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3 WINTER IMMUNE BOOSTERS FROM KITCHEN & GARDEN Julie Bruton-Seal and Mathew Seal explore the useful remedies to be found close at hand.

7 DIY NATURAL SWIMMING POOL David Butler recounts the experience of creating his own.

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12 OUTDOOR COOKING IN WINTER! Trish MacCurach extols the virtues of cooking alfresco, even in the depths of winter.

20 EDUCATION FOR A HANDMADE FUTURE Maddy Harland explores the stunning new

Woodland Classroom built by Ben Law.

23 A WOLF IN DOG’S CLOTHING Rebeca Hosking and Tim Gren, makers of the highly respected ‘A Farm For The Future’ film screened on BBC2 in 2009, turn their attention to the health of our domesticated dog population.

29 CHOOSING A WOODBURNING STOVE Maddy Harland explains the benefits of a woodburning stove and the decision-making process she went through to choose the stove of her dreams.

34 SACRED FORESTRY Reforestation of the sacred mountain of

Arunachala, in South India, has been resoundingly successful. John Barie Buton explains his permacultural approach to the challenge.

47 HOWTO GROW FOOD IN WINTER Janet Renouf-Miler explains how you can create a harvest of fresh, nutritious food throughout the cold months.

52 THE SITTING ROOM SESSIONS Brian Boothby sings the benefits of taking live music back home.

55 GROWING TOGETHER Louise Cartwright describes a way of growing food on a large scale, as a community.

60 DESERT TO OASIS Karen Olsen tells the story of living permaculture legend, Scott Pittman.

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