Pip Permie Awards 2018 We recently announced the inaugural Pip Permie Awards in the latest issue of the mag. There are two awards, both of which will be presented at APC14, to be held next April 15-19 in South East NSW and the ACT. The Best Permie Project award is open to projects which are current, create positive change and demonstrate the permaculture ethics… View more
Slightly alcoholic and effervescent this delicious peach fruit wine recipe incorporates all the flavours of summer.
Use foraged flowers to create this visually stunning wildflower mezza luna recipe.
Here are our top 10 ways to upcycle pallets from industrial waste into useful, sustainable stuff (that isn’t just more hipster cafe furniture!).
What do you make of Pip? And what you make from within our little mag’s pages? We love seeing your work, whether it be crafts, eats or garden hauls inspired by our mag, so we’ve created the new hashtag #pipmakers so you can share with our community! And we also have a special prize to… View more
We’ve all seen purple carrots and stripy tomatoes make waves in our local foodie stores in recent years, but heirloom seeds (those that predate the modern supermarket age) open a world of beautiful fruit and vegetables to the home gardener.
Grafting: the mind-blowing ancient technique that turns peaches into apricots and quinces into pears. Ever wondered why most fruit trees are so expensive at the nursery? Or how you can get an apple with multiple varieties on the one tree? That is because most fruit trees aren’t simply grown from seed, like common veg. Get… View more
It’s time for the annual Plastic Free July challenge! Here are 31 ways to get started on your journey to live plastic free.
Winter is a great time to prune your fruit trees. This is our guide about when and how to prune all your different fruit trees.
Each issue in Pip we profile a permaculture elder – someone who has really helped to create the movement we have today. In our next issue we will feature a beautiful article on Rosemary Morrow, a permaculture teacher and writer from the Blue Mountains in NSW, but to get you in the mood this week we’re… View more
We’ve been thrilled with the response to our callout for snaps of Pip Mag Issue 7 when it arrives in your patch, but it’s not too late to share yours with the hashtag #pipmag7 and go in the running to win a pretty chook tea towel from the Pip Shop – we’ll be accepting entries ’til… View more
Last year a giant of the forest of humanity fell, with the news that Bill Mollison passed away in September. Our favourite Permaculture-punk-funk-fusion band, the Formidable Vegetable Sound System have created a moving tribute to Bill with their new song “Trees eat us all”, filled with many of his cracking one-liners. For the song… View more
