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November/December 2014
Features
- Water: steal it or store it? Christine Dann investigates the impacts of large-scale irrigation schemes and outlines better alternatives
- We need a new water paradigm, by Haikai Tane
- How to make a swale: A permaculture project, by Olmec Sinclair
- Rainwater harvesting, by Rachel Rose
- The water wizard: The work of Viktor Schauberger, by Crispin Caldicott
Gardening
- Growing bananas in New Zealand, by Denise Cox
- Nature has the answers: we just need to ask, by Wilma Ham
- Ōtaki School’s māra kai, by Moko Morris
- Moon calendar for November/December, by Rachel Pomeroy
Health and food
- Kefir: A living food, plus recipes, by Pam Blowers
- Kokako Café – in Auckland’s Grey Lynn
- Recipes: Hazelnut treats by Eleanor Jolly, and raw food recipes by Cecilia Strachan
- In defence of old-time brews, by David Whyte
Building and Technology
- Organic and natural furnishing fabrics, by Joseph Dougherty
Farming and horticulture
- Avocado pioneer: Alice Bulmer meets Doug Brown of EcoAvo
- Hazelnuts in demand: Sandie Finnie profiles Totaranui Organics
- Farm and garden troubleshooter: Part twelve – kikuyu grass, clover root weevil and phytophthora root rot, by Dr Tim Jenkins
Science Watch
- The fluoride debate, by Dr Michael Godfrey
Regulars
- Editorial
- Letters – including letters about what’s in our milk, wifi in schools, growing shallots, and fluoride
- Competitions
- News
- Organic Sector
- Book review by Anne Gastinger: An Electronic Silent Spring
- Things We Like
- Soil & Health update
- Soil & Health events and contacts
- What’s on
- Goods and services directory
September/October 2014
Features
- Beginner gardening: Four steps to perfect food, by Diana Noonan
- Spring into action! Tips for spring planting, by Dee Pignéguy
- Empowering young growers: Nick Holmes shares his dream to regenerate the lost culture of small growers
Gardening
- Who’s eating your apples? Codling moth, by Mike Palmers
- How to feed your veges, by Mike Bradstock
- Is your soil toxic? By Tremane Barr
- Moon calendar for September/October, by Rachel Pomeroy
Health and food
- Natural hay fever remedies, by Denise Cox
- Make your own green cleaners, by Sustainability Trust of Wellington
- Chantal Wholefood Café, by Philippa Jamieson
- Juices and smoothies, by Pam Blowers
- Fermented foods: Great for gut health, by Kyra Xavia
- The many uses of apple cider vinegar, by Vaibhav Gangan
Farming and horticulture
- Making a living off the land, by Annie Wilson
- Hohepa Clive Farm: A community vision, by Fiona Ward
- Growing organic kiwis: Alice Bulmer profiles the Brawn family, kiwifruit growers
- Farm and garden troubleshooter: Organic management of daisy, carrot rot and green vegetable bug, by Dr Tim Jenkins
Building and technology
- Turning waste into nutrients: Maria Gill describes her composting toilet filtering system
Regulars
- Editorial
- Letters – including letters about what’s in our milk, fracking, smart meters, lead in the home garden
- Competitions
- News
- Things we like
- Book reviews by Moko Morris
- Organic Sector
- Soil & Health update
- Soil & Health events and contacts
- What’s on
- Goods and services directory
July/August 2014
Features
- Wake-up call for farming: Time to clean up our act, by Mike Joy
- Vote for organics: 4 ballot-box issues, by Christine Dann
- The terrible TPPs: The connections between the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the tomato-potato psyllid, by Christine Dann
- Organics to the mainstream: Remuera New World’s commitment to organic fresh produce, by Rebecca Reider
Gardening
- Pruning pointers for fruit trees, by Mike Palmers
- Organic management of tomato potato psyllid, by Charles Merfield
- Lead in the home garden: How to deal with this toxic heavy metal, by Philippa Jamieson
- Moon calendar for July/August, by Rachel Pomeroy
Health and food
- Detox your home with plants: by David Whyte
- What’s in your milk? A consumer guide, by Kyra Xavia
- Taste Nature Eatery: Organic café in Dunedin, plus recipe
- Turn on to turnips: Health benefits and recipes, by Pam Blowers
- The joys of sauerkraut: How to make super easy small batches, by Mike Bradstock
Farming and horticulture
- Blueberry fields forever: Alice Bulmer profiles Monavale Blueberries
- Stream fencing: Does it always improve water quality? asks John King
- Farm and garden troubleshooter: Organic management of gorse, whitefly and nematodes, by Dr Tim Jenkins
- Homeopathy for animal health: Theresa Sjoquist profiles Tineke Verkade of Homeopathic Farm Support
Organic sector
- Organic herds less likely to suffer from ‘hardware disease’, by Sandie Finnie
Building and technology
- Natural paints, by Verena Maeder
Science watch
- Glyphosate-based herbicides and mineral depletion, by Frank Rowson
Regulars
- Editorial
- Letters
- News
- Book reviews
- Competitions
- Soil & Health update
- Soil & Health events and contacts
- What’s on
- Goods and services directory
May/June 2014
Features
- How we celebrate Matariki, Puanga or Puaka, by Moko Morris
- Puanga kai rau: Whanganui iwi seasonal celebrations, and revitalisation of their maramataka, by Moko Morris
