Make your home an eco-friendly haven
Renovations large and small can make your home a more...
Sustainable living
Your ultimate guide to living sustainably—from chemical-free chooks and children, to inspiring people, homes and gardens.
Organic homes
Healthier air
Indoor plants make your air cleaner, says PENNY WOODWARD. Here,...
Organic life
Taking care of our planet
Linda Cockburn says we can all take effective action to bring...
The slow clothing movement
Slow fashion advocate Jane Milburn says it’s time we paid as much...
Inspirational gardens
Garden of hope
Penny Woodward writes about an amazing Australian garden project...
Botanic garden beauty
Visit the award-winning Australian Garden in the Royal Botanic...
Poultry & livestock
Happy hydrated hens
Hot weather makes life difficult for everyone, including chooks....
Your child
Garden of knowledge
KYLIE MCGREGOR profiles Kindlehill School and...
Treating head lice
With the incidence of head lice on the rise, KYLIE McGREGOR looks...
Climate change
Plan A – Saving earth
How do we save Earth’s life-support systems and ourselves in the...
Weather versus climate
Current cold weather has social media in a frenzy, but JUSTIN...
Farming
Getting intensive
Justin Russell investigates a selection of tools and equipment for...
New seed security threat
A review of the import of brassica seed is a threat to small farmers...
Galleries
Patch from Scratch Pictures, plans and more from the Gordon’s makeover.
Videos
The observer
From her first visit, Tasmanian forests had a profound effect on Miranda Gibson. This would go on to become a passion to protect those forests from logging and ultimately led to her spending 449 days, 60 metres above the ground in a tree that was named Observer Tree. After nearly 15 months shut off from reality Miranda was forced to evacuate the tree last year. Since then the area where Observer Tree stands and the surrounding forest have been given World Heritage status. Ella Richmond is an ABC Open contributor who also works part-time in a non-editorial role at ABC Local Radio in Hobart. This film was produced in her own time after attending an ABC Open video workshop.
Being part of the solution
Robyn Francis is a person gardener. For over 30 years she has taught communities across the world about Permaculture, empowering them with practical ways to produce food, regenerate damaged landscapes and connect community. Robyn the Activator from ABC Open North Coast NSW on Vimeo.
Life lessons
Costa Georgiadis heads to a senior school in Port Kembla to check out their vegetable garden, which is used by students as a central plank in their curriculum and as a way of helping some with social re-engagement.
The way of the future
Sophie Thomson visits Port Augusta to explore a world first greenhouse project, which is growing vegetables by harnessing the power of the sun and sea.