ABC Organic Gardener Magazine

Organic Gardener Magazine is a guide to organic gardening, providing informative and inspirational stories on everything you need to know to grow your own fruit and vegetables- without the use of harmful chemicals. Each issue includes practical tips and advice from leading organic gardening experts.

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AWARD-WINNING ORGANICS • THE ANNUAL AWARDS OF AUSTRALIA’S LEADING ORGANIC ORGANISATION CELEBRATE INNOVATION AND COMMITMENT ACROSS AN EXPANDING MOVEMENT.

GIFTS THAT WILL KEEP ON GIVING WELL INTO THE NEW YEAR.

SALAD TIME! • KAREN SUTHERLAND SEARCHES OUT SOME TOP MIDSUMMER SALAD VEGIES.

BUILD A GARDEN not a bunker • JUSTIN RUSSELL LOOKS FOR FOOD THAT WILL PROVIDE RESILIENCE, NOURISHMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY IN A CHANGING WORLD.

FRUIT AND NUTS

BUSH FOODS

FORAGED FOODS

Windowsill WONDERS • PENNY WOODWARD SAYS IT’S EASY AND REWARDING TO GROW YOUR OWN NUTRIENT, VITAMIN AND PHYTOCHEMICAL-PACKED MICROGREENS AND SPROUTS, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WITHOUT A GARDEN.

TIPS

SPROUTS & MICROGREENS

Top water-saving tips • PENNY WOODWARD LOOKS AT SIMPLE, SMALL-SCALE TRICKS FOR EFFICIENT WATER USE.

FIVE-SEASONS HERB • PENNY WOODWARD EXPLORES A VERSATILE AND USEFUL HERB GROWN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

A BOTANICAL UPDATE

A new year beckons • THERE IS PLENTY TO DO IN THE SUMMER GARDEN — PLANTING, HARVESTING, SEED SAVING, AND CONTROLLING WEEDS AND PESTS.

MAKE A GARDEN IN A BARROW

WARRIGAL GREENS

welcome to ORGANIC LIVING

Bread winners • A COMMUNITY SUPPORTED BAKERY PROVIDES A RELIABLE INCOME FOR BAKERS, ZERO WASTE AND “DELICIOUS RESILIENCE” FOR THE COMMUNITY, WRITES KIRSTEN BRADLEY. PLUS, THE BASICS OF BREADMAKING AND RECIPES.

THE BASICS OF BREAD

IN SEASON

HARVEST NOTES

We’re hooked on CHOOKS • BEWARE: CHICKENS PROVIDE MUCH MORE THAN JUST EGGS AND FREE FERTILISER, THEY CAN TAKE OVER YOUR LIFE.

PAGAN POP PRINCESS: ADELE SCOTT

Going OFF-GRID • SIMON WEBSTER INVESTIGATES WHAT IT MEANS TO GO ‘OFF-GRID’, AND WHAT’S FEASIBLE.

OFF-GRID: A NEW MEANING

THE GREAT RELINQUISHMENT • LINDA COCKBURN SAYS THAT AS PLANETARY CARETAKERS WE NEED TO LET GO OF THE THINGS THAT NO LONGER SERVE US, FACE REALITY, AND FOCUS ON THE MOST EFFECTIVE ACTIONS TO BRING CHANGE.

Living and loving the wild • FOR SEVEN YEARS MIRIAM LANCEWOOD LIVED AND SURVIVED IN THE WILDS OF NEW ZEALAND WITH HER PARTNER PETER, GROWING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE NATURAL RHYTHMS OF THE EARTH.

PETER RAINE

My new micro home • REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR DR REESE HALTER HAS LEFT SMOG-FILLED LOS ANGELES BEHIND FOR A HEAVENLY MICRO HOME AND GARDEN IN THE COUNTRY.

TINY HOMES

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BEE EHAVIOUR • KELLY LEES SAYS BEES HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY RANGE OF BEHAVIOURS THAT HELP YOU MONITOR THE WELLBEING OF YOUR HIVES.

A womans’ choice • KYLIE MCGREGOR LOOKS AT THE HEALTH AND ECO BENEFITS OF CHOOSING CERTIFIED ORGANIC TAMPONS AND PADS FOR PERSONAL CARE.

ECO-FRIENDLY CHOICES

OUR PICKS • ORGANIC GARDENER CONTRIBUTORS JUSTIN RUSSELL AND LINDA COCKBURN SUGGEST SOME TOP READS FOR THE SUMMER.

Brainteasers • A NEW PUZZLE BOOK HAS BEEN RELEASED DUBBED ‘100 BRAINTEASERS FOR GARDENERS WHO

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Survival at Plot Farm • SIMON WEBSTER ASSESSES HIS PREPAREDNESS FOR THE WORLD TO GO BELLY UP.