Start your own food garden

These basic steps, including easy crops to start with, will help you set up a vegetable garden so you can grow your own food.

Get the native bee buzz

Explore the world of native bees and how we can help provide food for them. A good starting point is to see what you can plant in your garden that will attract them to your patch.

Improve your soil, help the planet

Gardeners have a crucial job to do, storing carbon in their soils. It will help with your harvest, as well as helping stave off the worst effects of the climate crisis.

Buying chooks? Here’s some tips

If you are new to chook keeping, or thinking about adding some hens to your house, here's what to look for.

Worm farms and tumblers

Not everyone has the space in the garden for a compost heap -- that's where a worm farm comes in!

Planning your garden

It's a good idea to do what is called succession planting so you don't end up with too little or too much of the vegies you love best. Here's how to go about it.

Caring for chooks in winter

Winter chills and short days will have an effect on your chooks, so read on to find out how to keep them healthy and happy.

Getting your vegie garden started

Starting a vegie patch? Well, there's one very important question to ask yourself. Pick from these answers the one that suits you and your space.

Planting seed

First time sowing seed? Here's some tips for new growers to follow, as well as a guide to the plants best grown from seed and then planted out.

Build a garden not a bunker

How a well-loved edible garden can provide resilience, nourishment and productivity in a changing world. Just plant these foods.

Bushfire recovery: start with the soil

The loss of a much-loved garden during a bushfire can be devastating, but with patience and time you can rebuild. And your soil is a good place to start.

Vertical gardening

You'll find lots of options when it comes to installing a vertical garden. Here's what to consider when you are planting to save space.