![Make your own: lip balm Wild orange and vanilla lip balm by Harriet Birrell](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Natural Harry_lip balm_Nikole Ramsay-500x350.jpg)
Make your own: lip balm
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Why not go waste and chemical-free by making your own home and personal care products from scratch. Here’s a recipe to get you started from Natural Harry, aka Harriet Birrell.
![Here: Poems for the Planet — a review Here: Poems for the Planet](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Here---poems-for-planet-cover-500x500.jpg)
Here: Poems for the Planet — a review
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Here: Poems for the Planet is a call for hope and action on behalf of a planet in crisis.
![Farming for the future Declan McGill and Melissa Charlick have 7.5 acres under production at Roly Poly Farm](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Decland McGill and Melissa Charlick, Roly Poly Farm-500x350.jpg)
Farming for the future
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There is a theme running through the work done by Declan McGill and Melissa Charlick at Roly Poly Farm: giving back – to their community and to the property that is now their livelihood.
![In time of crisis: grow food In time of crisis: grow food](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Steve with tea ed's pic 2_small_cropped4-500x500.jpg)
In time of crisis: grow food
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We are reaching out to let you know that Organic Gardener is continuing to publish, providing trusted, practical advice that will support anyone wishing to garden in this crisis and beyond.
![Organic solutions for a changing climate White-lipped green tree frog.](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1A white-lipped-tree-frog-website-500x500.jpg)
Organic solutions for a changing climate
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There's a lot to cope with in the garden when the climate is so uncertain -- and it's not just the plants, we need to watch out for the locals as well. Leonie Shanahan has some ideas to help.
![Where have all the insects gone? The dramatic decline in the bogong moth population has had a deleterious impact on the endangered pygmy possum.](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/H801GN-500x500.jpg)
Where have all the insects gone?
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Reese Halter investigates new research revealing the alarming loss of insects all over the planet, what is causing it, which insects are most affected and what we can do.
![Going off-grid Installing solar panels.](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Solar panels_Michael Mobbs-500x350.jpg)
Going off-grid
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Simon Webster investigates what it means to go ‘off-grid’, and what’s feasible.
![Taking care of our planet By supporting the soil we will help the planet.](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WW4PR4-500x500.jpg)
Taking care of our planet
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Linda Cockburn says we can all take effective action to bring about necessary change to help our planet. We can start with supporting our soils.
![The slow clothing movement The slow clothing movement](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Web_Jane Milburn on verandah Photo by Charmaine Lyons-500x500.jpg)
The slow clothing movement
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Slow fashion advocate Jane Milburn says it’s time we paid as much attention to the eco-footprint of our clothing, as we do to our food.
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In conversation with: Costa Georgiadis
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Costa Georgiadis' love of gardening is an absolute joy, so we thought we would share his thoughts about life, gardening and the future of the planet. The good part? There's definitely hope.
![Natural ways to soothe your skin Natural ways to soothe your skin](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/iStock-182377105-500x500.jpg)
Natural ways to soothe your skin
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Herb expert Penny Woodward has some suggestions for ways to naturally soothe skin.
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The future is organic
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In 2019 Organic Gardener celebrated its 20th anniversary with a look at the origins of the movement here in Australia, as well as profiles of successful organic business.