Contents

Around the Regions (10/30/2021) - Saleema gives us some diversions for the long winter evenings ahead.
Around the Regions (07/30/2021) - Saleema reports from South Yorkshire
Connect (01/16/2023) - In the calmness of deep winter. Krysia reflects on the revival of textile growing and manufacturing in northwest England
Connect (07/16/2022) - While Krysia enjoys the warmth of a hot summer she reflects on energy and how important it is for us to capture sunlight. She is inspired by the work of Jairo Restrepo and his partnership with Ragmans Farm. Krysia also includes a recipe for strawberry jelly made with agar flakes.
Connect (04/26/2022) - Krysia captures a few hours of spring sunshine observing nature and neighbourhood life from her garden chair. She also gives us a seasonal recipe for wild garlic and asparagus tempura.
Connect (01/31/2022) - Krysia reports on the Blue Mind narrative of Wallace Nichols and looks at the importance of water in our lives.
Connect (10/27/2021) - Krysia reflects on the human microbiome and serves us an autumnal recipe with apples and nuts. Edwina provides us with some herbal options for natural cough medicine.
Connect (07/31/2021) - Krysia takes at a more broadscale view of "the seasons", linking the precession of the equinoxes to changes on the planet, including human history and culture.
Connect (04/27/2021) - Edwina introduces us to the potent medicine; Ground Ivy. Krysia reflects on the work of Masanobu Fukuoka and gives us a light springtime recipe for noodles and wild garlic.
YourSpace (03/31/2021) - Bernadette Jordan shares her diary for April 2020 with the blackbird as a central figure.
Connect (01/31/2021) - Our regular contributors reflect on the season and offer some suggestions on how to connect with the natural cycle of events. Krysia reminds us to look after our kidney energy and gives some attention to the femine principle that is so important to many cultures. Edwina writes about the heavenly angelica.
Connect (10/26/2020) - Krysia reflects on the ancient oriental descriptions of "soil" and "metal" energy and how, in health terms, this means care for the lungs and large intestine. She shares some reflections on language from the native American leader Tiokasin Ghosthorse. Finally, she provides us with an autumn-winter recipe for a meal from the store cupboard. Edwina offers us some herbal medicine for late Autumn.
Connect (08/16/2020) - Our regular contributors reflect on the season and offer some suggestions on how to connect with the natural cycle of events. Krysia continues her work on our internal "terrain" and looks at the magic of the process of giving birth. Edwina celebrates the wonderful elderflower plant.
Connect (05/15/2020) - Marie reflects on the interplay between the polarities of "masculine" and "feminine" energies during the design process and the transformation of our relationships with Nature. Krysia compares the polarities of "germ theory" and "terrain theory" in health and offers some tips on nutrition to help the immune system.
Connect (01/31/2020) - Our regular contributors reflect on the season and offer some suggestions on how to connect with the natural cycle of events. Marie - Imbolc and the era of the Wild Boar. Krysia - care of our kidneys and a recipe for aduki bean pie. Edwina - the power of deep roots, including the uses of comfrey and dandelion.
Connect (10/31/2019) - Our regular contributors reflect on the autumn and offer some suggestions on how to connect with the natural cycle of events. Marie finds inspiration in spiders, Krysia writes about caring for our lungs and large intestines with nourishing soups.
Connect (08/05/2019) - Our regular contributors reflect on summertime: the Lammas festival and starfish, caring for the heart and small intestine, medicine with summer herbs (rosebay willow herb, nettle, mugwort) and in general offer some suggestions on how to connect with the natural cycle of events.
Connect (05/05/2019) - Our regular contributors reflect on springtime and offer some suggestions on how to connect with the natural cycle of events. Marie celbrates Beltane, Krysia on how to care for our livers with recipes for spring. Edwina provides recommendations for the use of hawthorn, nettle, and cleavers and we do some seasonal gardening with Teresa on polycultures for spring.
Connect (12/31/2018) - Our regular contributors reflect on the winter season and offer some suggestions on how to connect with the natural cycle of events. Simple celebrations, taking care of our kidneys and how to make fire cider vinegar.
Connect (10/31/2018) - Our regular contributors reflect on connecting with the autumn season. Marie looks at the traditions of Samhain and All Hallows, Krysia writes about strenthening the intestines and suggests soups and fruit desserts. Edwina extolls the virtues of rosehips.
Connect (07/30/2018) - Our regular contributors reflect on the summer season. They offer some suggestions on how to connect with the natural cycle of events reflecting on sunflowers, the heart and small intestine and luscious strawberries.
