Chinese artichoke tubers
Vegetables

What is a Chinese artichoke?

These witchetty-grub like tubers are nutty and sweet says PENNY WOODWARD.

established flock
Bees, poultry & livestock

New chook on the block

Meet and greet. JESSAMY MILLER's tips for how to introduce the new chooks on the block.

Joel Salatin and Rebecca Sullivan
Organic solutions

Down on the farm

Meet REBECCA SULLIVAN, our newest contributor, as she catches up with Joel Salatin.

kelp forests are havens for sea life
Organic solutions

Sending out an SOS

The world's oceans are fundamental to human survival but they are also in peril. Is it too late to save our seas? asks DR REESE HALTER.

Crop Spraying
Organic homes

Glyphosate linked to cancer

The World Health Organisation's cancer agency describes glyphosate as a probable carcinogen, JUSTIN RUSSELL reports. 

crowing hen
Bees, poultry & livestock

How to stop crowing

Alpha hens and cross-dressing chooks? JESSAMY MILLER investigates gender politics in the poultry yard.

Costa and the Gordon family
Organic solutions

Gardening Australia visits Patch from Scratch

Costa visited the Organic Gardener Patch from Scratch and joined in the fun.

RMIT's Professor Marc Cohen
Organic solutions

The ten toxic truths

PROFESSOR MARC COHEN investigates the effects of chemicals used in food production on the health of our soils, environment and bodies.

Inventors Cedar and Stuart Anderson
Organic solutions

The bees knees

A sweet new Aussie invention is set to revolutionise the beekeeping world, as SIMON WEBSTER discovers.

taking a soil sample for testing
Soil

Testing times

Soil testing in the Patch from Scratch backyard revealed the extent of environmental contamination in our cities, writes JACQUELINE FORSTER.

cleansing green smoothie
Organic solutions

Top 5 healthy eating tips

Kick start your new year's resolution with nutritionist MEGAN YONSON's top five tips for a healthy eating lifestyle.

'Pablo' puppy
Organic solutions

Pets go organic

More and more pet owners are turning to organic food and grooming products for their furry and feathered friends, writes KYLIE MCGREGOR.