Natural ways to soothe your skin

Herb expert Penny Woodward has some suggestions for ways to naturally soothe skin.

Luke Hines’ top 5 organic ingredients for spring

Australian Organic ambassador and guest blogger Luke Hines shares his seasonal favourites.

Make your home an eco-friendly haven

Renovations large and small can make your home a more eco-efficient, healthier and happier place.

It’s a jungle in here

Our living rooms are being taken over by plants – and it’s good for us in many different ways! Justin Russell shares his indoor plant care tips to help you get started.

Eat your colours!

Lentil Purbrick investigates the secret health-promoting components in the colours of fruit and vegetables.

Green cleaning

Jessamy Miller has been making her own green cleaning products for years. Here’s her tips to get you started in your own home.

Zest of life

Lemon-scented plants bring extra zing to your garden, food and life writes Penny Woodward.

How to make beeswax lip balm

Even if you can't keep your own bees, you can make your own beeswax lip balm. Here's how...

Gardens for dementia

Penny Woodward says to grow an array of coloured and scented plants for loved ones with dementia.

Are we poisoning our children?

Andre Leu is the author of 'Myths of Safe Pesticides' (2014, Acres USA) and now an updated and rewritten version that focuses on the effects of chemicals on our babies and children – 'Poisoning our Children'. The title is dramatic, but like climate change, Leu feels there is no time to waste in raising attention to these problems that grow in magnitude with every passing minute. Here in an edited extract, he continues our discussion on the health effects of chemicals.

Healthier air

Indoor plants make your air cleaner, says PENNY WOODWARD. Here, she explains how.

Renewable energy breakthroughs

Dr. REESE HALTER reveals some of the technological, social and farming breakthroughs that will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.