Remedies for residues
This is the fourth article in a Soil Doctor series by Dr Tim Jenkins. This time we look at the issue of pesticide residues in soil. The following content is only available to members. Join us for access.
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Grow with the flow
/in Farming and Horticulture, Magazine ArticlesAnne Gastinger meets Dominique Schacherer and Logan Kerr of Streamside Organics, and finds out what’s made these self-taught market gardeners resilient and successful. The following content is only available to members. Join us for access.
Sweet spice: Vanilla from Tonga
/in Health and Food, Magazine ArticlesOn 31 December 2001 the island of Vava’u in Tonga was struck by Cyclone Waka. In winds of 190 km per hour, tree trunks snapped, houses were reduced to matchsticks, and crops destroyed. From that destruction however grew something sweet. Theresa Sjöquist tells the story of Heilala Vanilla. The following content is only available to members. Join us for access.
Captivated by quinoa
/in Gardening, Magazine ArticlesAs Diana Noonan has discovered, quinoa is a hardy and versatile plant. She shares her growing experiences and gluten-free recipes. The following content is only available to members. Join us for access.
Spring into the garden
/in Gardening, Magazine ArticlesTips and tasks for the September–Octobermāra, by Diana Noonan The following content is only available to members. Join us for access.
50 years of fertile ground
/in Features, Magazine ArticlesFrom corn, compost and comfrey, to a brief encounter with synthetic fertiliser, Auckland couple Dave and Gillian Woods reflect on organic gardening and half a century of involvement with Soil & Health. Ken Downie tells the story in words and pictures. The following content is only available to members. Join us for access.
Organic meal in a box
/in Health and Food, Magazine ArticlesA simple cardboard box turns out to be lot more than just an intentionally plain and brand-free box. Not only is it full of healthy organic food, but the box also represents an alternative to the global commercialisation of food production and consumption, as well as being a symbol of environmental and personal health and wellbeing. But it’s what’s on the inside that really matters, says Clinton […]
Low-tech living in a light-earth house
/in Building and Technology, Magazine ArticlesNo fridge, doing the laundry by hand, and carting composted humanure around in a wheelbarrow are not everyone’s cup of tea, but for Wolfgang Hiepe and his wife, Sabine Drueckler-Hiepe, it’s a good lifestyle. Theresa Sjöquist finds out why they’ve prioritised resilience and independence over convenience. Wolfgang and Sabine emigrated from Germany in 1987, full of verve and the […]
Learning by growing
/in Features, Magazine ArticlesIn the picturesque seaside town of Riverton, west of Invercargill, a school garden is proving to be a fertile ground for the cross-pollination of learning, as Hollie Guyton and Rebecca Perez show here in words and pictures. Photos: Hollie Guyton and Rebecca Perez Hollie Guyton is the librarian at Aparima College and Rebecca Perez is the school’s vegetable gardener. Together Hollie and Rebecca founded Village […]
The best of both worlds: Regen ag and organics
/in Features, Magazine Articles, Organic WeekAotearoa New Zealand is seeing a groundswell of regenerative agriculture. Martin Freeth finds out just how complementary the new thinking and practices are with our longer tradition of organic farming. We hope you enjoy this free article from OrganicNZ. Join us for access to exclusive members-only content. Southland farmer Tim Gow smiles to himself when regenerative agriculture (regen) is discussed. This organic sheep and beef farmer […]
