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Green Ideas editorial team

The December-January issue of Green Ideas is in supermarkets and magazine retailers from Monday 30 November 2015.

Trevor SchmidtReader submitted

Green Ideas reader Trevor Schmidt explains his clever irrigation invention.

Kelly Gibney

Kelly Gibney explains how to get make a 'bug' starter for ginger beer.

Green Ideas editorial team

We asked for your tips on being a little greener in the holiday season. Here’s a selection of your answers.

Janet Luke

Got a knack for killing plants? You need a garden that can handle neglect, writes Janet Luke.

Green Ideas editor Greg Roughan

Green Ideas editor Greg Roughan's reading list this week looks at fungi, living free of plastic bags, what makes bees buzz, and more.

Green Ideas editorial team

New Zealand’s natural advantages in dairying may fade as technology drops costs of production.

Green Ideas editor Greg Roughan

Call them ‘products with a purpose’: thirst-quenching drinks made with both the planet and your palate in mind.

Green Ideas editorial team

The value of bats for pest control is highlighted in new research.

Veronica Schmidt

Stocking up on books and pens? Veronica Schmidt shares ideas for planet-friendly parents.