Editorial
Time to reconnect with old friends and to make new ones.

What's On
Details of up-and-coming courses and events with the Northern School of Permaculture, Spring 2022

Springtime
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.

Here and There
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.

Noticeboard
An invitation to learn about community publishing on the Internet.

Pandemic
Angus Soutar takes us through the recent coronavirus pandemic month by month as the Northern School of Permaculture get tossed around by the storm.

Obituary
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.