This week we popped by the London Permaculture Festival, attended a few talks and familiarized ourselves with some of the sustainable growing projects around London and the UK. There were beginner’s talks on forest gardening and permaculture design; run-throughs of building with straw bales, composting, and fermentation; a brainstorming session around urban permaculture design strategies; and some stalls, including our personal favourite: the bookstall. Anyone with an existing understanding of permaculture will have benefited more from the networking element than the talks themselves; still, we enjoyed finding out more about what various people are up to and generally being amongst like-minded individuals. You can find out more about the event here.