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Pip Podcast #42: Amanda Reynolds
In this Pip Podcast, we chat Amanda Reynolds, a Guringai Yuin woman. She’s an artist, storyteller, possum skin cloak maker, curator and a sharer of knowledge.
Pip’s 2024 Mother’s Day Gift Guide
We bring you 10 sustainable Mother’s Day gift ideas for the special mums in your life.
7 Ways To Detox Your Home
We bring you seven quick ways to detox your home to help improve your health.
How To Make Quick Compost
Want to start reaping the benefits of a compost pile for your garden… quickly? We show you how to make quick compost… pronto!
Grow
How To Make Quick Compost
Want to start reaping the benefits of a compost pile for your garden… quickly? We show you how to make quick compost……
4 Steps To Cleaning Garden Tools
Cleaning garden tools after you use them may seem like a lot of hard work, but it’s an important part of treading…
4 Watering Methods for Your GardenÂ
Should you hand-water, install an irrigation system or plug in a sprinkler? We consider the best watering methods to keep your plants…
Growing Root Vegetables
Root vegetables like carrots, beetroots, parsnips and radishes are staples in our kitchens and vegetable gardens. Let’s dig down into how to…
Eat
Garam Masala & Chocolate Chunk Cookies Recipe
Commonly associated with savoury dishes, spices can add a warmth and complexity to your sweet desserts… like these Garam Masala and chocolate chunk cookies.
Simple Zucchini Pickles Recipe
Zucchini is notorious for its overwhelming harvest… put your zucchini glut to good use with our simple zucchini pickles recipe.
7 Non-Alcoholic Brews for New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve may traditionally call for downing a tipple or two (or three… or four) but we think these seven non-alcoholic brews are a better way to usher in the new year.
Pineapple Tepache Recipe
Originating in Mexico, tepache is made by fermenting pineapple skins. We bring you a sweet yet refreshing pineapple tepache recipe.
Build
Sustainable Home: Heartwood Rest
Owner builders Adam and Sian set out to blend open-plan communal living with soft edges, natural materials and exquisite attention to detail in their sustainable home.
From Disused Tennis Court to a Productive Vegie Garden
We explore a productive vegie garden that once played host to family tennis tournaments. For Jaclyn Crupi and her partner Andrew Stewardson, transforming a disused tennis court into a productive vegie garden was about finding a design that balanced history, happiness and health. In 2019, Jaclyn and Andrew acquired half an acre on the Mornington…
How To Make a DIY Wicking Bed: Video
Save time and reduce your water usage with an easy-to-build DIY wicking bed – a self-watering raised garden bed perfect for growing vegies.
5 Ways To Keep Your Composting Toilet Odour-Free
We bring you five easy ways to ensure your compost toilet is kept odour-free!
Thrive
Pip’s 2024 Mother’s Day Gift Guide
We bring you 10 sustainable Mother’s Day gift ideas for the special mums in your life.
10 Eco-Friendly Gift IdeasÂ
Looking for the perfect ethical and eco-friendly gift? Check out these 10 sustainable gift ideas.
12 Items To Pack In Your Bug Out Bag
As fire season rapidly approaches, now’s the time to prioritise preparedness for the long hot summer we’re set to endure. Packing a bug out bag is essential.
What Is Zero Waste?
New to the zero waste movement? We explain exactly what is zero waste and how living a zero waste lifestyle can help reduce your impact on the planet.
Nurture
7 Ways To Detox Your Home
We bring you seven quick ways to detox your home to help improve your health.
Jojoba Skin Care Recipes
These jojoba skin care recipes will keep your dermis hydrated and nourished.
5 Rituals To Celebrate Spring
It’s a special time of year – the ushering in of the new spring season – so we think it’s worth celebrating with some unique rituals!
Grow Your Own Herbal First Aid Kit
We bring you the herbs and plants you will need to grow to create your own herbal first aid kit.
Make
8 Ways to Repurpose Your Old Socks
Give your old socks a new lease on life with these eight ways to upcycle your old, holey or odd socks.
How To Make Zero Waste Natural Bath Bombs
Make your own beautiful zero waste natural bath bombs with our simple recipe.
How To Make a Knitted Cowl
Looking to keep your neck nice and toasty on those frosty mornings in the garden? We show you how to make a knitted cowl.
Learn How To Fix Holey Socks
Socks are one of the most common clothing items to require mending. Learn how to fix holey socks and save yourself money and the environment with these techniques.
Design
What Is Biophilic Design?
We reveal the benefits of bringing the natural world into our built environments with biophilic design.
Permaculture Home Design: Sauveterre Permaculture
We discover a beautiful permaculture home design dubbed “Sauveterre Permaculture” on the far South Coast of New South Wales.
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 cooking, heating and lighting. It’s called biogas, and the concept is – add your kitchen…
Pip Podcast #35: Hannah Moloney
Welcome to another Pip Podcast! This week we speak with perennial favourite, Hannah Moloney, director of Good Life Permaculture.
Self-Reliance
How To Make Quick Compost
Want to start reaping the benefits of a compost pile for your garden… quickly? We show you how to make quick compost… pronto!
12 Items To Pack In Your Bug Out Bag
As fire season rapidly approaches, now’s the time to prioritise preparedness for the long hot summer we’re set to endure. Packing a bug out bag is essential.
Sheep Sorrel & Potato Soup Recipe
Due to their high levels of oxalic acid, sheep sorrel leaves have a refreshing lemony ‘zing’ to them, making them a perfect addition to this potato soup recipe.
Homemade Dishwasher Tablets Recipe
These homemade dishwasher tablets will not only save you money, they’ll also save your health and the planet!
Podcasts
Pip Podcast #42: Amanda Reynolds
In this Pip Podcast, we chat Amanda Reynolds, a Guringai Yuin woman. She’s an artist, storyteller, possum skin cloak maker, curator and a sharer of knowledge.
Pip Podcast #41: Alison Pouliot
In this Pip Podcast, we chat to ecologist, author and environmental photographer Alison Pouliot about the diverse world of fungi and its importance in our ecological networks.
Pip Podcast #40: Jane Hilliard
As overconsumption continues to drive the climate crisis, Tasmanian building designer, Jane Hilliard, is quietly trumpeting the idea that less is actually more.
Pip Podcast #39: Rod Angelo
In Pid Podcast #39, we talk to Rod Angelo (aka The Happy Farmer), about making his business viable by turning waste streams into inputs that would otherwise have cost money.
Videos
How To Harvest & Prepare Sea Urchins
Looking every bit a strange creature from the deep, sea urchins are a seafood delicacy.
Simple Skills for Self-Sufficiency: The Complete Video Series
Would you like to learn how to live a more self-sufficient and sustainable lifestyle? Pip’s Simple Skills for Self-Sufficiency 14-part Video Series will teach you all the skills you need.
How To Compost Food Scraps: Video Series
Unsure which compost system is right for your needs? We talk you through five of the best ways to compost food scraps at home.
How To Make a Bucket Loo: Video Series
Would you be brave enough to use a bucket loo?! Save precious water by setting up a composting toilet.
