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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RIDDING THE WORLD OF CHEMICALS

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BRIGHT SPARKS • PENNY WOODWARD SUGGESTS SOME ANNUAL FLOWER SEEDS THAT CAN BE PLANTED IN YOUR GARDEN NOW FOR LATE WINTER AND SPRING COLOUR.

PEARS Belles of the ball • JUSTIN RUSSELL ADORES LUSCIOUS, NUTRITIOUS PEARS AND WANTS THEM TO GET AS MUCH, OR MORE, ATTENTION AS APPLES – AS WELL AS RECOGNITION OF THEIR ADVANTAGES IN A CHANGING CLIMATE.

TOP PEAR CHOICES

Other pears

SUGGESTED SUPPLIERS

Easy , fast , delicious! • HELEN MCKERRAL EXPLORES THE EXPANDING WORLD OF FAST-GROWING ASIAN GREENS.

THE BUFFET

NOW GARDENS CAN FLOURISH naturally • Read how new Hozelock Pure Sprayers will help you become a natural gardener.

HOMEMADE RECIPES

The Future is ORGANIC • TO MARK THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF ORGANIC GARDENER, SIMON WEBSTER LOOKS AT THE ORGANIC MOVEMENT IN AUSTRALIA, SPEAKS TO SOME LEADERS IN THE INDUSTRY, AND REFRESHES OUR MEMORY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING TRULY ‘ORGANIC’.

PRINCIPLES of ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

AUSSIE ORGANIC CERTIFIERS

SMALL-SCALE ORGANICS • WHILE ORGANIC CERTIFICATION PROVIDES LOTS OF BENEFITS FOR GROWERS, MANY SMALL-SCALE FARMERS BAULK AT THE COSTS.

Heavenly eggs • AN ORCHARDIST AND EGG PRODUCER GOES WAY BEYOND ORGANIC CERTIFICATION STANDARDS, ALLOWING THE CHOOKS TO RUN FREE, WRITES SIMON WEBSTER.

It’s in the bottle • A PIONEERING BIODYNAMIC DAIRY FARM PUTS SOIL HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY AT THE FOREFRONT OF ITS BUSINESS, WRITES LEANNE CROKER.

market Forager gardener to • JUSTIN RUSSELL MEETS INNOVATIVE FARMER

Island of honey • MIX A COLONY OF ITALIAN BEES WITH AN ORGANIC FARMER AND WOULD-BE APIARIST, AND YOU END UP WITH A PRETTY SPECIAL HONEY, WRITES SIMON WEBSTER.

On the EDGE • PENNY WOODWARD SAYS MANY HERBS CAN DOUBLE AS HEDGES AND BORDERS, PROVIDING BEAUTY AND SCENT, A HAVEN FOR INSECTS AND DEMARCATION FOR GARDEN BEDS AND BOUNDARIES.

PRUNING TOOLS

WINTER PLANNING • NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME TO CONSIDER YOUR GARDEN AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU MAY WANT TO DO DIFFERENTLY.

SEED SAVING

How to make WHITE OIL SPRAY

WHAT TO PLANT AND SOW NOW

welcome to ORGANIC LIVING • INSIDE: FOOD BEES CHOOKS BOOKS AND MORE

Cooking for the bush • A NEW COOKBOOK AIMS TO RAISE MONEY FOR FARMERS DOING IT TOUGH FROM DROUGHT, TELLING THEIR STORIES AND PROVIDING DELICIOUS RECIPES USING OUR DIVERSE PRODUCE.

WINE PICKS

HARVEST NOTES

Wednesday’s GARDEN SANCTUARY • WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST ORGANIC COMMUNITY GARDEN IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA IS THRIVING 30 YEARS ON AS A PLACE OF BEAUTY AND EDUCATION, BUT ITS FUTURE IS THREATENED BY A PROPOSED CAR PARK. SHELLEY CULLEN TELLS THE STORY.

YOUR MONEY and the PLANET • DIVESTMENT FROM FOSSIL FUELS IS PICKING UP PACE AND RAISING AWARENESS OF HOW ETHICAL INVESTMENT CAN LEAD TO A BETTER WORLD, WRITES SIMON WEBSTER.

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CAN YOU HEAR ME? • We felt it vital to publish this speech given to the British Parliament by Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, aged 16. It is aimed not just at British politicians but leaders around the globe. Greta, who inspired the global school strikes, has broken through the static on climate change and spelt out the emergency at hand with a clarity and quiet forcefulness that few have managed before. Yes,...