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Japanese wineberry: where and how to grow

01 Mar 24
Japanese Wineberry thrives in forest margins and produces tasty morsels of delicious flavour. Anna-Marie Barnes introduces a hardy bramble suitable for those who like plants that look after themselves.
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The battle for the future of food

01 Mar 24
Jon Carapiet outlines why the push for automatic acceptance of unproven technologies that have the potential to irreversibly contaminate our food and environment (aka GE) is the wrong direction.
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Preparing for winter: organic gardening tips and tasks for autumn

01 Mar 24
Autumn is traditionally viewed as a time for winding down the food garden, but it doesn’t need to be that way. With a cost-of-living crisis on our doorstep, Diana Noonan gives practical advice on adopting a waste-free approach to harvesting and preparing a garden that will provide fresh produce throughout the chilliest (and priciest) periods of the year.
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The benefits of Vitamin Sea

18 Jan 24
As we chase modern life, do we forget the powerful and potent benefits of nature? Simply going to the beach can have profound effects. Zara Adcock explains how the surf, sand, and sun affects our spiritual, mental, and physical health.
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Safe weed control

01 Sep 19
in our streets and parks   – giving up glyphosate! Hana…
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Organics: the time is now!  

15 Jul 19
We need to lead the way By Noel Josephson, CEO of Ceres…
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The joys of sauerkraut

16 Jan 19
Sauerkraut is one of the healthiest fermented foods you can make. It's good for gut health, and is high in vitamins C, K, B6, folate, and minerals including iron, calcium and magnesium. Mike Bradstock offers step by step instructions for how to make it.
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Super natural growing power

01 Jan 19
We hope you enjoy this free article from OrganicNZ. Join us for…
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Local food, local money

01 Sep 18
Sharon Stevens looks at the connection between local, regenerative…
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Expect a miracle

26 Jun 18
Published in Organic NZ May/June 2018 - 1.5.18, Health &…
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Farmacology

09 Mar 18
Farmacology By Stephanie Lambert Mark Christensen believes…
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Living the change

01 Mar 18
A new film shines the spotlight on our organic and sustainable…
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How to grow olives

01 May 17
By Denise Cox  First published in Organic NZ May/June…
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The thorny problem of gorse control

01 May 17
By Jeanette Fitzsimons  Most of New Zealand’s pastoral hill…
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The sci-fi world of targeted GE

01 Mar 17
Dr Heli Matilainen explores the lightning-fast development…
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The millers’ tale: NZ BioGrains’ story

01 Jan 17
Harry and Mary Lowe live and work in Ashburton and are stalwarts…
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Making organic food more affordable

01 Nov 16
There are ways to make organic food more affordable so you can…
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Raw cows’s milk for our baby grandson

09 Aug 16
 Ethan aged eight months with two sources of nutrition: mum…
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Savings pools: interest-free loans and trading

01 Mar 16
Frith Chamberlain outlines a system that uses money in a fair…
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Local food and seed in Aotearoa NZ

01 Mar 16
In 2012 and 2013, a team of New Zealand permaculture educators…
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Is your food being zapped? An update on food irradiation

01 Mar 16
Organic NZ Magazine: March/April 2016 Section:  Health &…
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The joy in crop swapping

01 Nov 15
Franziska von Hünerbein writes about a movement that’s about…
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Why ban glyphosate?

01 Sep 15
Organic NZ Magazine: Sept/Oct 2015 Section: Science Watch Author:…
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Rainwater harvesting, part 2: Clean and safe

01 Feb 15
Organic NZ Magazine: January/February 2015 Section: Building…
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