Urban Jungle
How to grow a fruit and vegetable food forest on an average suburban block. Words & photos Jana…
Vision and vegies: where urban agriculture meets education
Here’s a model of urban agriculture and gardening, alongside a wholefoods restaurant, working together as a community and education resource.
Organic hospitality: a boutique retreat garden
A five-star boutique retreat in the heart of Tamworth, in country NSW, has a focus on organic and sustainable principles
Your February Garden Calendar
Don’t waste the bounty of late summer in February. What can’t be eaten fresh can be preserved, dried or frozen to enjoy over the cooler months ahead.
Back to nature: a commercial farm’s change to sustainable
When conventional agriculture led to lower productivity and poor soil, this farming family made some simple, sustainable changes,…
Small but mighty: an experimental garden
In this small, experimental garden in Sydney’s inner west, half the fun of gardening is trying something new…
Moon Planting
Moon planting, an age-old gardening practice, aligns planting activities with the lunar cycle to enhance growth and yield.…
Urban Jungle
How to grow a fruit and vegetable food forest on an average suburban block. Words & photos Jana…
Vision and vegies: where urban agriculture meets education
Here’s a model of urban agriculture and gardening, alongside a wholefoods restaurant, working together as a community and education resource.
All About Jam Melons
Like the choko, this hardy, prolific melon has a sentimental place in Australian folklore My friend Liz Gower,…
Lemons 101: Recipes, Varieties and How to Grow Them
The lemon came to southern Europe during the time of the ancient Romans (around the 2nd century) and…
4 Organic and Seasonal Flower Farms
Echoing the Slow Food movement, there’s now a burgeoning groundswell of sustainable, local and seasonal flower farming. We…
A Self-Sufficient Local Paradise
This lush Gold Coast property is an organic oasis with an ocean view Two acres in idyllic,…
With a Cherry on Top
Cherries are nature’s dessert: round, sweet and divine, eaten fresh from the tree or enjoyed in delectable summer…
Boutique Garlic Farm
A tiny farm that grows three kinds of garlic and both ornamental and edible flowers has to be…
Autumn gardening: Your April garden calendar
This month, you’ll start to feel an autumn chill in the late afternoon as night temperatures fall. In…