How permaculture can help you live for less
Transform your garden, transform your life. Permaculture is about multi-purpose plants, minimising waste, energy conservation and community-reliance.
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Gardening
The journey to a biodiverse, resilient and sustainable future.
How to set up your own neighbourhood compost & sharing hub
Build a sense of community and help reduce waste to landfill with a neighbourhood composting hub. Katie Irwin from Waste Not Collective shares how she created one at her home.
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Waterwise gardening for a Brisbane summer
Water and heat stress leads to sick and non-productive plants prone to disease and pest attack and - at worst - plants dying. Horticulturalist Claire Bickle comes to the rescue with tips to save you water, time and money.
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How to manage food waste at home
Live for Less looks at some ways to dispose of your food waste more sustainably, and we ask the local waste experts at Cleanaway and Nu Grow about how households might be doing it in the future.
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Why growing snake beans is awesome
Live for Less editor Mike Watson is a snake bean convert after planting this high yielding veggie that loves the Brisbane heat and is easy to grow. Testify!
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