YourSpace (01/25/2021) - Maureen writes about the Maori and Boyd muses on water as a currency and floating homes from a 3D printer.
YourSpace (10/15/2020) - Correspondence from Adam about the One Planet Development initiative in Wales and how he and his family want to you to join in.
YourSpace (12/30/2018) - News, views and opinion, featuring Paul Crocker on "Natural Capital" and "Beach Buddies" in the Isle of Man, Nigel Stewart on sludge and the future of the planet, and Maureen Boustred writes in about music in schools.
YourSpace (10/30/2018) - News, views and opinion, featuring just a few of the fascinating e-mails that we have received recently. Chris Mallorie reports on the effect of fire on eucalypts around Coimbra in Portugal, Maureen B. on Degrowth in the suburbs, Nigel Stewart highlights "Graines et Vie" and we issue Chris Martenson's Peak Prosperity Resilience Challenge
YourSpace (07/30/2018) - News, views and opinion, featuring a letter from Jane Wilding and correspondence about textiles with Maureen Boustred writing in about nettle yarn.
What's On? (04/10/2023) - Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture, Spring 2023
What's On? (01/20/2023) - Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture, New Year 2023
What's On? (11/20/2022) - Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture, 2023
What's On? (07/30/2022) - Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture, Summer 2022
What's On? (04/30/2022) - Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture, Spring 2022
What's On? (01/31/2022) - Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture.
What's On? (11/21/2021) - Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture.
What's On? (08/21/2021) - Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture.
What's On? (04/24/2021) - Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture.
What's On? (01/31/2021) - Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture.
What's On? (10/29/2020) - Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture.
What's On? (08/13/2020) - Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture.
What's On? (05/20/2020) - Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture.
What's On? (01/31/2020) - Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture.
What's On? (10/31/2019) - Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture.
What's On? (08/16/2019) - Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture.
What's On? (05/10/2019) - Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture.
What's On? (01/20/2019) - Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture.
What's On? (11/05/2018) - Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture.
What's On? (07/30/2018) - Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture.
YourSpace (10/30/2019) - Freddie Cannon gives us some observations from his bicycling tour of New Zealand.
YourSpace (08/16/2019) - Nigel Stewart on the montado system in Portugal and we get some stirring advice from Chris Martenson
YourSpace (04/30/2019) - Maureen B makes Newman-Turner's work available again in the UK, Nigel picks up on some points after seeing Angus's conference interview with Dan Halsey and he traces built-in obsolescene to the 1933 book "Consumer Engineering".
No "I" in design (01/23/2023) - Mike Alty looks at the role of designer when over-faced with complexity and gains inspiration from the work of Christopher Alexander.
YourSpace (10/31/2021) - Deborah Crook goes on an adventure and finds what she is looking for - in Finland.
YourSpace (07/31/2021) - Elizabeth Lomax looks back on an unusual year, applying permaculture where it counts - at home.
Heat from Mines (07/30/2021) - Our abandoned coal mines hold an important source of heat that could be of great benefit to local communities.
Be prepared (10/28/2020) - Suzanne suggests that peace of mind starts with the things that we carry every day.
Winter reading (10/28/2020) - Once you have finished reading Northern Edge, the long winter evenins will still stretch out. The Northern School team offer their favourites for reading and listening over the winter.
Design Showcase (07/30/2018) - The featured permaculture design for this issue is Teresa Pereira's Seasonal Wellbeing Blueprint
Design Spotlight (05/20/2018) - Design in action during the current virus pandemic: the Community Mask Coalition from Suay Sew Shop and innovation at Bradford Royal Infirmary.
From the editor (07/31/2023) - Angus Soutar looks for some rays of sunshine to light the road ahead.
From the editor (03/31/2023) - Angus Soutar looks for some rays of sunshine to light the road ahead.
From the editor (01/31/2023) - Facing up to an uncertain future.
From the editor (10/20/2022) - Autumn is the time to prepare for the winter ahead. This year, there is a also bigger challenge - to prepare for a posssible economic winter.
Times of tumult and change (04/20/2022) - Time to reconnect with old friends and to make new ones.
A new year dawns (01/22/2022) - Winter is a time to rest and reflect on our way forward.
Getting back to basics (11/10/2021) - We attend to the basic things in life and create the future with our own hands.
Repair and renewal (07/30/2021) - Marie writes about the tasks ahead of us - to repair and regenerate the things that we love.
Spring forward (03/31/2021) - A time to renew?
The Year Ahead (01/31/2021) - Reflecting on the challenges we are facing in the current pandemic.
The bumpy road ahead... (10/16/2020) - As we progress through to the end of a challenging year, we prepare for change and look to enhance our resilience.
