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features 8 Creating Regenerative Communities Yearn for community but don’t know where to find it? Joanna Crowson, Jorge Gallardo and Andrew Zionts Abrams describe how they have created small gatherings to actively build local communities.
17 Permaculture Gardens to Inspire Aleksandra Kudojare from Permakultur Danmark shares why ‘permaculture gardens’ are so important as demonstration sites, and reveals how she exemplifies the concept in her own garden.
31 Spring in the Perennial Garden Pippa Chapman gives her practical tips for an easy-to-maintain garden later in the year.
35 Learning to See the Bees Shane Sater encourages us to identify our garden insect species to fully appreciate the incredible diversity, even in a small food forest.
53 Thrutopia Permacultures of Intelligence and Wisdom In her fourth article, bestselling author Manda Scott explores how ‘small islands of coherence’ – think regenerative communities – can shift entire systems.
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27 Creating a Pond to Combat Drought Eduardo Terzidis describes his water-capturing design in a dry climate, and how he’s created a biodiverse microclimate with his greywater pond.
Cover photo Eduardo Terzidis featured on (p.27)
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