Fresh herbs can be expensive at the supermarket, but many perennial varieties are cheap and easy to grow at home.
Topic:Feel Good
Move over pumpkins and carrots, there's a new contender taking root in Australia's giant vegetable scene
Jon Thompson knew he was on to something big when he harvested his garlic crop and found some monster bulbs.
Topic:Gardening
Thu 2 Feb 2023 at 1:09pm
A school kitchen garden is at the heart of this community
It might be a school of just 35 students, but Mount Molloy State School feeds a community with its garden and pizza restaurant.
Topic:Food and Drink
Sat 17 Dec 2022 at 10:22am
How to make tea from common weeds, plants and herbs
It might be a weed in most places, but dandelions make for a pretty great cuppa!
Topic:Gardening
Sun 11 Sep 2022 at 7:00am
The easy-grow greens that will save you a weekly iceberg
A self-confessed plant nerd is questioning why millions of Australians buy expensive vegetable crops, when planting perennial Asian greens can create an endless supply of tasty free food.
Topic:Vegetable Crops
Thu 7 Jul 2022 at 5:50am
Founder of Corryong's market gardens cooperative recognised with health award
The founder of Acres and Acres Cooperative, Josh Collings, has cemented his legendary status after being recognised at the 2021 Victorian Health Promotion Awards.
Topic:Community Organisations
Wed 23 Feb 2022 at 1:20pm
The herb that shouldn't be kept in the fridge
We ask the experts how to go about choosing and storing soft-leaf herbs for optimum flavour and longevity.
Topic:Food and Drink
Fri 13 Aug 2021 at 11:56am
Are supermarket basil plants built to survive beyond tonight's dinner?
Could a supermarket basil plant survive for a year? Jennifer Wong is on her way to finding out.
Topic:Home
Fri 29 Jan 2021 at 1:02pm
Words of wisdom to manage a sodden veggie patch this wet summer
Rookie COVID gardeners and old pros alike face a shock to the system as rainy La Niña finally kicks in. Gardening Australia's Millie Ross shares her tips on how to handle a soggy season.
Topic:Weather
Sat 19 Dec 2020 at 7:33am
Crocodiles, helicopters and gunfire: The unlikely elements of a modern career in botany
A challenging three-year survey of islands off the remote Kimberley coast has seen more than 4,000 of the regions plants added to Western Australia's state herbarium.
Topic:Botany
Sun 6 Dec 2020 at 10:45am
'A pick-it-and-eat-it situation': Royal Botanic Gardens helps create sensory garden for disability home
The Royal Botanic Gardens helps Hunter-based social and community housing organisation Compass Housing set up its first sensory garden in suburban Lake Macquarie.
Topic:Disabilities
Wed 9 Sep 2020 at 11:47am
'The smell is amazing': The beautiful wedding bouquet you can eat
Bundaberg farmer Amanda Giles had no idea she was creating a new product when she simply bunched some herbs together and took a photo.
Topic:Herb Growing
Tue 2 Jun 2020 at 8:37am
Pandemic sees people seeking regional lifestyle, getting back to basics
If COVID-19 has spawned in you a desire to grow veggies and raise chooks, you might be among a demographic cohort tipped to create a wave of post-pandemic migration.
Topic:Demographics
Sun 10 May 2020 at 11:45am
Want to trap a mouse? Feed it fruit-and-nut chocolate
A way to fix your vermin problem that doesn't involve violence — or a trip to the shops? Liz Keen explores home remedies for ridding your house of mice and pests.
Topic:Vegetable Gardens
Fri 17 Apr 2020 at 12:44pm
Garden sharing scheme tackles organic food security, food mileage and social isolation
This organic farming program is turning residential backyards into market gardens to tackle food security, food mileage and social isolation.
Topic:Food and Drink
Tue 22 Oct 2019 at 2:54pm
From seed to table in two weeks: The fast turnaround crop in high demand
Microgreens taste like fully grown vegetables packed with flavour, but are a much quicker to grow, and are proving to be a business boon for some young entrepreneurs.
Topic:Agribusiness
Thu 29 Nov 2018 at 5:30pm
Edible daylily a forgotten flower that graces top restaurants
A flower farmer says the humble daylily needs an image boost to remind gardeners that it is beautiful, hardy and so tasty its buds grace the menu of one of Australia's top restaurants.
Topic:Agriculture
Wed 13 Dec 2017 at 2:55am
Gingin garlic producer to harvest first commercial crop
After three years without an income, a Gingin garlic farmer is preparing to harvest his first commercial garlic crop.
Topic:Herb Gardens
Thu 17 Nov 2016 at 10:38pm
Organic herb grower Paul Stringer talks about this year's coriander harvest
Central Queensland organic herb grower Paul Stringer says this year's coriander harvest has been held up by the cold weather. Read more here
Topic:Herb Gardens
Wed 17 Sep 2014 at 11:24pm
Cold weather holds up Central Queensland coriander harvest
If you're driving through Biloela central Queensland at the moment you might notice some lovely green paddocks with beautiful aromas wafting your way.
Topic:Herb Gardens
Thu 18 Sep 2014 at 12:11am
From refugees to Top End growers
Meet the Top End's Cambodian farming community
Topic:Agriculture
Tue 3 Jun 2014 at 11:22pm

