Recent articles by Simon Webster
Permaculture party goes global
Aussies are celebrating permaculture on Sunday, and the world has caught on, reports SIMON WEBSTER.
Permaculture Providers
Annemarie and Graham Brookman have spent 30 years creating a remarkable permaculture property near the Barossa Valley that produces more than 160 varieties of fruit, vegetables and nuts, and provides a working model for sustainable living, writes SIMON WEBSTER.
Rules of attraction
SIMON WEBSTER investigates how to attract butterflies and their role in the garden.
Masanobu Fukuoka’s spiritual revolution
SIMON WEBSTER looks at a legendary Japanese farmer in action.
New Guinea bean keeps its cool
SIMON WEBSTER finds a plant with many names that loves the subtropics.
Using a fan to dry garlic
After harvesting garlic in the wet, SIMON WEBSTER needs help drying it out.
Farmers’ markets producing the goods
Despite the power of supermarkets, the alternatives are going strong, SIMON WEBSTER reports.
Ethical threads
The environmental impacts of cotton production have been known for years, but the conventional textile industry remains plagued with problems that affect farmers and consumers, writes SIMON WEBSTER. Plus, an extract from a new book on ethical clothing by India Flint.
Time-lapse plants grow on you
Watching footage of plants can make your own life disappear, reports SIMON WEBSTER.