Summer sunshine (07/28/2020) - In the midst of a virus pandemic and a national lockdown, we can see signs of the dawn of a new era.
Spring brings surprises (05/18/2020) - Marie reflects on the recent virus pandemic and what we can learn from it
The Year Ahead (01/31/2020) - In the stillness of winter we reflect on the challenges that the next year will bring. Is this a time for "sublime madness"?
Autumnal Reflection (10/31/2019) - Marie reviews the nature of education and how we can integrate this with the patterns of life.
Harvest time (07/31/2019) - First networking, then action. With some guidance from Charles Eisenstein and David Holmgren (Retrosuburbia)
Spring and the promise of life renewed (04/10/2019) - Let's continue to connect and, through our actions, provide inspiration to others.
New Year Greetings (12/30/2018) - Let's work together to create the year that we want.
Welcome (10/10/2018) - Marie writes about the importance of being connected.
Welcome (07/30/2018) - Marie sets the scene for this first issue and explains what moves us to produce our Journal.
Look to our roots. (07/22/2015) - Facing up to an uncertain future.
Treegeneration (10/26/2020) - Rob Squires shows landowners how they can benefit from contributing to the global drive for "one trillion trees" by taking advantage of the Woodland Carbon Code project.
Food and Community (10/16/2020) - Saleema reviews some of the positive reports about social eating during the coronavirus pandemic, including Pitsmoor Adventure Playground and Pulp Friction.
Enterprise (10/30/2019) - Two businesses moving in the same direction as we are. We talk to Jayson Byles of East Neuk Seaweed in Fife and Jayne Birkett from the La'al Burger Bar in Ambleside.
Personal identity (08/22/2022) - A new surveillance society has already arrived. We look at some of the strategies that Big Tech uses to captunre personal information and ask if we really understand the threats that they pose to our way of life. (Part 2 of a series).
Personal identity (11/10/2021) - Angus asks if we are underestimating the threat to our autonomy and well-being that arise when we use the internet.
Pandemic (04/20/2021) - Angus reports on the latest discoveries about the SARS-CoV-2 virus, explains how these are informing the Northern School policy and shares guidelines for evaluating risks in meeting rooms.
Pandemic (01/20/2021) - Angus reports on the latest discoveries about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and explains how these are informing the Northern School policy on how, where and when we can get back together. Those who can should maintain their own strong immune system as the front line of our defences.
Outbreak (10/20/2020) - Angus reports on the latest discoveries about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and explains how these are informing the Northern School policy on how, where and when we can get back together. Maintaining a strong immune system is always the best line of defence and Angus includes some research on this important personal "policy".
Outbreak (08/10/2020) - Where next for SARS-CoV-2? The latest policy statement from the Northern School of Permaculture concerning the virus outbreak, and a personal experience of face masks from Jennifer Wainman.
Coming up ... (10/30/2018) - A look at what is on the road ahead, our plans for this newsletter and for a practical skills training programme that aims to help those who want to become more involved in implementing permaculture designs.
Coming up ... (07/30/2018) - A look at what is on the road ahead, with a glimpse of our plans for a practical skills training programme that aims to help those who want to become more involved in implementing permaculture designs.
The Sad Song of a Mathematician (01/12/2023) - Rashid discovers the mathematician Paul Lockhart and finds some insights into teaching and learning.
Burnout (10/20/2022) - Angus Soutar looks through his archive and finds a Bill Mollison article on burnout.
Here and There (01/15/2023) - Angus Soutar reports on recent activities at the Northern School, including this year's permaculture design courses in Bury and in Broadbottom. He also visited sheep farmer Tom Collinge with Ella Wynne's film crew.
Here and There (11/15/2022) - We report on recent activities at the Northern School, including this year's permaculture design courses in Bury and in Broadbottom. We have a project running at Wardley Hall and there were visits to The Land and also to the University of Cumbria.
Here and There (07/30/2022) - Angus Soutar reports on recent activities at the Northern School, including this year's permaculture design course in Bury, a report from Warland Farm and "News in Brief" from some old friends.
Here and There (04/30/2022) - Angus Soutar reports on recent activities at the Northern School, including graduation from the current permaculture design course in Bury. a report from Warland Farm and an invitation to speak at the University of Cumbria alongside Micahel Hallam of Lancaster ESTA.
Here and There (01/31/2022) - Angus Soutar reports on recent activities at the Northern School, including the current permaculture design courses. Sara Steeles praises the qualities of observation and patience in Permaculture.
