In this episode of the Pip Podcast, we catch up once again with Jo Nemeth—a passionate advocate for low-impact living who hasn’t used money for over eight years. 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.
May 13, 2025•59 min
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. Best known for her bestselling series Buddhism for Mothers, Sarah Napthali has long been a steady and grounded voice in the world of mindful parenting and Buddhist-inspired living. But her latest book ta...
Apr 17, 2025•46 min
Pip editor Robyn Rosenfeldt shares an insightful conversation with Aunty Munya about Indigenous seasons, connecting to country and how to become and Indigenous ally.
Mar 19, 2025•46 min
In this episode of the Pip Podcast, Robyn Rosenfeldt sits down with Heidi Marika, naturopath, medical herbalist, and author of Wildcraft and From the Wild. Heidi shares her passion for reconnecting with the plants growing all around us and how they can be used for food, medicine, and healing—both for us and the environment. Together, Robyn and Heidi delve into the overlooked abundance of wild plants and the importance of re-learning what our ancestors knew. Heidi opens up about her childhood spe...
Dec 19, 2024•54 min
In this episode of the Pip Podcast, Robyn Rosenfeldt sits down with Nat Mendham, artist, creator, and founder of the Radical Postcard Club. Nat shares her journey of embracing a slower pace of life, finding balance between creative pursuits and parenting, and staying connected to nature’s rhythms. Together, Robyn and Nat explore the challenges of navigating burnout, work-life balance, and sustainable living in a fast-paced world. Nat opens up about her experiences during the Covid-19 lockdown, h...
Nov 25, 2024•49 min
In this episode of the Pip Podcast, Robyn Rosenfeldt sits down with Jade Miles, CEO of Sustainable Table, public speaker, author of FutureSteading, and host of the podcast of the same name. Jade is also a heritage fruit farmer and mother of three, balancing multiple roles while staying true to her values of sustainability and community. In this candid conversation, Robyn and Jade explore the realities of juggling a full life, from managing a farm to leading a national organisation, all while try...
Oct 28, 2024•59 min
This episode explores a thought provoking topic, something we often don’t talk about; death and what we do with our bodies after we die. I travelled to Bodalla on the NSW south coast to talk with Fiona McCuiag, from Walawaani Way Conservation Burial. She offers people the option to be buried in a way that is giving back to the environment and allowing our bodies to go back to the earth. This is a beautiful episode that explores the taboos around talking about death, the ritual of a natural buria...
Aug 14, 2024•55 min
In this Pip Podcast, we chat with Amanda Reynolds, a Guringai Yuin woman. She’s an artist, storyteller, possum skin cloak maker, curator and a sharer of knowledge. In our heart-warming conversation, Amanda honours her profound connection to Country and shares the cultural significance of symbols and designs in Indigenous storytelling and the ancient wisdom passed down through generations. Amanda's storytelling weaves together symbols, designs, and the act of deep listening, offering an intimate ...
Apr 25, 2024•59 min
In this Pip Podcast, we chat to Alison about the diverse world of fungi and the importance of fungi in our ecological networks. Once it was mushrooms attracting all the attention. They still are but the growing interest in mycelium and the notion of subterranean networks of fungi is changing not only how we understand fungi and forests, but life. Fungi provide a fundamental foundation to the forest and are a key to understanding how forests work. Alison Pouliot is an ecologist, author and enviro...
Apr 18, 2023•42 min
As overconsumption continues to drive the climate crisis, Tasmanian building designer, Jane Hilliard, is quietly trumpeting the idea that less is actually more. Jane Hilliard is on a mission to claw back the overconsumption rampant in the building industry. Swimming against the metaphorical tide that promotes ever-expanding McMansion-style developments, Jane champions the concept of ‘enoughness’ in her professional life and in her everyday life, too. In Jane’s own words, enoughness is about “wor...
Feb 08, 2023•44 min
Robyn talks to Rod Angelo, The Happy Farmer, about making his business viable by turning waste streams into inputs that would otherwise have cost money.
Nov 07, 2022•41 min
Robyn Rosenfeldt speaks with Helena Norberg-Hodge about the localisation movement, and why we need to be creating stronger local food systems and stronger connections within our community. Author and film maker, Helena Norberg-Hodge is the founder and director of the international non-profit organisation, Local Futures, a pioneer of the new economy movement, and the convenor of World Localisation Day. Over the past few years, we have been experiencing increasing problems with our country’s suppl...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 4 min
A discussion with Nick Rose about how we can feed our nation with local ethical food that will help our food security. Nick discusses how we can create change to create a more secure food system.
May 10, 2022•49 min
Welcome to Pip Podcast #36. Today we speak to visual artist, business owner, creative director and proud Walbunga and Ngarigo woman, Cheryl Davison. Best known for her prints and paintings, Cheryl’s work has hung in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, is part of the National Museum of Australia’s permanent collection, is also the Aboriginal Creative Director with Four Winds Festivals and has recently opened Mungala Bugaali Gallery in Central Tilba, NSW, where as well as selling her own artwork a...
