Community Garden

Sharing gardening knowledge - and food

August 2021

Eliza Henry-Jones reports on a community food project in Victoria that's all about learning to grow food and sharing it with the locals.

In conversation with...

June 2018

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

New seed security threat

March 2018

A review of the import of brassica seed is a threat to small farmers, seed suppliers and our nation's food sovereignty, says Justin Russell.

Garden of hope

November 2017

Penny Woodward writes about an amazing Australian garden project for the children of the Gaza Strip.

Secret to an organic lawn

December 2016

In organic circles, lawns are oft seen as unsustainable. But it's possible to grow one organically, says JUSTIN RUSSELL.

A Greek organic odyssey

June 2015

Travel with photographer Mary Canning as she embarks on a big fat Greek farm tour of the stunning island of Lipsi.

Festival day at Jindivik community garden in Victoria

Bushfire community gardens and a manual

December 2013

Community gardens are about community and getting hands into the soil says PENNY WOODWARD.

Community minded

November 2013

Jacqueline Forster speaks with horticulturist Jon Kingston, head gardener at the James Street Reserve Community Garden in Redfern, where we shot our November/December ‘beans’ cover.

Rainbow connection

March 2013

JUSTIN RUSSELL tells the story of the heirloom vegie poster boy, Rainbow Chard.

Outlaw plants

March 2013

JUSTIN RUSSELL challenges the notion that all weeds are pests, and makes cordial with one of his favourite outlaw plants.

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