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15 Product Review

31 Permaculture News

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54 Letters

56 Reviews

59 Courses

64 GEN Bulletin Board

65 Classified Exchange

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3 PUTTING MY HOUSE IN ORDER Green auditor, Donnachadh McCarthy , describes the joys and pitfalls of installing renewable energy.

7 A VERY ORDINARY HOUSE Wade Muggleton shares tips on how he did the DIY eco-renovation of his ex-council house with recycled materials.

10 MAKE YOUR OWN TRIPLE COMPOST BIN John Adams explains how to build an excellent composting system out of scrap.

12 FROM OVERWHELM TO ENGAGEMENT Learn how to turn fear for the future into positive, balanced action.

17 WHAT TO DO WITH OIL DRUMS... Rob Hopkins shows how creative permaculture-style DIY can be.

21 LET THE WATERS FLOW & THE FRUITS GROW How an arid landscape is being lovingly restored in southern Portugal.

26 PERMACULTURE & PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST Sarah Irving reports on permaculture projects in this troubled region.

30 PERMACULTURE PEOPLE Be inspired by two permaculturists who have created a rich and enjoyable existence.

39 AUTUMN FORAGING More seasonal food from the wild (with sumptious pictures!) from Steve Andrews .

43 EATS FRUIT & LEAVES Ann Stanier describes how she and her husband made a traditional orchard viable with Community Supported Agriculture.

47 YE OLDE CIDER CLUB Make merry with Nottingham’s community cider club at Hungerhill allotments.

48 BEDZED & FINDHORN Jonathan Dawson takes a tour and compares two very different eco-communities.

53 BEING WHERE YOU ARE Gene Marshall explains why bioregionalism is a key to ecological and planetary harmony.

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