Eighteen years ago three friends created a meeting place where people could learn how to live more sustainably. Environment House in Bayswater has grown to become a community hub that promotes climate protection, river and wetland care and a range of sustainability issues.
On this week’s podcast Deryn and Steve talk with one of the founders, Rachael Roberts, about how a small grass roots organisation can make a difference.
Read MoreDeryn talks to gardening presenter Angus Stewart about composting waste; the benefits of worm farming and other practical composting methods.
Read MoreNick Gillett is a farmer in Bencubbin, in the North Eastern Wheatbelt of WA. He talks to Steve and Deryn about the challenges of farming on 300mm annual rainfall (about 175mm in the average April to October growing season) and how farmers are adapting to new technology and reduced use
of herbicides.
As a boy Dr Terry Houston was fascinated by the natural world and has spent more than 50 years studying Australia's 2000 native bees.
He talks with Deryn and Steve about their important in our bush and gardens and reveals some of their unusual, and to our human understanding, quirky behaviours.
Nick Bell was born in 1936 and is one of the pioneers of the turf industry but got his foothold in the industry travelling through SWWA restocking Yates' seed stands. We talk about lawn, artificial turf and his life with well known garden presenter Neville Passmore, who has written a book on Nick's life.
Read MoreIn this week's podcast Deryn and Steve talk about edible and ornamental water plants, aquaponics, edible fish and ponds with Calinda Anderson from the Woodvale Fish and Lily Farm.
Read MoreIf you love roses you're going to enjoy our chat with Rob Melville, a
third generation rose grower who with partner Katie Coyle runs
Melville's Rose and Garden, a propagation and retail nursery in the
Perth hills.
The couple have an enduring passion for everything rosy and discuss
with Steve and Deryn their best loved rose varieties and favourite
salvias to team with with roses.
Rupert Phillips from the House of Honey fell in love with beekeeping at age 8 and brings a lifetime of experience to share with All The Dirt. He joined Deryn and Steve to talk about backyard bee keeping and the medicinal properties of honey.
Read MoreLynne Chapman brings her lifetime of plant knowledge and love for roses to the show. Find out about her favourite varieties, how to strike successful cuttings, and how to bring out the best in your blooms.
Read MoreTree Scientist Dr Paul Barber from Arbor Carbon about the use of technology to monitoring urban forests and vegetation.
Read MoreDeryn and Steve are getting excited with the first hints of Spring and priming their gardens for the best growing season of the year.
Read MoreDeryn and Steve are getting excited with the first hints of Spring and priming their gardens for the best growing season of the year.
Read MoreSteve and Deryn sat down with Craig W
Read MoreSteve and Deryn sat down with Craig W
Read MoreSteve and Deryn talk to Mycologist Dave Proudmore from Swan Valley Gourmet Fungi about the varieties available to the home grower. Tune in to see how you can grow delicious, unusual mushies at your place.
Read MoreSteve Wood talks with Geoff Richards from Richgro about the company's conversion of food waste to electricity and Deryn Thorpe joins Steve to chat with garden author Paul Urquhart about gardening and garden travel.
Read MoreRohan Carboon is a bushfire safety consultant who talks with Steve and Deryn about creating a home and garden that is more able to withstand a bushfire.
Read MoreFrog Doctor Johnny Prefumo talks with Deryn Thorpe and Steve Wood about building frog friendly gardens on this week's All The Dirt podcast.
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