Garden

Inspired by the t-shirt bunting made from David Fleck's designs I saw a while back, I dug out some old t-shirts and material scraps I have hoarded saved.  You may need to allow an extra...

Last week I talked to Indira Naidoo – who you will remember from the SBS and ABC Late News, and who you also might know from her publicity blitz for her best-selling new book, The Edible...

I had 50 or so tomato boxes that I was using for books, and then I found an Ikea 5 x 5 Expedit unit on the side of the road (!) so I all of a sudden had 50 tomato boxes stacked up in the backyard. I...

At the Sustainable Living Festival we unveiled the prototypes of our 'Giant Green Games', two A0 board games designed to provide a simple and fun educational tool around the topics of...

Preserving is another good way to reduce food waste. It allows you to use up excess fruit and vegetables for consumption later and is especially good for things that are getting overripe. It's...

Use very ripe tomatoes for the best flavour. If you can afford to buy good quality vinegar, such as apple cider vinegar, do so. Otherwise you can just use cheap white vinegar but it will give your...

Here a few recipes for different sauces and dressings that are full of flavour and easy to make. PestoAdd to soups, pasta, salads or sandwiches. For a vegan version just leave out the cheese. 1 cup...

Zucchinis are cheap and plentiful during summer and if you have zucchinis growing in your garden there will inevitabley come a week when your plants produce more than you could possibly eat. This...

For this chutney you cook the first step is beetroot whole with the skin on. This keeps in more of the flavour and nutrients of the beetroot than if you were to peel it first then cook it. Peeling...

It's an interesting and thorny issue. Planet Green had a post about managing a relationship with someone with different environmental standards than you, but what if it's your housemate...