Hemp has many environmental benefits.
Organic homes

Herculean hemp

Hemp is the Hercules of the plant world – a remarkable drought-resistant crop that offers environmental benefits for future farming, writes Reese Halter.

Blue Mountains Food Co-op in Katoomba.
Greener living

Community owned food co-ops

Looking for an ethical alternative to grocery giants? Jacqueline Forster takes a look at one food co-op and what it offers.

Jian Liu's Melbourne garden is a productive space, teeming with life and colour.
Inspirational gardeners

Backyard gardening success in Melbourne

Learn how a concrete backyard in urban Melbourne was turned into a wonderful food forest, filled with fresh produce.

Fresh Luffa acutangula or Angled gourd in a vegetable garden, ready to harvest.
Organic homes

Grow your own luffa

A multitasking veg you can eat and turn into a sponge? Growing luffas will give you both!

Book covers
Book reviews

Beautiful garden books reviewed

These joyous garden books are well worth reading says Penny Woodward

The community garden is run by volunteers.
Organic life

Sharing gardening knowledge – and food

A community food project in Victoria is all about learning to grow food and sharing it with the locals.

German beech trees
Organic life

Forest bathing

Being amongst trees is a privilege, especially when you have the time to just wander and relax in a forest.

Trees can have a positive impact on our blood pressure.
Our planet

Deep forest diving

In an extract from his new book The Heartbeat of Trees, Peter Wohlleben delves into the benefits of spending time in forests.

Saving seeds for the seed library.
Greener living

A seed of an idea

A small project to start a street seed library in a Tassie town is expanding throughout the state’s north.

Logging in Papua New Guinea
Our planet

Our life-giving forests

Environmental activist and nature defender Dr Reese Halter celebrates the carbon-storing, rain-creating and simple majesty of trees, while calling for immediate action to protect them and humanity’s future.

The male Blue Tiger butterfly collects pollen as it contains pheromones that make it attractive to the female.
Our planet

The power of pollination

Pollination is necessary for our gardens to thrive so it's handy to understand how we can help all those beneficial insects and animals do their work.

Homemade dishwashing powder from Natural Harry
Organic homes

Dishing up a natural solution

Here's a simple, natural recipe for dishwasher soap tablets to use in your dishwasher, from Natural Harry (aka Harriet Birrell).