Feb 10, 2022•1 hr
Pip Podcast is back! With the wonderful and inspiring Hannah Moloney. In this episode Robyn chats to Hannah about how she balances making change in the world with work, parenthood, and living a healthy sustainable life. Hannah shares her journey from starting ‘Goodlife Permaculture’ to becoming a regular guest presenter on ABC’s Gardening Australia and now finishing her first book. To read more about Hannah and her exciting projects check out the celebratory 20th issue of the Pip magazine: Websi...
Jun 16, 2021•33 min
It’s Pip Podcast time and this week we speak with Climate Council chief, scientist, conservationist, Australian of the Year and one of the country’s leading writers on climate change, Tim Flannery. In this podcast, Tim discusses where we stand in the fight against climate change and where the future is really heading based on current actions, attitudes and trends. Tim believes that it’s important to keep doing what we’re doing in our personal lives when it comes to living more sustainably, but t...
Dec 16, 2020•26 min
In this podcast Diego shares his passion for the ancient art of foraging. He shares some of his favourite cooking tips and theories on the reasons why many of us are rediscovering the lost art of foraging for wild food. We hope you enjoy.
Oct 20, 2020•45 min
In this episode Pip editor, Robyn Rosenfeldt speaks with local food pioneers Emma-Kate Rose and Robert Pekin from Food Connect in Brisbane. Food Connect is a local food CSA, supporting local farmers and providing customers with access to good quality, organic local food at a fair price to farmers and to customers. They are revolutionising our food systems.
Aug 26, 2020•59 min
Welcome to Pip podcast number 31. Today we journey to the central Victorian countryside to visit Mara Ripani. Mara Ripani is a photographer, cook, grower and Pip writer who is living the homesteader dream. In this podcast she chats to Pip editor Robyn Rosenfeldt about the simple rituals of her daily life. She also shares her journey to the country. The perfect listen for those of us who dream of a home on the range!
Jul 02, 2020•55 min
Pip Podcast #30: Aboriginal Fire Management with Victor Steffensen by Pip Permaculture Magazine
May 21, 2020•1 hr
Welcome to the Pip Podcast number 29, and our first episode for 2020. In this episode Robyn talks about getting started gardening with Fabian Capomolla, aka the Hungry Gardener. Fabian has made a career out of getting people gardening at home. In 2009 he co-founded the Little Vegie Patch Co. More recently he has created the Hungry Gardener Podcast and written a book Growing Food the Italian Way.
Apr 09, 2020•41 min
It's Pip podcast time! Today Robyn is in conversation with Damon Gameau, actor, filmmaker and director of the new film 2040. The film is a hopeful vision for the future. A future in which humanity comes together to solve the crisis of climate change.
Dec 23, 2019•40 min
Welcome to our latest Pip Podcast! We're up to our 27th podcast, and in this episode Robyn chats with Natalie Isaacs – inspirational woman and founder of One Million Women.
Nov 29, 2019•47 min
Welcome to Pip Podcast number 26. In this podcast Robyn has a kitchen table conversation with chef, TV presenter, writer and grower Paul West of River Cottage Australia. Pull up a chair and enjoy as they talk all things food, family, culture andcommunity. In the podcast Paul shares his journey from dish-washer to TV chef to his most recent work writing about urban growing in his new book the Edible Garden Cookbook & Growing guide. Fill your cup and get inspired with Paul's contagious enthusi...
Nov 03, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Welcome to Pip Podcast number 25. In this edition Pip editor Robyn Rosenfeldt learns about the slow flower movement chatting with Tara Luca from Olive Gap Organic Farm. Tara is sustainable flower grower and advocate from the Northern Rivers of NSW. In this podcast Tara explains the environmental issues in the conventional flower growing industry and shares how we can all make better bloom choices, without forgoing the beauty of flowers.
Sep 27, 2019•38 min
In this podcast we chat with Morag Gamble about what is a permaculture life. Morag has been involved in permaculture her whole life and lives the permaculture ethics in all aspects of her being. Morag shares her unique insights about what permaculture has to offer in the face of climate change.
Aug 29, 2019•58 min
In Pip podcast #23, Pip editor Robyn Rosenfeldt chats with permaculture pioneer Rosemary Morrow about her latest work teaching permaculture to refugees. Along with a dedicated team of permaculture teachers from around the world, Rosemary is teaching permaculture to people in some of the harshest living conditions on earth, in Kabul, Kurdistan, Malaysia and Bangladesh, to name a few. These refugees are often in camps for ten to twelve years with no purpose and nothing to do. By teaching them perm...
Aug 08, 2019•41 min
In this episode we talk to zero waste advocate and author Erin Rhoads, aka The Rogue Ginger. We look at how she came to waste free living and we discuss how to make it work in everyday life.
Jul 04, 2019•46 min
In this podcast we speak with Lauren and Oberon Carter, authors of the fabulous book, A Family Guide to Waste-Free Living. They share their story about how they came to living a waste-free life and we discuss the potential hurdles and obstacles many of us face when trying to live waste-free. Lauren and Oberon live with their three daughters in Hobart on an average suburban block and live a waste-free life.
Jun 04, 2019•56 min
In this podcast we talk with Jane Milburn about slow clothing and ethical fashion and why we need to think more about the clothes we choose and the way we dress.
May 06, 2019•40 min