- Many generations, same earth and sky: Theresa Sjoquist profiles BioFarm
Gardening
- Feeling the squeeze, but keeping life juicy: Denise Cox profiles Kerikeri Organic
- Confessions of a (former) Nitrophoska addict, by Diana Noonan
- How to plant a food forest, by Robert Guyton
- Moon calendar for May/June, by Rachel Pomeroy
Health and food
- Flaxseed (linseed): Pam Blowers hails its health benefits
- Ethos Café: Organic café in New Lynn, Auckland – plus recipe
- Recipe: Feijoa nut crumble
- Prevent colds and flus – naturally, by Sandra Clair
Communities
- India revisited, with Peter Proctor, by Rachel Pomeroy
Farming and horticulture
- Healthy goats, healthy cheese: Alice Bulmer visits Aroha Organic Goat Cheese
- Wild about honey! Kyra Xavia visits Wildpure, a beekeeping business
- Farm and garden troubleshooter: Organic management of bindweed (convolvulus), tomato potato psyllid and potato blight, by Dr Tim Jenkins
- Amber light for dung beetles? Dr Nick Waipara explores the biosecurity issues
Organic sector
- Premiums for organic wool by Sandie Finnie
- GAIAwards
Building and technology
- Home on the range: Woodburning and multifuel cookers, by Paul Jeffery
Science watch
- GE food: A Trojan horse – what is it sneaking into us? Frank Rowson investigates GE food and glyphosate-based herbicides
Reports
- Soil & Health update
Regulars
- Editorial
- Letters
- News – including ‘Fired-up family farmers’ – winners of the Salatin workshop scholarships
- Competitions
- Things we like
- Soil & Health events and contacts
- What’s on
- Goods and services directory
March/April 2014
Features
- Regrowing the (organic) Garden City, by Bailey Peryman and Matt Morris
- Papararangi papakainga: Community planting in Wellington, by Moko Morris
- Moera Community Garden in Lower Hutt, by Mary Zajkowski
Gardening
- Celebrating the harvest, by Robert Guyton
- Tokoroa Community Garden, by Robyn Wolfe
- How to grow quinces and medlars, plus recipes, by Denise Cox
- Garden challenge on Waiheke: Marion Bridge profiles gardener Claire Mummery
- Moon calendar for March/April, by Rachel Pomeroy
Health and food
- Secrets of the soil: Why gardening is healthy, by Kyra Xavia
- Recipe: Mushroom and chestnut salad, By Geoff Scott
- Recipes: Tomato and basil soup, and chocolate fudge cakes, by Aleisha Wyllie
- Soulfood Café, Wanaka, and quesadilla recipe
- Feeling stressed and blue? Help yourself naturally, by Sandra Clair
Farming and horticulture
- Chestnuts: Nourishment from ancient times – Johnny Moo’s Chestnuts, by Theresa Sjoquist
- Treated seed: Jodie Bruning investigates grass seed
- Farm and garden troubleshooter: Californian thistle, mites, and onion white rot, by Dr Tim Jenkins
- Life’s good in the deep south: Suzanne Middleton visits a Southland sheep and beef farm
- Organics in the Pacific Islands, by Karen Mapusua
- How do herbicides help the harvest? By Sandie Finnie
Communities
- Natural burial: Eco-friendly options, by Anne Gastinger
Building and technology
- The story of Streamsong: A sustainable roundhouse, by Robina McCurdy
Reports
- Soil & Health update
Regulars
- Editorial: TPPA smoke screen
- Letters
- News
- Book and film reviews
- Competitions
- Things we like
- What’s on
- Goods and services directory
January/February 2014
Features
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Te Koha Organics: A Hastings apple orchard, by Bridget Freeman Rock
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Success from the ground up: Sheep farm management in Te Anau, by Suzanne Middleton
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The Wu whanau: Family farming in China’s mountain rangelands, by Haikai Tane
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It’s a vine thing: Theresa Sjoquist profiles Artisan Wines in Oratia
Gardening
- Keeping the wolf from the door: Plan for a year-round supply of vegetables, by Diana Noonan
- Leguminosity: Legumes in the garden, by Robert Guyton
- How to grow peaches, nectarines and apricots, by Denise Cox
- Moon calendar for January/February, by Rachel Pomeroy
Health and food
- Cherry ripe: The health benefits of cherries, by Pam Blowers
- Recipe: raw chia seed jam, by Eleanor Ozich
- Sola Café: Organic café in Thames
- Detox for life, by Sandra Clair
- Mercury: No safe threshold, byKyra Xavia
- Recipes: Moroccan chickpea salad, and Green Goddess dressing
- The dirty dozen: Update on pesticide residues in food, by Alison White
- Smart meter update: An EMR expert visits NZ, by Paul Waddell
Farming and horticulture
- Farm and garden troubleshooter: Organic management of thrips, botrytis and redroot pigweed, by Dr Tim Jenkins
- The benefits of trace elements, by David Whyte
Building and technology
- Earth building: Sturdy and stylish, by Graeme North
- Eco-friendly sewing, by Sarah Tennant
Reports
- Soil & Health update
- Nanoparticles: Invisibly infiltrating our environment
- Organic sector
- Soil & Health update: Project Gro helps a Kura Kaupapa Maori in Hastings
Regulars
- Editorial
- Letters
- News
- Book and film reviews
- Competitions
- Things we like
- What’s on
- Goods and services directory