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.

ABC Organic Gardener Magazine

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Fresh start • GET YOUR GARDEN READY FOR A YEAR OF GOODNESS!

BEAT THE HEAT • PENNY WOODWARD LOVES DROUGHT-TOLERANT, GREY-LEAFED HERBS. HERE ARE A FEW FAVOURITES TO PLANT NOW.

Create your own FOOD FOREST • JIAN LIU TELLS HOW SHE TURNED HER CEMENT AND MONOCULTURE BACKYARD INTO A THRIVING EDIBLE GARDEN AND FOOD FOREST – AND HOW TO DO IT YOURSELF.

IN A POT

Crunch that CELERY • KAREN SUTHERLAND SAYS THERE’S LOTS TO LOVE ABOUT CELERY, WITH MANY COLOURS AND VARIETIES TO ADD FLAVOUR TO MEALS, SALADS, SNACKS AND JUICES. PLUS, ALL THE ESSENTIALS TO GROW YOUR OWN.

SEEDS OR SEEDLINGS?

IN THE KITCHEN

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Keeping those good looks • CRAIG MILLER-RANDLE HAS FILLED HIS NEW BOOK GREEN THUMB WITH ALL THE ESSENTIALS OF HOW TO GROW AND CARE FOR INDOOR PLANTS – AND KEEP THEM LOOKING SPECTACULAR. HERE ARE HIS EXPERT TIPS ON TRIMMING AND PRUNING, AND SOME TOP PLANTS TO CHOOSE.

TOP TIP

FEED OUR EARTH, feed the people • AWARD-WINNING ORGANIC FARMER MICK DAN TALKS WITH SIMON WEBSTER ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN FEEDING THE SOIL, ADAPTING FARMING METHODS TO NEW ENVIRONMENTS AND A HEALTHY FUTURE FOR HIS COMMUNITY.

MICK’S TOP TIP • IF MICK COULD OFFER ONE TIP TO HOME GARDENERS, IT WOULD BE THIS: LOOK AFTER YOUR SOIL.

The helpful LADYBIRD • DENIS CRAWFORD EXPLORES THE WORLD OF LAYDYBIRDS, THE BENEFICIAL ROLE THEY PLAY, AND THE FEW BAD ONES TO WATCH OUT FOR.

Spot the spots

EAT MY POWDERY MILDEW

WATCH OUT LADYBIRD!

SCARY BUT GOOD

GOING BATTERY-POWERED • WHEN LOOKING FOR A NEW MOWER, PENNY WOODWARD DID THE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT ELECTRIC MOTORS HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY IN THE GARDEN AS WELL AS ON THE ROAD.

TWO STRIKES & YOU’RE OUT!

Making a decision • Here are the important things to consider when purchasing battery-powered tools or mowers.

CLEAN SWEEP • WITH SUMMER COMING TO AN END AND THE COOL SEASON APPROACHING, IT’S TIME TO TIDY UP SPENT CROPS, WATCH FOR DISEASES AND PREPARE THE SOIL FOR NEW CROPS.

SEED SAVING

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Welcome to ORGANIC LIVING • INSIDE: PERMACULTURE LIFE NATIVE FOODS SOIL REGENERATION

Kara Meta, Mara Meta • IN HER NEW BOOK MABU MABU, FIRST NATIONS CHEF NORNIE BERO, EXPLORES A WONDERFUL ARRAY OF NATIVE FOODS AND FLAVOURS, STARTING WITH THE STORY OF HER EARLY DAYS LIVING WITH HER DAD ON MER AND MOA ISLANDS IN THE TORRES STRAIT.

Native fruits • HERE’S A SMALL SELECTION OF THE INDIGENOUS FRUITS USED BY NORNIE BERO IN HER RECIPES.

HARVEST NOTES

IN SEASON

PERMACULTURE, ART & LIFE • ILLUSTRATOR BRENNA QUINLAN TELLS OF HER JOURNEY FROM A VIRTUALLY NATURE-LESS CHILDHOOD TO PERMACULTURE TRAVELS AND LIVING IN A TRUCK NAMED BEV.

BUILDING A FUTURE • BRENNA QUINLAN EXPLAINS SOME OF THE DESIGN FEATURES OF THEIR PLANNED STRAWBALE HOME AND GARDEN, AND THE COMMON LAND ON THEIR INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY.

FIND OUT MORE

START WITH THE SOIL • PAUL HAWKEN SAYS REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE IS ONE OF THE KEYS TO TURNING AROUND GLOBAL WARMING. HERE, HE EXPLAINS ITS ORIGINS, FUNDAMENTALS AND FUTURE ROLE.

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Green, green, and more green… • WITH A SURPLUS OF RAIN, SIMON WEBSTER’S GARDEN IS GOING BALLISTIC – AND IT’S GOT HIM WORRIED.