What you’ll find in the summer issue of Pip magazine.

- Expert tips on trellising your tomatoes for the best-quality yields
- Hannah Maloney’s guide to designing a successful permaculture garden
- Make a fermented kvass drink from your leftover bread
- Read about a land-share vegie farmer practicing no-till techniques
- An inspirational tiny house build on Magnetic Island
- Build your own pizza oven with earth from your property
- Grow your own delicious laksa paste
- How an Indigenous elder is connecting Australians to country and culture
Enjoy this and all our regular articles on foraging, seed saving, reducing waste and our ethical product reviews.

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