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Midwinter Musings

25 Jul 24
Christine Dann found the Matariki holiday was a perfect time to take a walk around the garden and think about what worked well in the past year, and what needs to happen in the new year.
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Kūmara and white bean soup

25 Jul 24
This seasonal soup serves 6, is quick and easy to make, and very nourishing fare on a cold winter’s day. All the ingredients are easily sourced from an organic shop near you. By Christine Dann.
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Shelf life – or human life?

27 Jun 24
There is a new system of industrial food manufacturing that produces edible substances that are not food, but rather food products containing novel, synthetic molecules never found in nature. These ever-increasing laboratory-engineered chemistry experiments are designed to simulate food. 
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Neurotoxic Pesticide in our Food

27 Jun 24
Recently the Safe Food Campaign presented an oral petition to the government’s Petitions Select Committee, asking for the urgent reassessment and ban of the insecticide chlorpyrifos, due to its harmful effects, particularly on babies and young children.   
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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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Rainwater Harvesting

01 Nov 14
Organic NZ Magazine: November/December 2014 Section: Features Author:…
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Is your soil toxic?

01 Sep 14
Organic NZ Magazine: September/October 2014 Section:…
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What’s in your milk? A consumer guide

01 Jul 14
Milk has been an important source of nutrition for generations…
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Amber light for dung beetles?

01 May 14
Organic NZ Magazine: May/June 2014 Section: Farming and horticulture Author:…
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GE food: A Trojan horse – what is it sneaking into us?

01 May 14
Organic NZ Magazine: May/June 2014 Section: Science watch Author:…
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The ‘dirty dozen’ – latest update

01 Jan 14
Organic NZ Magazine: January/February 2014 Section: Health…
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Hemp: The comeback crop for building

01 Nov 13
Hemp is an ancient crop, grown for its fibre and put to thousands…
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From a farmer’s heart

01 Jul 13
Organic NZ Magazine: July/August 2013 Section: Farming and…
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GE animal feed? No thanks!

01 May 13
Organic NZ Magazine: May/June 2013 Section: Farming and horticulture Author:…
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Beyond 1080

01 Mar 13
Organic NZ Magazine: March/April 2013 Section: Farming and…
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How to create a GE-free zone

01 Mar 13
Zelka Grammer encourages you to press for a GE-free zone in…
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The dangers of aspartame

01 Jan 13
Organic NZ Magazine: January/February 2013 Section: Health…
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Magnesium: The life and death mineral

01 Nov 12
Organic NZ Magazine: November/December 2012 Section: Features Author:…
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How natural is that flavour? The dangers of MSG

01 Sep 12
Organic NZ Magazine: Sept/Oct 2012 Section: Health and food Author:…
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