Here and There (11/21/2021) - Angus Soutar reports on recent activities at the Northern School, including the current permaculture design courses and the Northern School social events. Jakub Drew sends more photos from the new terraces at Třemešek
Here and There (07/31/2021) - Angus Soutar reports on recent activities at the Northern School, Jakub Drew sends photos from Třemešek, Leona Johnson reports from Live Wild and more news in brief.
Here and There (04/15/2021) - Angus Soutar reports on recent activities at the Northern School, Jakub Drew sends new of progress at Třemešek, and more news in brief.
Around the regions (03/31/2021) - Saleema Imam reports from the city built on seven hills where there are many interesting community projects. In this issue she looks at Sheffield Environment Weeks, the inspiring Heeley City Farm, the delightful Greave House Farm Trust and the beautiful Crabtree Ponds.
Here and There (01/31/2021) - Northern School "down the line", Jakub Drew reports from the Czech Republic, Dr Dugdale has a new publication on education and sustainability, Sooty mounts a takeover bid.
Around the regions (01/31/2021) - Saleema Imam reports from the city built on seven hills where there are many interesting community projects. In this issue she looks round Burngreave and Pitsmoor with their diverse family cultures and a common desire to improve the neighbourhood.
Here and There (10/20/2020) - Northern School moves on-line, Asmelash escapes from Europe and we uncover some photos of the Native Oak Group PDC on the Isle of Man in 2008.
Here and There (08/15/2020) - Northern School moves on-line, Rob Watson gets some chickens, Mike Kelly sends news of a housing project, the Whalley Wynnes celebrate a new arrival. And a trip down memory lane with a reminiscence of our first PDC in Chorley.
Here and There (05/25/2020) - Angus Soutar "lectures" at Lancaster University. Asmelash Dagne visits Bury and is awarded his diploma. Bury PDC starts and promptly continues on-line. With more updates and a trip down memory lane to Wiston Lodge.
YourSpace (05/18/2020) - Peter Fearon tells us about his work with market gardens, biodiversity and more plans for Quinta da Estrelinha.
Journal of a plague year (04/22/2020) - Angus Soutar takes us through the recent coronavirus pandemic month by month as the Northern School of Permaculture get tossed around by the storm.
YourSpace (01/30/2020) - Correspondence from Helen Mary Braithwaite and Nigel Stewart
Here and There (01/20/2020) - Another successful PDC at Bury, Peter Fearon on mushroom trials and eucalyptus at Quinta Da Estrelinha, report from Asmelash Dagne Datiko in Ethiopia. With updates on Deborah Crook, Maureen Boustred and Freddie Cannon.
Here and There (10/31/2019) - Back at the Parsonage for the PDC, reports from our Autumn "Open House", Lancaster ESTA events and the RHS Bridgewater pre-opening tour.
Here and There (08/05/2019) - A return to Incredible Farm, Summer Design Festival at The Parsonage, Krysia visits David and Nicola McCarthy
Here and There (05/05/2019) - Fun at Manchester Road, consultations at The Yard, Jas and Angus go to Burscough, international networking, David Harrison branches out, news from The Black Barn
Here and There (01/15/2019) - Graduation at Bury, Localism at The Eight Day, more work at Brindhurst Farm
Here and There (10/10/2018) - Reports from the Permaculture Convergence in Manchester, last summer's gathering in Scotland, the visit to Incredible Farm and other brief news items.
Here and There (07/30/2018) - Reports from the Permaculture Scotland Gathering with Pittarthie Farm and Adaptation Scotland. We here from Asmelash Dagne Daiko in Ethiopia, also some other brief news items.
Noticeboard (01/11/2023) - An invitation to learn about community publishing on the Internet.
Noticeboard (07/31/2022) - An invitation to learn about community publishing on the Internet.
Noticeboard (03/30/2022) - An invitation to learn about community publishing on the Internet.
Noticeboard (01/31/2022) - An invitation to learn about community publishing on the Internet.
Noticeboard (01/31/2021) - Maureen Boustred offers some Newman Turner books. Also featuring some low-waste retail outlets that we like.
Noticeboard (10/18/2020) - Maureen Boustred offers some Newman Turner books. Also featuring some low-waste retail outlets that we like, wirh a short feature on Windmill Wholefoods in Liverpool.
Noticeboard (01/31/2020) - Maureen Boustred offers some Newman Turner books. Also featuring some low-waste retail outlets that we like.
Noticeboard (10/28/2019) - A place to distribute surplus and also ask for help. Features some low-waste retail outlets that we like..
Noticeboard (08/08/2019) - A place to distribute surplus and also ask for help. In this issue, we start our listings of "zero waste" and low-waste retail outlets that we like.
