FOGO, humus and the magic in between

Compost is one of nature’s most effective recycling systems. Whether it’s created in a backyard worm farm or a municipal-scale FOGO facility, the process follows the same basic principles. Thom Fox explores how organic waste becomes nutrient-rich compost—and how you can replicate the process at home.

Balancing nature’s books

Lyndall Thomas shares how accountants could help save our natural ecosystems one dataset at a time.

A simple energy saver

One common cause of wasted electricity is when devices are left on unnecessarily, but there is a simple way to avoid that, writes Lance Turner.

Farm it Forward models community-based food production

Tulitha King speaks to Emmanuela Prigioni of Farm It Forward about how they are taking a localised, community-based approach to food production in the Blue Mountains.

Simple and cheap composting loo

A composting loo lets you save huge amounts of water each year from toilet flushing, and can extend the life of an old septic by removing most of the solid waste load. Spud Murphy describes a popular design used for decades.

The third way of organic waste management

Ashley Wearne makes a case for community composting.

Climate-ready gardening

Product profile: Pods for veggies

With the cost of food trending rapidly upwards, the move to growing food at home has become a popular one. While it’s easy if you have a garden, what do you do if you don’t?

Nurturing your native garden

Just how much maintenance do you need in a native garden? Robyn Deed gets some tips from landscaper Haydn Barling on how to sustain a beautiful, biodiverse garden in the suburbs.

Gardening for habitat

Beauty, habitat and always more to learn: there’s a lot to be said for bringing a bit of the bush into the suburbs. Bill Aitchison and Sue Guymer describe their Australian native garden in Melbourne’s east.