2020 May/June Issue
Features
- An organic appreciation of Jeanette Fitzsimons, by Christine Dann
- A raw deal for raw milk? By Keith Newman
- Survival foods: Grow and stow – tips for household and community food resilience, by Minette Tonoli
Gardening
- Homegrown avocados, by Denise Cox
- Locavore foraging for mulch: Kathrina Muller shares tips and 20 mulch options
- Maramataka for Haratua and Pipiri, May and June, by Liliana Clarke
Health & food
- Autumnal recipes using tamarillos, feijoas and avocados, by Denise Cox
- Antiviral plant medicine: Using essential oils and tinctures, by Denise Cox
- Fire cider and other tonics, by Minette Tonoli 5G: What’s the rush? By Anne Gastinger
- Farming and horticulture
- Compost, the soil transformer, by Dr Tim Jenkins
- Cooling the planet with water: Mary Ralston explores Walter Jehne’s focus on hydrology
Building and technology
- Hempcrete: The green building revolution, by Antoine Tane
Regulars
- News (including covid-19 impacts on the organic sector), editorial, competitions, book review, letters, AGM notice and Soil & Health update
2020 March-April Issue
Features
- Getting our Organic Act together, by Brendan Hoare
- Regenerative catalyst: Jono Frew, by Mary Ralston
- Dress up, break down: The case for compostable clothing, by Clara Bosshard
Gardening
- Grape expectations: How to grow table grapes, by Denise Cox
- Keep your garden safe from killer compost: Minette Tonoli shares her tips
- Maramataka: the lunar calendar, by Liliana Clarke
- Maramataka for Poutū-te-rangi and Paenga-whāwhā (March and April), by Liliana Clarke
Health and food
- Aotearoa Food Resilience Charter
- Fruits of the harvest: Seasonal recipes by Denise Cox and Ros Squire
- Co-ops for everyone (not just hippies!): Tips to make co-ops work, by Natashia Lucas
Farming and horticulture
- Bringing in the worms – to revitalise the soil, by David Whyte
- Beetle mania: Dung beetles to transform farms, soils and waterways, by Theresa Sjöquist
- Organic matters: Cover crops, by Dr Tim Jenkins
Building and technology
- Sans Souci – no worries! Eco-accommodation in Golden Bay, by Vera Balzer
Regulars
- Editorial, Letters, Book reviews, Competitions, News, Soil & Health events and contacts, What’s on
2020 January – February Issue
- Chemical poisoning: A survivor’s story, by former flower grower Stephen Torrington
- Riding the dragon: Brendan Hoare’s organic story and business trends, by Niki Morrell
Gardening
- Hot tips for summer gardening, including sowing carrots, by Philippa Jamieson
- For the love of lavender: Gardening, health and recipes, by Denise Cox
- Strawberries: from the garden to the kitchen, by Denise Cox
- Moon calendar for January and February, by Rachel Pomeroy
Health and food
- Delectable summer recipes, by Denise Cox: Spinach and strawberry salad, seedy bread, strawberry lavender soup, herbes de Provence
- The magic of microbes: Isabel Pasch links gut biology, soils and sourdough, by Theresa Sjöquist
- Rebuilding Christchurch – body and soul: Anne Gastinger meets yoga teacher and structural engineer Elena Turuera
Farming and horticulture
- Carbon drawdown into soils: How do we manage it? asks Peter Bacchus
- Soil biology testing, by Tim Jenkins
- Blue berries, rosy future – True Earth: from organic veges to blueberries, by Theresa Sjöquist
Building and technology
- Tiny footprint, with eco building materials, by Rebecca Reider
Regulars
- Editorial, Letters, Competitions, News, Things we like, Soil & Health events and contacts, What’s on – plus summer holiday crossword