Recent articles by Steve Payne
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Lunch at St Erth
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Our readers’ lunch with the Diggers Club at their Garden of St Erth was held on Friday and was a wonderful success.
![Organics under the spotlight Organics under the spotlight](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/iStock_000012044511Medium-500x500.jpg)
Organics under the spotlight
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Why is organics guilty until proven innocent? Why does it have to prove itself and not the non-organic farmers?
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Organics promotes natural pest control
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Recent research demonstrates what experienced organic farmers already knew – that organic agriculture promotes biodiversity and natural pest control.
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Testing Organic Food
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A new Australian survey sets out to find the effect organic food has on the body’s toxin levels.
![When wild things disappear When wild things disappear](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/MaryOliver-500x413.jpg)
When wild things disappear
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I do like to weave some poetry into OG, just as I like to search for it in the wider world.
![Make the most of your fig harvest Make the most of your fig harvest](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Food Forest preserved figs-500x500.jpg)
Make the most of your fig harvest
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OG Editor Steve Payne shares a mouthwatering recipe for preserved figs.
![A taste of permaculture A taste of permaculture](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/family2.jpg)
A taste of permaculture
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I’m just back from the Gardening Australia Expo in Adelaide where apart from selling subscriptions and magazines, I was able to link up with friends and permaculture contacts.