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Recycling companies close the loop
Building and Technology | Magazine Articles

Recycling companies close the loop

August 17, 2022August 22, 2022

Diana Noonan investigates the work of three recycling companies saving us from ourselves.

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Hydroponics: can it count as organic?
Farming and Horticulture | Magazine Articles

Hydroponics: can it count as organic?

October 22, 2022November 3, 2022

Ahead of the government passing the Organic Products Bill, the Soil & Health Association’s general manager Pete Huggins talks dirt and water with horticulturists.

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The farm-to-kitchen model bringing food sovereignty to India
Farming and Horticulture | Magazine Articles

The farm-to-kitchen model bringing food sovereignty to India

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

Food sovereignty is an important issue in a world of increasing centralisation, and in our documentary ‘The Worm is Turning’ it’s one of many subjects we address.

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Humus is dead, long live maom!
Farming and Horticulture | Magazine Articles

Humus is dead, long live maom!

October 22, 2022October 25, 2022

Compost and manure certainly contribute to soil health, says Charles Merfield, but new research shows that root exudates from living plants are the true drivers of soil health – and that plant diversity is everything.

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Redefining weeds for the post-herbicide era
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Redefining weeds for the post-herbicide era

August 17, 2022August 22, 2022

If non-chemical weeding is the only way forward, how do we manage troublesome weeds, and what exactly is a weed anyway, asks Charles Merfield.

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Untame your herb garden
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Untame your herb garden

August 17, 2022August 22, 2022

Enough with the spick and span, says Sara Mertens. Instead, go a little bit wild and take advantage of the smorgasbord of nutrition our gardens have to offer, especially from those plants with reputations for being weeds.

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The wellbeing of food in Aotearoa
Features | Magazine Articles | Organic Week

The wellbeing of food in Aotearoa

August 17, 2022February 14, 2023

We produce enough food in New Zealand to feed 40 million people, yet one in five Kiwi kids live in households that experience food insecurity. Gareth Hughes talks about his new role as lead of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa. 

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Rethinking glyphosate
Features | Magazine Articles

Rethinking glyphosate

August 22, 2022September 20, 2022

Last year the Environmental Protection Authority called for information on the popular weed killer glyphosate, but are they dithering to avoid a risk assessment? Bonnie Flaws investigates.

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Visiting Motueka’s Toad Hall café
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Visiting Motueka’s Toad Hall café

August 17, 2022October 25, 2022

Louise Perzigian visits a Motueka food business that serves up freshly grown organic produce grown on the same plot of land. 

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Spring gardening: kai waste, seedlings, and other tips
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Spring gardening: kai waste, seedlings, and other tips

August 17, 2022August 23, 2022

Nothing announces the start of spring more than the bright yellow blossom of te kōwhai! Kōwhai blooms also signal the beginning of some seriously hard mahi in the māra as we strive to give our seeds and seedlings the best, and earliest possible, start in life.

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How to make kimchi
Health and Food | Magazine Articles

How to make kimchi

August 22, 2022August 22, 2022

Not only is kimchi delicious but it’s a probiotic that is great for gut health. Theresa Sjoquist talks to two kimchi makers to find out the secrets of this moreish crunchy pickle.

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Meet the locals: Vagabond Vege
Gardening | Magazine Articles

Meet the locals: Vagabond Vege

August 22, 2022

Vagabond Vege is a market garden in Te Hūpēnui/Greytown, started by four friends, Lise, Elle, Sheldon, and Saskia.

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