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Puro, Australasia’s organic-certified medical cannabis operation

15 Feb 22
On a stretch of coastline at Kēkerengū, midway between Kaikōura and Blenheim, a field of medicinal plants is growing in the sunshine and sea breezes. This is no small garden. It spans 10 ha, making it the largest medicinal cannabis plantation in New Zealand. And unlike any other cannabis farm in New Zealand, this one is fully certified organic. 
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10 natural health boosters

15 Feb 22
With seasonal flu, colds and Covid-19 circulating, maintaining optimum health for you and your family is more important than ever.  Natural health practitioners gave us their top tips on getting organised, staying well and looking after yourself if you do get sick. 
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Nurturing resilience at Awatea Organics

15 Feb 22
Awatea Organics is a research and training farm in Whangārei specialising in heritage organic food, seed and medicine. Its founder, Tui Shortland, talked to us about food sovereignty, saving heritage seed and her work supporting indigenous communities internationally.
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Blooming beautiful flowers with Organic Blooms

14 Dec 21
Flower farming wasn’t in the plan for Craig and Mandy Purvis, but grew out of a shift away from the corporate world and towards organics.  Theresa Sjöquist traces the couple’s journey to becoming one of the few certified organic flower growers in New Zealand. 
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Growing together with Common Unity

14 Dec 21
Common Unity’s roots are deeply set in its community in the Hutt Valley, 25 km north of Wellington. We marvelled at everything this not-for-profit organisation was achieving: growing and distributing food, sharing knowledge and building its own solutions to the challenges faced in its community.
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Organics around the world

13 Dec 21
The demand for New Zealand organic produce is growing, reflecting the global trend. Local experts share their thoughts with Melissa Reid on how the sector can scale up to meet domestic and export demands. 
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Meet our new editor: Rachel Clare

01 Dec 21
A warm welcome to the new editor of Organic NZ, Rachel…
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Stitching a fabric of support with Nisa

22 Oct 21
Social enterprise Nisa employs former refugees and migrants…
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Weaving together strands of the organic world

21 Oct 21
Bridget Freeman-Rock interviews former Soil & Health…
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Over the hedge at Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae

21 Oct 21
Taylor Aumua discovers what makes the māra kai at this marae…
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Homemade compost

24 Aug 21
Good compost grows healthy plants, and you can never have…
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50 years of fertile ground

24 Aug 21
From corn, compost and comfrey, to a brief encounter with…
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Compostable packaging

24 Aug 21
In 2018 (ONZ Jan/Feb) we featured a story about compostable…
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Your new look Organic NZ

19 Aug 21
Organic NZ stands strong as an independent magazine devoted to…
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Grassroots and global

28 Jun 21
Being served cooked rat and unwittingly drinking rice…
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Learning by growing

28 Jun 21
In the picturesque seaside town of Riverton, west of Invercargill,…
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Whenua Warrior

28 Jun 21
Moko Morris talks with Kelly Francis, a Kai Oranga graduate…
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The best of both worlds: Regen ag and organics

28 Jun 21
Aotearoa New Zealand is seeing a groundswell of regenerative…
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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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Super natural growing power

01 Jan 19
We hope you enjoy this free article from OrganicNZ. Join us for…
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