Urban Revolution Blog Articles

Composting is an easy and impactful way to reduce household waste. If you have a garden, it’s also an awesome way to feed your plants for free. Learn about the different composting methods and how to get started, whatever size space you have.

In a permaculture garden, where every plant has a purpose, weeds emerge as unsung heroes rather than unwelcome intruders. These resilient plants bring a myriad of benefits to the ecosystem, offering a helping hand in fostering soil health, supporting biodiversity, and enhancing overall sustainability. Unlike the conventional approach of eradicating weeds, permaculturists embrace these botanical companions for their unique abilities to contribute to the greater well-being of the garden.

Worm composting, also known as vermiculture, is a clean, low pest way of making valuable compost and a liquid fertiliser for the urban garden. Learn how to start a worm farm and what to feed your worms.

Sustainability is such a hot topic right now, particularly since our COVID-19 wake up call, and is relevant to nearly all aspects of our lives. At Urban Revolution, we all aim to tread as lightly as possible on our planet, yet like many, we are all time poor these days. Podcasts are the perfect companion for the time-challenged individual and have become an incredibly popular way for people to get their information on topics of interest to them. Here is Urban Revolution’s list of our top 10 favourite podcasts that cover sustainability from all angles.