Once Upon A Time

Contents

Welcome

The Story of Schumacher • Satish Kumar

Storytelling inspires imaginative solutions to the challenges we face

Frontline

Summer Festivals • Elizabeth Wainwright

Celebrating diverse, creative festivals in the UK

Green and Away • Lorna Howarth

Outdoor life encourages people to think differently

Festival Favourites • Elizabeth Wainwright

Highlighting a selection of this summer's small festivals

Stories for Change • Elizabeth Wainwright

Storytelling is a powerful tool for social change

Storytelling

I Believe in Unicorns • Michael Morpurgo

A short story by Michael Morpurgo

The Animals' Lawsuit Against Humanity • Anon

A 1,000-year old anonymous tale that is just as relevant today

Quotes

Once Upon A Time • Anon

Scottish Traveller Proverb

The Ice Bear • Jackie Morris

Excerpt from the Ice Bear by Jackie Morris

Voluntary Agencies • E F Schumacher

Why Government agencies should raise money for voluntary agencies to spend

Happy Are Those • Camille Pissarro

Happy are those who see beauty in modest places

Undercurrents

Fighting the Greedy Ghosts • Philip Pullman

Communities should not be forced to outbid each other to save their libraries

The Power of Storytelling • Michael Morpurgo

Why we need more writers, poets and storytellers in our schools

Nonviolent Protest • Paul Rogers

How stories passed along by social networking have changed the political face of the Middle East

Energy Democracy • Juliet Davenport

Building our energy future on Schumacher's Small is Beautiful model

Keynotes

Buddhist Economics • E F Schumacher

Revisiting Schumacher's rather radical ideas about an economy based on simplicity

Regulars

Slow Travel - Saved by the Cavalry • Jeremy James

The highs and lows of a true and unforgettable pilgrimage

A Sense of Place - Strong Roots • Munir Atalla

The bond between land, seasons, family and community gives us our true sense of place

Recipes - Big Society's Food • Jane Hughes

Disenchanted by the lack of will to change unsustainable food choices, our food writer is starting her own food-buying cooperative

Gardening - Daisy Trails • Brigitte Norland

The star of the summer meadow is this humble, over-looked plant once known as the gardener's 'cure-all'

Opinion - Creativity and Wellbeing • Kevan Manwaring

There are benefits for everyone in the creation and sharing of art

Letters to the Editors - Dancing Together

A selection of letters from our readers

Poetry - Word Illuminating Word • Peter Abbs

The Poetry of Andy Brown

Members' Page - North Cornwall Resurgence Group • Simon Mitchell

One way to stay sane is to reject the force-fed media diet of consumer-serving conformity

Members' Page - Tagore Sculpture Installation • Elizabeth Wainwright

Carving project inspired by Rabindranath Tagore

The Arts

Rainbow of Language • Sandy Brown

A profile of Patrick Jones, a painter who has truly mastered the art of allowing the work to emerge from within

Joan Miró • Philip Vann

The Ladder of Escape exhibition at Tate Modern

Reviews

Eminent Corporations • Andrew Simms

Review of Eminent Corporations: The Rise and Fall of the Great British Brands

Honest Hope • David Midgley

Review of The End of the Long Summer: Why We Must Remake Our Civilization to Survive on a Volatile Earth

A Symbolic Force • Harry Eyres

Review of Ruskin's Pond: A Photographic Study and Of Truth of Water

Spirit of the Place • Jeremy Hooker

Review of Towards Re-Enchantment: Place and Its Meanings

Into the Light • Sharon Turnbull

Review of The Soul of Leadership

Better Values • Ziauddin Sardar

Review of Consumptionomics: Asia's Role in Reshaping Capitalism and Saving the Planet

Food Economy • Robert Plastow

Review of World on the Edge: How To Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse

A Radical Agenda • Victor Anderson

Review of A Wiser Politics

Finding Salvation • Lorna Howarth

Review of The Water Theatre

Shared Souls • Elise Muzard Clark

Review of The Ice Bear and The King and the Seed

Deep Roots • Miriam Darlington

Review of Ecomysticism: The Profound Experience of Nature as Spiritual Guide

Web Exclusives

Article - Word Quest • Sadie Green

Exploring the literary heritage of Devon

Article - Uncivilisation • Paul Kingsnorth & Dougald Hine

The second Dark Mountain Festival addresses the issues of our changing world

Article - Inconvenient Truths • Fritjof Capra

The truths surrounding nuclear power

Article - Poetry in Motion • Caspar Walsh

When it comes to exploring the works of the great poets there is no better medium than film