A natural burial means the body is buried in designated bushland where it decomposes naturally.
Organic life

Have you considered a natural burial?

What happens when we die? Leanne Croker considers how she wants to be buried so the disposal of her remains makes the least impact on the earth.

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.

A magpie lark.
Organic life

Listen to your garden

In amongst all the gardening tasks on her to-do list, Penny Woodward likes to take the time to listen to what's going on in her garden and learn from the sounds she hears.

Panels can work whichever way your roof is facing but get advice to make sure you can maximise power production.
Organic homes

Making the most of solar panels

Solar panels on your mind (and your roof)? Here's some tips to keep them providing you with the energy you need.

Tom Field's Bearhug wraps are one solution to reducing soft plastics.
What's happening

New ideas for tackling Australia’s soft plastics problems

Australians generate around 70 billion soft-plastic pieces per year. This team has one creative solution.

The work of Rob Stewart has highlighted the importance of sharks.
Our planet

The work continues to save our sharks

Shark numbers are decreasing, making the work of the late Rob Stewart crucial to their future, writes Reese Halter.

Seed saving helps preserve desirable traits and build crop resilience.
Organic life

Seed saving for the future

Leonie Shanahan looks at why seed saving is so important to our health and food security.