Healthier air
Indoor plants make your air cleaner, says PENNY WOODWARD. Here,...
Sustainable living
Your ultimate guide to living sustainably—from chemical-free chooks and children, to inspiring people, homes and gardens.
Organic homes
Visit Josh’s House
Josh Byrne’s house in Fremantle is open for visitors, but you’d...
Organic life
Fabric of life
The rapacious ‘fast fashion’ industry is damaging the planet. Liz...
Patches of peace
Gardening is proving a therapeutic tonic, both...
Inspirational gardens
Farming transformed
Penny Woodward visits a thriving farm that’s producing masses of...
Colclough walled garden
A chance signpost and a meandering walk through Irish woodland led...
Poultry & livestock
How many chickens...
How many chickens can your space accommodate? Jessamy Miller...
Good chook neighbour
Chickens are becoming more popular in urban areas. Jessamy Miller...
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
Weather versus climate
Current cold weather has social media in a frenzy, but JUSTIN...
CSIRO climate analogue website
What might your local climate be in 2030, 2050, 2090? asks PENNY...
Farming
Out of the box
Converting to organics has given Gary and Angela Spotswood a renewed...
A farm in the valley
JACQUELINE FORSTER visits a market garden in the Kanimbla Valley...
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.