As aloe vera grows it produces offsets around the base that can be planted as new plants.
Organic homes

Grow your own aloe

Penny Woodward looks at the many practical uses of soothing aloe vera and how to grow and harvest this succulent.

More and more businesses are trying to change what happens with the clothing they make.
Organic homes

Solutions to reduce textile waste

Don't throw those old clothes away, put them to use in your garden, writes Penny Woodward.

Growing your own veg is definitely worthwhile.
Organic homes

True cost of growing your own food

Back in Issue 99 of OG, Paul West wrote this article under the title 'Getting Pragmatic', looking at the true costs of growing your own food. In 2022, we are all interested in the answer to this question.

There's a growing awareness about responsible and ethical investing.
Organic life

How to get started with ethical investing

Do you want to invest your money ethically? Simon Webster shares how to get started.

Robin checking 'Beauregard' snow pea crop.
Inspirational gardeners

Saving seeds for our future

Peter Carlyon and Robin Koster-Carlyon share how they changed their organic farm into a thriving seed-growing enterprise.

Creating more life in the soil is key to helping the planet.
Our planet

Start with the soil

Paul Hawken says regenerative agriculture is one of the keys to turning around global warming. Here, he explains its origins, fundamentals and future role.

Hemp has many environmental benefits.
Organic homes

Herculean hemp

Hemp is the Hercules of the plant world – a remarkable drought-resistant crop that offers environmental benefits for future farming, writes Reese Halter.

Blue Mountains Food Co-op in Katoomba.
Greener living

Community owned food co-ops

Looking for an ethical alternative to grocery giants? Jacqueline Forster takes a look at one food co-op and what it offers.

Jian Liu's Melbourne garden is a productive space, teeming with life and colour.
Inspirational gardeners

Backyard gardening success in Melbourne

Learn how a concrete backyard in urban Melbourne was turned into a wonderful food forest, filled with fresh produce.

Fresh Luffa acutangula or Angled gourd in a vegetable garden, ready to harvest.
Organic homes

Grow your own luffa

A multitasking veg you can eat and turn into a sponge? Growing luffas will give you both!

Book covers
Book reviews

Beautiful garden books reviewed

These joyous garden books are well worth reading says Penny Woodward

The community garden is run by volunteers.
Organic life

Sharing gardening knowledge – and food

A community food project in Victoria is all about learning to grow food and sharing it with the locals.