Evergreen in Africa

Farmers are interplanting legume trees and maize with impressive results, reports SIMON WEBSTER.

Organics under the spotlight

Why is organics guilty until proven innocent? Why does it have to prove itself and not the non-organic farmers?

Urban Orchid – Catching Falling Fruit

Organic gardeners are swapping homegrown produce, ideas and skills in an expanding community movement known as the Urban Orchard. JOEL CATCHLOVE reports on the Adelaide experience and beyond.

Food Inc – organics and how to reduce our environmental cancer risk

The case for organic food to improve health and reduce our exposure to cancer risks is at last being pitched at high levels. Rob Bauer ditched chemicals for organic farming to save his health.

Seed saviour

An Indian woman who gave up nuclear physics to become a seedsaver and campaigner has won the 2010 Sydney Peace Prize, reports SIMON WEBSTER.

Roof top farming in the big apple

An innovative group of New Yorkers turn a city roof top into a highly productive organic farm, reports PHIL DUDMAN

Organic farming gets hip

Hip hop beats and rhymes help to sell the 'go organic' message in the UK, reports PHIL DUDMAN.

Breath of fresh air

Clean air does exist, and scientists have bottled it, reports SIMON WEBSTER.

Dying out

Plants are just as endangered as mammals, SIMON WEBSTER reports.

Full steam ahead

JOHN NEWTON laps up some great-tasting organic ales.

Down-to-earth garden design

Good garden design can be a mystery to many, but when you follow the steps that professionals use, you can create something that is both beautiful and functional, says PHIL DUDMAN

Caught red handed

The suburbs are full of neglected fruiting trees, bearing bucket loads of organic produce ripe for the picking. PHIL DUDMAN calls it ‘the fine art of foraging’, only this week he was caught in the act.