Scarecrow and garden bed at a local Victorian school.
What's happening

Let’s sow the seeds of change together

The Sustain network is hosting their Urban Agriculture Month this November. You can get involved with workshops, webinars, open gardens and garden festivals to grow as an individual gardener and connect with your gardening community.  

Growing creativity in Australian schools
What's happening

Growing creativity in Australian schools

Catch up with some of the winners of the inaugural National Kitchen Garden Awards from the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation, celebrating amazing school gardening programs that serve their students and the wider community.

Sugar-glider on a tree
Organic homes

Helping native animals survive

At night, our gardens can become a hive of activity. Discover how to help nocturnal native animals stay healthy in an urban environment.

pest control
What's happening

A scent-sational win for chemical-free pest control

The winner for the 2024 Eureka Prize of Environmental Research has developed a new method of pest control as an alternative to pesticides.

Trees and greens spaces are essential for urban sustainability and liveability.
Organic life

How trees cool homes in a warming climate

Trees green urban landscapes, help cool homes and add beauty, writes Angie Roach. The best bit? We can plant them ourselves.

Compost loos are very basic but easy to maintain.
Organic homes

Benefits of compost loos

We answer some questions about compost loos, such as why would you want one? Let's start with a few basics.

Scotts new range of Organic Plant Food.
What's happening

Grow your garden with Scotts Organic

WIN 1 of 5 Scotts Organic Plant Food prize packs, worth $100 each.

Solar panels don't last forever, but do they have to end up in landfill?
What's happening

Solar panels don’t last forever, but do they have to end up in landfill?

The Eureka Prize celebrates scientists perusing solutions to our worlds questions with one nominee researching a solution for solar panel recycling.

Dugald Jellie builds henhouses for schools using recycled material.
Organic life

Introducing master henhouse builder, Dugald Jellie

Everything Dugald Jellie creates, from cubbies to fences to sheds, is made by hand using recycled materials saved from landfill.

A range of emerging challenges are disrupting planetary health and wellbeing.
Our planet

UN Calls for New Monitoring Tools to Protect Planetary Health

Environmental, technological, and societal changes are disrupting human and planetary health. How can we minimise this disruption? A recent report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Science Council (ISC) suggests that better tracking and response to emerging challenges are essential.

Gardening for all seasons
Inspirational gardeners

Gardening for all seasons

Linda Blencowe says gardening is an ever-unfolding adventure and an opportunity to hone her skills throughout each season.

Potatoes being dug out of the ground.
Organic life

Celebrating 25 years of organic gardening excellence

We started 25 years ago with the aim to supply trusted, practical advice for organic gardeners. Today, our focus is still on providing practical solutions so you can live a greener, healthier life.