods Scrumping Permaculture Trust Lottery Fund Apple … food. Bryn Thomas, of Brighton Permaculture Trust which will run the … workshop near Stanmer [Stanmer Park where the permaculture trust is based on the city …
In an economic climate where village shops are closing, woodsman Ben Law has helped his village open a new shop with a difference
… January 2010 Activism Climate Change Energy Permaculture Ben Law Community Shops … wryly. Maddy Harland is the editor of Permaculture Magazine - inspiration for sustainable living www.permaculture.co.uk You can read her blog here …
The Green Gathering is a festival with a rich history that's not afraid to encompass hedonism, writes Emma Fordham - but also goes way beyond it. A showcase of real life alternatives with a mission to have fun and change the world, it's coming back this summer - so prepare for an unforgettable experience (and £10 off the ticket price).
… has gone on to receive positive reviews in Permaculture Magazine and Juno and has won … festival organisers are working with the Permaculture Association to raise awareness about the International Permaculture Convergence to be held in the UK …
A future of green abundance for all is possible, writes Glen Barry. Instead we are mired in the destruction of the Earth's vital ecosystems, divided by obscene wealth and shameful poverty, and pitted against each other in genocidal wars over energy, resources and global dominance. To make that alternative a living reality, we must shed our fears and come together in common purpose.
… within an encompassing matrix of organic permaculture, and natural and regenerating … regenerating ecosystems, creating sustainable permaculture agro-forests, and most people … can live long and well from the riches of permaculture and organic gardens interspersed …
Had enough of being a 'good environmental liberal' - trying to do the right thing while the world gets ever worse? Adam H argues for a Deep Green Resistance that attacks the power structures that perpetrate environmental destruction.
… have been involved in Transition Town and Permaculture groups. A few have wwoofed on … doing great work around this in Transition, permaculture and eco-community groups. " A … community in SW Wales. He has studied Permaculture with a particular interest in …
To make Chris Huhne's 'Green Deal' a success - and meet the UK's carbon reduction targets - we need to redefine the green jobs sector and build the connection between individuals and environment, says Groundwork's chief executive
… neighbourhood around them. Our ‘Offshoots’ permaculture project in Burnley shows how … workshops for the general public focusing on permaculture, sustainability, eco-building …
Earthship Brighton, an award-winning off-grid community centre set in an organic farm within the South Downs National Park, has hosted hundreds of events and inspired tens of thousands of visitors over the last decade, writes Phil Moore, demonstrating green technologies and energy-efficient living. But now it's in need of a refit.
… education for schoolchildren and courses in permaculture and green building. It's one of a …
The Apricot Centre in Essex is a unique project that uses organic horticulture and animal husbandry to heal, inspire and educate children from diverse backgrounds, and kindle love for the natural world, writes Martin Large. Now it's expanding to Devon, to establish a second, much larger biodynamic smallholding near Totnes and Dartington.
Healing and inspiring children with animals, mud and a touch of magic Martin Large | 23rd August 2014 Ethical Living Food Farming Society Health Wellbeing UK Organic apricot children in …
Many people dismiss environmentalism as a middle-class luxury that few can afford. But in Mexico City a group of impoverished street punks are pioneering radical social alternatives because their survival depends on it. Holly Wren reports.
… south of Mexico City, Chiwy and Jar learned permaculture techniques, which they then took …
More people are turning to eco communities as a viable alternative to urban life. Laura Sevier reports
… www.bioregional.com Crystal Waters Permaculture Village, Australia Nestled in the … 100km north of Brisbane, is Crystal Waters Permaculture Village. Covering an area of … and design of the environment were based on ‘permaculture’ principles. This ‘true blue’ …
For most of 2015 Walter Lewis travelled around England and Wales meeting and photographing people producing food outside the confines of mainstream agriculture - working out of a passion for the earth and the Earth rather than for commercial gain. He completed his exploration inspired, and determined to spread word of quiet revolution under way across the fields of Britain.
… returned to, the land and putting organic, permaculture or biodynamic methods to the …
Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ain died yesterday after being attacked by Israeli soldiers while planting olive trees in the West Bank - a peaceful and fruitful challenge to a long and brutal military occupation. As Zaytoun co-founder Cathi Pawson writes, we can help by buying organic Palestinian olive oil, available in the UK against all the odds.
… Masoud, whom I had previously met on a permaculture course, and who had also spent …
Jeremy Corbyn's soaraway success in Labour's leadership contest poses an existential threat to the Greens, writes Rupert Read. To counter it we must re-assert our distinctive ethos, values, policies and principles, rooted in ecologism not socialism, respecting natural limits, opposed to endless economic growth, dedicated to building and sharing the wealth we all hold in common.
… fertilizers; we need to invest massively in permaculture, agroforestry, organic farming …
Worried about debt, defaults and deficits? Save up your concern for the real problem, writes Glen Barry. The systematic destruction Earth's natural ecosystems for short-term profit is the 'bubble' that underlies economic growth - and if allowed to continue its bursting will leave the Earth in a state of social, economic and ecological collapse.
… and hard labor. The future of work lies in permaculture, regenerative enterprises, and …
Easter is a time when - chocolate munching aside - it's still possible to take a step back from consumer-capitalism, writes Frederick Trainer, and pause to think where it's getting us. The sad fact is that so long as society is driven by consumerism, our society can never be ecologically sustainable or just.
… problems. Many in the Voluntary Simplicity, Permaculture, Downshifting, De-growth, …
If the thought of investing makes you go cold, it might be time for a rethink. As Ruth Styles and Ben Hudson discovered, there’s a growing number of ethical investment funds out there making your money work hard for the planet
… support with farmers introducing them to permaculture techniques, what is best to plant …
Solbyn, a sustainable community in southern Sweden, is a cold place to spend the winter, writes Gillian Thomas. But for all the snow outside, the well-insulated homes stay warm in the harshest conditions - and the welcome is warmer still. Come summer, there's an organic farm to nurture, but February is a month for friendship, making plans, and brilliant starry nights.
… On our walk together Ingeborg pointed out the permaculture project set between the houses, …
Both Trump and Brexit can be explained by the failure of mainstream political elites to address the pain inflicted on ordinary citizens in the neoliberal era, write Helena Norberg-Hodge & Rupert Read. In the US and the UK, working class voters rightly rejected the corporate globalisation that has created so much poverty and insecurity. But the real solutions lie not in hatred, but relocalisation.
… agriculture, from 'edible schoolyards' to permaculture, a local food movement is …
The greatest myth of the consumer society is that modern lifestyles are 'normal' - and this can continue forever because we're clever little apes who can solve any problem, writes Paul Mobbs. That hubris, in the face of insurmountable ecological limits, will be our collective downfall.
… are alternatives, specifically agroecology or permaculture . Problem is the 'business as …