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Organic NZ

May/Jun 2018
Magazine

Organic NZ is filled with info to live a healthier lifestyle - for you and the planet! Published by the Soil & Health Association of New Zealand, working since 1941 for sustainable organic agricultural and good health. Topics range from home garden to large-scale success stories; eco-building; urban organics; genetic engineering & chemical issues; food matters & natural health.

Message from the chair

Another GE-free win!

Your letters

WINNING LETTER

Competitions

Scientists want glyphosate reassessed

Soil & Health welcomes Lucy Blackbourn

Obituary Tony Banks

‘Remarkable’ new apple

Celebrating Organic Week NZ!

growing people AND PRODUCE in an urban paradise • Liz Kivi meets the dynamic duo cultivating youth development and connected communities with their city farms.

QUINN’S garden

Broad beans EVERY PART is useful

Homegrown sweeteners

Recipes

Growing HEALTHY mind food • Biodynamic food can increase not only health, but also consciousness, writes Gill Bacchus.

Like a regular grocer. Only with real food.

Moon calendar for May

Moon calendar for June

COOKING with agar agar

EXPECT A miracle! • Tremane Barr shares his experiences of surviving pancreatic cancer.

MEGAN and the budding vegan • Philippa Jamieson chats with NZ Herald columnist Megan Nicol Reed about organics, microbeads, and the vegan aspirations of her daughter.

Still sprouting KINGS SEEDS celebrates 40 years

Grazed and CONFUSED • John King talks to three farmers about how holistic planned grazing (HPG) strengthens their organic farm management and enhances the environment.

FARM AND GARDEN Meet the bacteria • Dr Tim Jenkins presents the final article in a series on how most bacteria can help us and others challenge us in organic growing and eating. After covering many of the different kinds of bacteria, the series now puts the spotlight on nutrient cycles and some of the bacteria involved. This time we look at phosphorus.

Built TO LAST • Retiring architect Graeme North looks back more than 45 years on the first of his hundreds of natural building designs: Yvonne Rust’s house at Parua Bay.

Soil & Health Association AGM

Ongoing work to keep NZ GE-free • Advocacy report, by Mischa Davis, Soil & Health policy advisor

OANZ forum brings sector together

Farming in a changing climate

Happy 25th birthday TranzAlpineHoney!

Book review

Subscribe to OrganicNZ Magazine

Join Soil & Health today:

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What’s on

Goods and services directory


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Home & Garden

Languages

English

Organic NZ is filled with info to live a healthier lifestyle - for you and the planet! Published by the Soil & Health Association of New Zealand, working since 1941 for sustainable organic agricultural and good health. Topics range from home garden to large-scale success stories; eco-building; urban organics; genetic engineering & chemical issues; food matters & natural health.

Message from the chair

Another GE-free win!

Your letters

WINNING LETTER

Competitions

Scientists want glyphosate reassessed

Soil & Health welcomes Lucy Blackbourn

Obituary Tony Banks

‘Remarkable’ new apple

Celebrating Organic Week NZ!

growing people AND PRODUCE in an urban paradise • Liz Kivi meets the dynamic duo cultivating youth development and connected communities with their city farms.

QUINN’S garden

Broad beans EVERY PART is useful

Homegrown sweeteners

Recipes

Growing HEALTHY mind food • Biodynamic food can increase not only health, but also consciousness, writes Gill Bacchus.

Like a regular grocer. Only with real food.

Moon calendar for May

Moon calendar for June

COOKING with agar agar

EXPECT A miracle! • Tremane Barr shares his experiences of surviving pancreatic cancer.

MEGAN and the budding vegan • Philippa Jamieson chats with NZ Herald columnist Megan Nicol Reed about organics, microbeads, and the vegan aspirations of her daughter.

Still sprouting KINGS SEEDS celebrates 40 years

Grazed and CONFUSED • John King talks to three farmers about how holistic planned grazing (HPG) strengthens their organic farm management and enhances the environment.

FARM AND GARDEN Meet the bacteria • Dr Tim Jenkins presents the final article in a series on how most bacteria can help us and others challenge us in organic growing and eating. After covering many of the different kinds of bacteria, the series now puts the spotlight on nutrient cycles and some of the bacteria involved. This time we look at phosphorus.

Built TO LAST • Retiring architect Graeme North looks back more than 45 years on the first of his hundreds of natural building designs: Yvonne Rust’s house at Parua Bay.

Soil & Health Association AGM

Ongoing work to keep NZ GE-free • Advocacy report, by Mischa Davis, Soil & Health policy advisor

OANZ forum brings sector together

Farming in a changing climate

Happy 25th birthday TranzAlpineHoney!

Book review

Subscribe to OrganicNZ Magazine

Join Soil & Health today:

events and contacts

What’s on

Goods and services directory


Expand title description text