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Simon Webster

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Recent articles by Simon Webster

Installing solar panels.
Organic homes

Going off-grid

What does off-grid living mean? Can you sort of go off grid or do you have to all the way? We look at what's feasible.

Maremma sheepdogs.
Organic life

The future is organic

One organic farmer has been very successful with his organic chickens and the bonus is the Maremma sheepdogs that watch his flock.

Windmills on a hill to generate electricity
Organic life

Ethical investing

How can ethical investing practices such as divestment from fossil fuels help you and the world?

The Passive Butterfly house
Organic homes

Make your home an eco-friendly haven

Renovations large and small can make your home a more eco-efficient, healthier and happier place.

Michael Ableman
Organic solutions

In conversation with…

Simon Webster chats with organic farmer and author Michael Ableman about the healing power of growing food.

Saving leek seeds
Propagating

How to save seeds

As seed company ownership tightens, now's the time to learn how to save your own seed writes Simon Webster.

More or less space?
Organic solutions

When more is less

The more the land, the more ambitious Simon Webster’s gardening vision became. 

Surprise potato
Organic solutions

The accidental gardener

Simon Webster cottons on to a new way of gardening – expect the unexpected – at Plot Farm.

Coffee cherries ripe for picking
Flowers, shrubs & trees

Coffee: grow, harvest, process

Yes, you can grow coffee in Australia. Simon Webster explores the growing, harvesting and processing of coffee.

Mobile biochar kiln
Maintenance

Biochar explained

Simon Webster investigates biochar and reveals Peter Cundall's method for making it.

Watermelon crop
Fruit & nuts

Bite into watermelons

Get sticky exploring the world of watermelons with Simon Webster, who names his top choices for your patch.

Plastic is a massive environmental problem.
Organic solutions

Say no to plastic bags

Plastic bags are a whale of a problem for the environment, writes SIMON WEBSTER.

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