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.

Order your copy of the Woodland Year for just £19.95 + £3.95 p&p (uK only) from PM at the usual address or phone 01730 823 311. Alternatively order online at www.green-shopping.co.uk and get your copy p&p FREE (UK only). See page 3 for extract. Conns

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61 Courses

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3 NOVEMBER IN PRICKLY NUT WOOD Exclusive to PM, an extract from Bn Lw’s new book, The Woodland Year with insights into a truly sustainable way of life and seasonal recipes.

8 PLANNING & PLANTING A CONTAINER GARDEN Ji Kp describes how to grow food in urban spaces, however small.

15 TWO WOMEN, AN ECOBUILD & A FULL TIME JOB How mother and daughter, Jnny and Mggi Piki, built an ecohouse together.

19 WILD MEDICINE FORAGING Rh Coby describes common garden and wild plants that have the power to heal acute ailments and save you money.

23 COLLECTING & CLEANING WATER Chis Soh continues his DIY series and tackles rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling at his home.

27 THE GREENER REVOLUTION P Johnson tells the story of a small organisation working to save India’s rural existence and turn back the tide of industrial agriculture.

30 PERMACULTURE PEOPLE An obituary to a very special man, Msnob Fkok, who invented a revolutionary method of agriculture, natural farming.

37 THE GOLDEN AGE Cp Cb describes how Damanhur ecovillage integrates values all generations in the community and particularly the elderly.

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FRONT COVER PHOTO Locally grown garlic (www.thegarlicfarm.co.uk) for sale at the Emsworth Food Festival, Hampshire. Photo: John Adams

41 BUYING & SELLING LOCAL PRODUCE Sh Add and Gis Sion offer a few co-operative options that make it possible for small scale producers to sell direct to the public.

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44 ORIENTAL PERENNIAL SPINACH How to turn your hostas into dinner with the permaculture plant authority, Sphn Bsow.

47 THE LYNX, THE FOREST & THE PEOPLE Siobhn Mih updates us on the plight of the Iberian lynx and the endangered cork forests which provide its habitat.

49 AN IDEAL CLIMATE AGREEMENT Ross Jkson explores ways we can practically reduce international CO 2 emissions in ways that are best for planet Earth rather than our current economic practices.

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