Issue 248 • May/June 2008

Welcome

The Money Delusion • Satish Kumar

The true value of wealth.

Frontline

Farming for a Future • Tim Wigley

Natural farming in South Africa.

Making Villages Work • Paul Kingsnorth

Peace returns to parts of the Congo.

Lake Heroine Wins Award • Paul Kingsnorth

Highlighting the dangers of nuclear pollution in Russia.

Natural Abundance • Paul Kingsnorth

Harvesting the city orchards.

Quotes

What is true peace? • Thích Nhất Hạnh

Cultivating the seeds of compassion.

Keynotes

Shifting Values • Tony Juniper

Greens may have to compromise their beliefs.

The Other Carbon Economy • Vandana Shiva

There is an alternative to be found in biodiversity.

Peace with the Planet • Al Gore

We must mobilise our civilisation, as if for war.

The Money Delusion

Enlightened Economics • Colin Tudge

Reconstructing a fair economy.

Good Eggs, Bad Eggs and Nest Eggs • Peter Lang

Investors are under little pressure to consider the environment.

The Silent Culprit • Tarek El Diwany

Compound interest runs contrary to the laws of Nature.

The Naked Banker • James Bruges

Uncovering the mystery of money creation.

Undercurrents

Our Great Work • David Orr

Rethinking the fundamental system on which we build our world.

The Power of Hope • Rupert Sheldrake

An interview with Charlie Murphy.

The Ashden Awards • Meg Carter

Supporting community development with renewable energy.

Transforming Tourism • Lorna Howarth & Sophie Poklewski Koziell

Holidays need not cost the Earth.

Radical Rest • Matt Carmichael

In addressing tiredness we address the problem of unsustainability.

Guerrilla Bagging • Claire Morsman

What can I do to help change the world?

Colours of Earth • Sandy Brown

Introducing the Appledore Visual Arts Festival.

Regulars

Short Story - Assembly Line • B Traven

When wanting more then enough means that there is never enough.

The Long View - Horace and Fishponds • Harry Eyres

The limits of Plutocracy.

Pioneers - A SHINING LIGHT • Fran Johnson

Maria Montessori's vision lives on.

Letters to the Editors

Poetry - A Tribute to Anna Adams • Peter Abbs

Eco-poetry: earth must rebel or die.

Gardening - NATURE’S CURE • Paul Rogers

The rigours of life find their antidote in the greenhouse and garden.

The Arts

Loving Gaze • Richard Davey

The mundane is sublime.

Reviews

In My Own Words: Eco-terrorism • Doug Tompkins

Thrillcraft: the environmental consequences of Motorized Recreation, edited by George Wuerthner.

In My Own Words: Arrested Development • Bill Plotkin

Nature and the Human Soul: Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World.

In My Own Words: My World, My View • Sue Carpenter

My World, My View.

In My Own Words: Thickening Air • Christine Evans

In Her Element: Women and the Landscape, edited by Jane McNamee.

Vanishing World • Dan Grace

The Lost and Left Behind: Stories from the Age of Extinctions, Terry Glavin.

Food Choices • Natalie Moore

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, Michael Pollan.

Guidance Towards Wisdom • Jordi Pigem

Spiritual Compass: The Three Qualities of Life, Satish Kumar.

Everything Flows • Miguel Mendonça

Water: Life In Every Drop, Julian Caldecott.

The Way of Love • David Cadman

The Underlying Religion: An Introduction to the Perennial Philosophy, edited by Martin Lings and Clinton Minnaar.

Slow Skills • Chris Nicols

The Craftsman, Richard Sennett.

Thrilling Connections • James Clarke

Back on the Fire: Essays, Gary Snyder.

Heightened Sensitivity • Chris Clarke

The Science of Leonardo: Inside the Mind of the Great Genius of the Renaissance, Fritjof Capra.

Web Exclusives

Colours of The Earth • Philip Vann

The Paintings of Daniel Chatto.

Seen Unseen • Christopher P Wood

The importance of imagination and intuition.

Towards A Happier Planet • Nic Marks

Happiness that doesn’t cost the Earth.