Apart from the air and water, soil provides the basis for plant growth. So making and keeping your soil healthy are the most important tasks.

Sustainable Wicking Worm Bed

Progress Updated March 2013 When I built my first wicking worm bed 10 months ago, it was a test bed designed to gain experience with the process.  My…

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SGA Footprint Flicks – Mulch Ado about Nothing

Wrap your soil up in a blanket of mulch to conserve water use, add nutrients, suppress weeds and enhance habitat. But what to use where? Meander…

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SGA Footprint Flicks – Lord of the Bins (Part 2)

Lord of the Bins is a hard-hitting, 2…

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SGA Footprint Flicks – Lord of the Bins (Part 1)

Lord of the Bins is a hard-hitting, 2…

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Choosing a Compost Bin

Ahhhh, the good…

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Composting Big Time

  Look what’s happening to our garden waste. SGA visited the Epping Resource Recovery Facility in Victoria which was developed by Greenplanet…

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Lead Contamination

Lead is an extremely stable element that is categorised as a heavy metal. It is a dangerous neurotoxin to humans and animals. Small amounts of lead…

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