Noticeboard (12/31/2018) - A place to distribute surplus and also ask for help. Features some requests for help developing our resources for the School.
Noticeboard (10/30/2018) - A place to distribute surplus and also ask for help. Features some requests for help developing our resources for the School, together with some notes on security considerations and "open source" working..
Noticeboard (07/30/2018) - A place to distribute surplus and also ask for help. Features some information about developing our on-line resources for the School.
Obituary (10/30/2022) - Sorrow at the loss of a friend that gave great support to permaculture in Northern England.
Obituary (04/30/2022) - Krysia Soutar pays tribute to Edward Esko for his contribution to the future well-being of both people and planet. She highlights his research into "bearded" grains, published in his last book "Lightfood". Also, there is a link to his work on energy from algae.
Obituary (04/30/2019) - Angus Soutar pays tribute to Elaine Speakman following her untimely death.
Opinion (04/05/2021) - Abigail Woodman explores the power of a 'Yes' campaign that is mobilising a local community in East London
Foundations (08/10/2020) - Sara Steeles finds delight at the edge, enjoying her pond and explaining the importance of Edge in permaculture.
Foundations (05/05/2020) - Elsa Little writes a fond remembrance of her grandparents in Oregan, and highlights some of the important lessons they taught her.
Foundations (05/05/2019) - Paula Moses says that it's time that we stopped tinkering with "sustainability" in school curricula and started to remodel them for a more caring world.
Foundations (10/30/2018) - Krysia visits the site of the Maternity Home where she worked in Fife and reflects on the decline of local buildings and services.
Homesteading on the North Downs (07/30/2021) - Maureen Boustred remembers arriving on the North Downs in Kent - another in the series of reminiscences on a "sustainable" country life in the 1960's
Roots and Pioneers (10/18/2020) - Chris Gathercole discusses his approach to community activity with Angus Soutar. In this final part, we discuss how to go about establishing a community project.
Roots and Pioneers (08/20/2020) - Chris Gathercole discusses his approach to community activity with Angus Soutar. In Part 5 we discuss Transition Towns, John McKnight, and the Whalley Forest Garden team of Trevor and Martin.
Roots and Pioneers (01/20/2020) - Chris Gathercole discusses his approach to community activity with Angus Soutar. Part 4 includes Ernesto Sirolli and enterprise facilitation, also Peter Checkland and rich pictures.
Roots and Pioneers (10/30/2019) - Chris Gathercole talks to Angus Soutar about starting the Forest Garden in the Lancashire village of Whalley, sharing his experiences of community activity.
Roots and Pioneers (07/30/2019) - Chris Gathercole talks to Angus Soutar about the challenges of getting going with community projects.
Roots and Pioneers (04/30/2019) - Chris Gathercole talks to Angus Soutar about community projects, Transition Clitheroe, and the success of local projects in the Lancashire village of Whalley.
Roots and Pioneers (10/20/2018) - The interview with Angus Soutar continues, and we have a reminiscence with Maureen Boustred about land on the North Downs in East Kent.
Roots and Pioneers (07/30/2018) - In this first issue we are interviewing Angus Soutar who is the Principal and Founder of the Northern School of Permaculture. Angus has over 25 years experience of practising and teaching permaculture.
Tools for the Regenerative Renaissance (07/30/2021) - Nicola Talbot reports on a training programme that highlights different ways of organising and the use of new technology.
Inspiration (03/31/2021) - Angus Soutar reviews David Goodhart's book "Head, hand and Heart" and offers some thought on its relevance to permaculture designers
Books and essays (01/28/2021) - Once you have finished reading Northern Edge, there is still lots out there to feed your appetite for good writing. The Northern School team offer more of their favourites. Robert Harris, Murray Bookschin, and Vivian Tuffney on nettles.
Inspiration (08/01/2020) - Paula interviews George Bate and they celebrate raised beds and low maintenance gardening.
Inspiration (01/31/2020) - Marie reviews the recent (2019) William Blake exhibition at Tate Britain.
Inspiration (10/31/2019) - Krysia reviews the film "The Need to Grow"
Inspiration (04/30/2019) - Marie reviews Stefan Geyer's "Zen in the Art of Permaculture Design"
Inspiration (12/30/2018) - Angus Soutar reviews J B Priestley's essays on "Delight", recently republished.
Inspiration (11/05/2018) - Marie reviews a TED talk on the "hounourable harvest by Robin Kimmerer which is about gratitude for our food.
Inspiration (07/30/2018) - A short review of the film "Inhabit" - an introduction to the gentle, steady and necessary transformation of our world through permaculture design.