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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
