Recent articles by Steve Payne

Here: Poems for the Planet – a review

Here: Poems for the Planet is a call for hope and action on behalf of a planet in crisis.

In time of crisis: grow food

Here at ABC Organic Gardener our aim is to provide trusted, practical advice that will support anyone wishing to garden in this crisis and beyond.

Free-range eggs – new definition a debacle

Editor STEVE PAYNE highlights the drawbacks of the new definition of free-range eggs.

Stormy gardening

Editor STEVE PAYNE gives some good advice to weather the storms of summer.

New look – new hope

Editor STEVE PAYNE reflects on the lead-up to the upcoming UN Climate Change conference in Paris.

Spring into organic gardening

Be inspired by the October issue of Organic Gardener magazine, writes STEVE PAYNE.

Flower snatchers

STEVE PAYNE contemplates his profusely performing nasturtiums that have forgotten it is mid-winter.

Tomato travails

Editor STEVE PAYNE continues blogging about his gardening successes and misadventures.

Kale forever

Editor STEVE PAYNE begins a series of blogs sharing the successes, failures and surprises from his home garden.

Summer bounty

The latest issue of our magazine is bursting with inspiration for summer, writes Editor STEVE PAYNE.

Permaculture for life

With a feature on permaculture appearing in an upcoming edition of Organic Gardener, editor STEVE PAYNE reflects on how he first discovered the design concept.

Temperature rising

A draft report from the CCA recommends Australia aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by up to 50 per cent by 2030.