A seed of an idea

A small project to start a street seed library in a Tassie town is expanding throughout the state’s north.

Our life-giving forests

Environmental activist and nature defender Dr Reese Halter celebrates the carbon-storing, rain-creating and simple majesty of trees, while calling for immediate action to protect them and humanity’s future.

The power of pollination

Pollination is necessary for our gardens to thrive so it's handy to understand how we can help all those beneficial insects and animals do their work.

Dishing up a natural solution

Here's a simple, natural recipe for dishwasher soap tablets to use in your dishwasher, from Natural Harry (aka Harriet Birrell).

Birds in your garden

Penny Woodward talks about attracting birds to your garden and two new books about birds.

Growing a community garden

After five years of waiting and with high-rise developments closing in, residents living in Sydney’s inner-city suburb of Redfern are growing organic food in a local park the council has promised to make chemical-free. Malcolm McGuire writes.

Make your own: lip balm

Why not go waste and chemical-free by making your own home and personal care products from scratch. Here’s a recipe to get you started from Natural Harry, aka Harriet Birrell.

Frogs in your backyard

How to offer a home for a species that's under threat by building a frog pond in your backyard.

Here: Poems for the Planet – a review

Here: Poems for the Planet is a call for hope and action on behalf of a planet in crisis.

Farming for the future

There is a theme running through the work done by Declan McGill and Melissa Charlick at Roly Poly Farm: giving back – to their community and to the property that is now their livelihood.

Urban gardening

Clare and Keith have turned a basic apartment backyard into a vegie-filled urbgarden that supplies them with fresh produce throughout the year.

In time of crisis: grow food

Here at ABC Organic Gardener our aim is to provide trusted, practical advice that will support anyone wishing to garden in this crisis and beyond.