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The language of growing
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A unique educational program is helping new refugees learn permaculture and English language skills, writes KYLIE McGREGOR.
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Make your own herb-infused oils and balms
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Make your own herb-infused oils and medicinal balms with naturopath ANTHIA KOULLOUROS.
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More Accolades for ABC Organic Gardener
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Organic Gardener has won HMAA’s “Magazine Laurel” for 2016 and our website was a finalist at the recent HMAA Laurel Awards.
The meat debate
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DAVID HOLMGREN, MARC LLEWELLYN and PAUL WEST contemplate the omnivore's dilemna.
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Forest dieback
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DR REESE HALTER says dying forests are the harbinger of climate change. Stay tuned for his reports from COP21, Paris.
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‘ava go at avocados
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They may be fussy plants but homegrown avocados will pay you back big time, says JUSTIN RUSSELL.
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Make your own natural face scrub
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Forget environmentally unfriendly microbeads, here's REBECCA SULLIVAN's recipe for a natural face scrub.
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Digital versions
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Organic Gardener magazine is available in digital format from several popular sources. Subscribe now, through Zinio, GoogePlay or the Apple App Store.
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She’ll be pineapples
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The main requirement for growing your own sweet, juicy pineapples is a little patience, writes PHIL DUDMAN.
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Eat your words
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'Granny skills' enthusiast REBECCA SULLIVAN plots a food revolution with the legendary Alice Waters.
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New look – new hope
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Editor STEVE PAYNE reflects on the lead-up to the upcoming UN Climate Change conference in Paris.