How sewage from a million Sydneysiders helps grow the wheat we eat
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How sewage from a million Sydneysiders helps grow the wheat we eat

Sydney Water is appealing for farms on the outskirts of the city to consider using fertiliser from human waste,called biosolids,to grow food.

  • byAngus Dalton

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Farming and food the next green bonanza:Wollemi Capital

Farming and food the next green bonanza:Wollemi Capital

Agriculture could be transformed into a mainstream infrastructure asset class like solar and wind energy,says climate-focused investment firm Wollemi Capital.

  • byClancy Yeates
The simple mistakes that could ruin your compost

The simple mistakes that could ruin your compost

If your compost is smelly,soggy or not breaking down,there are easy ways to make things right.

  • byLauren David
Bottling success:How cult favourite coffee cup company Frank Green went viral

Bottling success:How cult favourite coffee cup company Frank Green went viral

Reusable cup company Frank Green has built a social media following that businesses usually only dream about. It came about almost by accident.

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The June 10 Edition
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The June 10 Edition

Actor Rachel Ward’s new life as a “farmhand”| Getting naked with 1000 swimmers| Unmasking high fashion’s “superfakes”| Staying best friends with an ex

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‘Full-time farmhand in my mid-60s’:Rachel Ward’s new,earthly passion

‘Full-time farmhand in my mid-60s’:Rachel Ward’s new,earthly passion

From modelling and acting to screenwriting,directing and raising a family,now The Thorn Birds star is digging a new passion:regenerative farming.

  • byCandida Baker
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The ‘ugly vegies’ people in a new challenge to supermarkets

The ‘ugly vegies’ people in a new challenge to supermarkets

Farmers Pick is the champion of spotty oranges and bendy vegies,but it’s now expanding its reach.

  • byEmma Koehn
All roads lead to Newport for suburban olive harvest

All roads lead to Newport for suburban olive harvest

Backyard harvesters submitted six tonnes of olives on Sunday to be made into olive oil.

  • byCarolyn Webb
Months after its demise,Abbotsford Farmers Market shows new growth

Months after its demise,Abbotsford Farmers Market shows new growth

The closure of the 20-year-old market in January was blamed on a “perfect storm” of rising costs,extreme weather and low customer numbers. That storm,it seems,has passed.

  • byCara Waters
Milk without cows:Inside the metamorphosis of Australia’s oldest dairy co-op,Norco
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Milk without cows:Inside the metamorphosis of Australia’s oldest dairy co-op,Norco

Meet the man who has engineered a commercial and cultural turnaround of an “ultra-conservative” dairy business that hadn’t been profitable in 30 years.

  • byJessica Yun
‘The fruit is out there’:These backyard blitzers want to raid your trees

‘The fruit is out there’:These backyard blitzers want to raid your trees

Waves of overseas migration have filled Melbourne’s backyards with fruit trees – and the harvest often goes to waste.

  • byRachael Dexter