How To Build A Wicking Bed
We know plants need water to grow, but understanding when and how much they need can seem like a mystery only “green thumbs” can solve. We show how you how to make your own wicking bed.
Waterless Composting Toilets: A Practical Guide
Concerned that setting up a waterless toilet would be smelly, dirty or hard to maintain? We dispels these myths about composting toilets.
Fermented Onion Weed Recipe
Wondering what to do with an abundance of onion weed? Turn your weed problem into a delicious solution with this fermented whole onion weed recipe.
Growing & Planting Raspberries
Learn how to plant and grow raspberries in your own backyard. They're easy to grow and don't take up much space.
5 Reasons to Teach Kids Permaculture
Why should you teach your kids permaculture principles? We bring you five great reasons to do so.
Biogas Digester: Turning Waste Into Energy
By Stuart Muir Wilson October 1, 2021 Find out how you could turn your household waste into renewable energy with a biogas digester. There is a simple way to make your own renewable energy at home and use it for…
6 Sweet Baking Recipes
Pies, muffins, cookies, crumbles, we’re rather partial to a baked treat or two at Pip headquarters! So we’ve compiled six of our favourite sweet baking recipes.
Homemade Laundry Powder Recipe
Homemade laundry powder is more sustainable, better for your health and significantly less expensive than store-bought options.
Zero Waste Living: All Your Questions Answered
Spiral Garden's Lauren and Oberon Carter answer all your curly questions when it comes to zero waste living.
Jumbleberry Pie Recipe
After a morning bike ride collecting blackberries with the kids I was inspired to bake a berry pie. So I went through my archives and found this super yummy jumbleberry pie recipe that baker extraordinaire and pastry chef Nelleke Gorton taught me how to bake. Real crust, fresh local berries... beautiful.
7 Natural Building Materials For A Sustainable Home
Strawbale? Hempcrete? Light earth? Rammed earth? Here are our top picks of natural building materials and a little run down on each.
How To Make Milk Kefir
Milk kefir – the understated star of fermented foods – has been around for centuries, providing extraordinary bacterial assistance to the human microbiome.