THE WOODLAND YEAR
THE NEW BOOK FROM

BEN LAW
From the builder of the famous Woodland House, The Woodland Year is a beautiful full colour book which follows Ben’s working year, month-by-month, in his Sussex woods with guest woodlanders writing each month from other parts of England and Wales. It is a celebration of sustainable woodland management and the harmony of the low impact woodland lifestyle.
Includes: Seasonal tasks, wild food and wine making with recipes, coppice crafts, timber frame building, nature conservation and species diversity, tree profiles and the use of horses. Pre-order your SIGNED COPY of The Woodland Year P&P FREE for just £18.95 Order from PM by web site, post or phone 01730 823 311
Offer ends 8th September 2008

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3 URBAN SELF RELIANCE Chis Soh 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? Mddy Hnd checks out a liftshare scheme that could save you £1,000 a year. FIRE ESCAPE GARDENING PM’s Pnny Ros describes her rather vertically challenged urban container garden. 6

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15 ETHICAL, GREEN SHOES In PM56 Gogin-K Ads investigated green clothes. Here she checks out green shoes and the PM team tests them for you.

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19 HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE PAINTS Award winning cob builders, Ad & Ky Wisnn, share their low cost recipes for natural paints and finishes. 25 THE GREATEST DANGER Deep ecologist and Buddhist scholar, Jonn My, urges us to open up to the uncertainty of our times and thereby find our power. 28 THE WORLD NEEDS YOUR PASSION Tired of gloomy predictions for our future? Coin Godon invites us to follow our heart, the route to an engaged and inspired life. 30 PERMACULTURE PEOPLE Introducing Ahi Ek, who has transformed 14 hectares of a former East German spy base into a peaceful permaculture haven. 37 BUILDING SUSTAINABILITY INTO OUR DNA Poon Dsi and Dni Viisid describe the development of One Brighton, a pioneering eco-apartment scheme. 41 GUERRILLA GARDENING The gentle art of illicit cultivation. Rh Pddfoo describes how the guerrilla gardening movement is blooming in London. 45 HOW TO GET HOLD OF LAND Gis Sion describes how pioneering urban and rural projects have got hold of land at well below market value. 49 ECOVILLAGES MOVE INTO THE MAINSTREAM What are ecovillages for and are they moving towards the mainstream? Jonhn Dwson asks if there has been a sea change.

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FRONT COVER PHOTO Here’s some we grew earlier!
Photo: Penny Rose

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