Thrive

Plastic-free food storage is one of the easiest ways to cut kitchen waste and reduce plastic in your home. With Plastic Free July, here are some tips to rethink your fridge, pantry and shopping habits for a more sustainable kitchen.

From wide-reaching floods and bushfires to heatwaves and power outages, Australians are living through more frequent and more intense climate emergencies. And while we can’t predict exactly when or where the next event will strike, we can take steps to be best prepared for when they do. Having a well-stocked, thoughtfully packed emergency kit can make all the difference — not just to your safety and wellbeing, but to your peace of mind when the unexpected hits.

By the time she reached her 50s, Wiradjuri woman Fiona Harrison had learned to turn setbacks into stepping stones. And it was through plants, and eventually chocolate, that she found a way to bring self-healing, Culture and advocacy together.

How to support winter egg laying without compromising your chickens’ health and wellbeing.

Pip’s Issue 36 is full of practical ideas and seasonal inspiration to help you live more lightly, grow more food and make the most of the cooler months.

In this episode of the Pip Podcast, we catch up once again with Jo Nemeth - a passionate advocate for low-impact living who has been living without money for ten years. In an insightful conversation with Pip's founding editor Robyn Rosenfeldt, Jo shares the realities, challenges and deep joys of her unconventional lifestyle, and reflects on what she’s learned about community, resilience and what really matters. Tune in for an inspiring and grounded conversation that might just shift the way you think about how we live, spend and connect.

Hops (Humulus lupulus) has been traditionally used in herbal medicine for its relaxing action on the nervous system.

If you’re having trouble sleeping or feeling stressed, hops might be a remedy. The dried flowers can be added to a lavender eye pillow to help soothe tension headaches, toothaches and earaches while the bitter taste supports digestive function. Hops can be used with lemon balm, chamomile or mint in herbal teas to ease indigestion.

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