Blueprint For Living - Separate stories ABC listen

What’s your relationship like with your local sausage maker?

Embark on this joyful exploration of charcuterie through Elizabeth David's seminal work French Provincial Cooking.

We’ll learn about French techniques and recipes that bring to life the art of charcuterie, celebrating its rich flavours and cultural significance.

Dive into the world of Clement Meadmore, a visionary in modernist design, through the collection of artists Peter Atkins and Dana Harris.

While best known for his sculptural works, this Australian icon’s furniture pieces encapsulate the minimalist aesthetics and functional elegance that influenced an era. 

We’ve heard of permaculture, but what is it exactly?

The author of The Milkwood Permaculture Handbook, Kirsten Bradley, offers an inspiring discourse on how practical permaculture principles may be a lifeline not just for our environment, but for our sense of hope and community.

She spent an enchanted childhood exploring her great-grandfather’s land around Whistlepipe Gully, in southern Western Australia.

Now starting a family of her own Jess Panegyres, Head of Climate & Energy at Greenpeace, is concerned by the alarming decline of ancient forests in the region.

Why is vanilla a byword for boring? How did peppercorns end up next to salt on every western table? Did you know the Vikings were rather partial to cinnamon buns? Food writer Eleanor Ford explores the rich history of spices. 

Writer Bruce Pascoe shares the many stories that bind him closely to his boat and the river.