Vera Greutink

1 month ago | permaculture.co.uk | Jeremy Menefee |Lorenzo Costa |Maddy Harland |Vera Greutink

As the era of peat-based garden compost draws to a close should we perhaps look more widely at the whole issue of compost? On the face of it, compost is an innocuous material that we all take for granted and many of us who ‘grow our own’ no doubt get through a fair few bags of it every year. It symbolises something wholesome and embraces the hands in the soil element of gardening.

1 month ago | permaculture.co.uk | Maddy Harland |Vera Greutink |Martin Crawford |Lorenzo Costa

In this beautifully crafted and insightful guide, Perrine and Charles Hervé-Gruyer’s third instalment, is as engaging as the first. While the book serves as a practical toolkit for those interested in microfarming, its lessons are relevant to anyone looking to deepen their connection with sustainable living by providing food for the family and perhaps the local community.

Sep 13, 2024 | permaculture.co.uk | Martin Crawford |Vera Greutink |Paul Alfrey |Stephanie Hafferty

Maddy Harland, PM‘s editor, gives a tour of her small, no dig garden, on a woodland edge. Filmed in August, Maddy explains how her raised veggies beds produce a modest amount of food for most of the year plus culinary herbs and apples and gooseberries. There are plenty of flowers mixed in with the veg, so much so that there are very few pests.

Sep 13, 2024 | permaculture.co.uk | Chris Hope |Alan Carter |Anne Stobart |Vera Greutink

Rosehips are the fruit of roses, which are members of the Rosaceae family, and have long been used for food, perfumery and medicine. Rosehips are used in many countries, being a rich source of vitamins and minerals, and can be consumed in many food products including jams, jellies, marmalades, teas, powders, baked goods, ice creams, yoghurts, candies, pulps, nectars, juices, wines, liqueurs etc.

Aug 10, 2024 | permaculture.co.uk | Maddy Harland |Looby Macnamara |Vera Greutink |Lorenzo Costa

Environmental charity Hubbub has today launched its first ever ‘Community Nature Network’ to help community-led green spaces thrive and bring nature closer to people and people closer to nature. The Community Nature Network, supported by funding from the Wates Family Enterprise Trust and the Bentley Environmental Foundation, will offer funding opportunities, free resources, guidance and peer to peer support to community groups who wish to establish new green spaces or improve existing ones.