Thrive

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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Combining permaculture principles with regenerative design, Takaynar Landscaping creates outdoor spaces that nourish their clients and the landscape.

Founded by Alex Jayde and Maurizio Lepori, Takaynar Landscaping is driven by a vision to reimagine what suburban gardens can be. With backgrounds in permaculture and renewable energy, the pair bring together complementary skillsets to create productive, beautiful and sustainable gardens that support long-term wellbeing.

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Exploring Psychedelics with Sarah Napthali: A Year of Insight, Integration and Inner Change. In this episode of the Pip Podcast, author Sarah Napthali joins Pip editor Robyn Rosenfeldt to talk about her latest book My Year of Psychedelics, and why a middle-aged Buddhist mother decided to spend a year experimenting with sacred plant medicines and other consciousness-expanding substances.

Got more herbs than you know what to do with? Before they bolt, wilt or go soggy in the back of the fridge, here 5 ways to lock in their goodness.