Organic Week 2026

1st-10th May

Organic Week is coming up during the first week of May and the Soil & Health Association has put together a vibrant programme of online events. The full schedule can be found here including links to register for events.

This year’s Organic Week invites you to connect, learn, and be inspired through a rich lineup of webinars, interviews, and a fun “Online Organic Café” where you can connect with the Team and others in the organics community.

Learn how to make informed food choices in our “What’s Behind the Label?” webinar with Alison White from the Safe Food Campaign and Sarah Reddington from Low Toxin Rabbit.

Explore the incredible benefits of dung beetles and hear from voices like Kate White on the potential of rooks in pastoral farming.

There will also be an interview with our regular writer, nutritional therapist Paula Sharp on gut health. Whether you’re an organic grower, eater, or advocate, there’s something for everyone.

Register for Webinars and the Organic Café

Interviews will play on the Soil & Health Youtube Channel

Rooks: Interview with Kate White

Gut Health: Interview with Paula Sharp

Regional Events

Other events are happening around the country during Organic Week to celebrate Organics and a thriving natural world. Please check details as prices and requirements for these events vary.

Rotorua Area

**Garlic Growing Workshop from Lux Organics**

3rd May 2026

Learn successful garlic growing with experienced organic grower Jenny Lux. We will go through garden bed preparation, spacing, fertilisation and crop care, so you can have your best shot at growing decent garlic for year round supply.

10.30am to 12pm, 21 Kingsley Drive, Ngongotaha.

Wellington Region

Hua Parakore Soil Health Wānanga

May 2nd & 3rd

Through collective learning, building relationships and the sharing of local knowledge, our focus is to help you leave with greater confidence to apply hua parakore approaches in your own māra, support healthy soils, healthy kai and the wellbeing of whānau, whenua and future generations.

Join us for a very special Hua Parakore Soil Health Wānanga, led by hua parakore food grower

Dr. Jessica Hutchings of Papawhakaritorito Trust.

Innermost Gardens, Mt Victoria, Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Earthworkers Hort 101 — Mangaroa Te Awa Kairangi

May 4^th – 8th

Unlock the secrets of vibrant, living soil and join a thriving community of growers at Earthworkers Hort 101, a five-day immersive experience at Mangaroa Farms and Mahinga Kai that empowers you to transition to biology-first regenerative growing systems with confidence and ongoing support.

108 Whitemans Valley Road, Whitemans Valley, Upper Hutt 5371, New Zealand

Pick your own veges

May 2nd

9am-11am at Mangaroa Valley Farm, Upper Hutt. Book online

Safe Food Stall

May 9th

8.30am-12.30pm at Thorndon Farmers’ Market, Hill St. With organic food and tea tastings.

Northland Area

Every Bite with celebrity Chef Anna Valentine

8th May, 6 – 7:30pm

A tasty event that helps to create new habits to reduce food waste with the Everybite home programme. Hosted by Ecosolutions.

Kingston House, Kerikeri, Far North

EMAIL: Anouk@cbec.co.nz

5 Ways to Get Involved in Organic Week

Organic Week is an opportunity for hope. It’s a week where people can connect over the goal of making the world a better place for today, tomorrow, and the future. Here are five ways you can get involved.

1. Organise an event in your local community — think urban farm tour, workshop, movie night, pot-luck dinner or get a local farmer to share their story. Don’t forget to share the details; the Organic Week team can share the love.

2. Spread the word. Share content about organic agriculture and its associated benefits for our climate and biodiversity on social media, write an article for your local paper, or even good old-fashioned face-to-face chats, which can be influential with friends, family, or colleagues.

3. Support organic growers and producers — add some organic produce to your weekly shop, head to your local farmers’ market or independent retailer, and hunt down your local market gardener for a weekly box of freshly picked goodies.

4. Start a garden — the most pocket-friendly way to go organic is to grow your own. Even renters can grow pots full of herbs and greens, or even better, join your local community garden, meet some like-minded folks and get growing.

5. Write to your local MP. Share your concern about the effects of industrial agriculture on climate change and biodiversity. Find out their strategy for supporting your community or, specifically, their plan to reduce agricultural emissions.