Soil4Climate project breaks new ground, by Pete Huggins and Jenny Lux
Ethics in a cup: Fairtrade organic coffee: Theresa Sjöquist interviews IncaFé’sJoopVerbeek
Te Wharekura o Maniapoto: Educating the community: Yvonne Taura interviews HōhepaHei
Gardening
Hot favourites: How to grow chillies, by Minette Tonoli
Tips and tasks for the November-December garden, by Diana Noonan
Keep your chooks in tip-top health with herbs and natural remedies, by Pam Adam
Maramataka for Whiringa rangi and Hakihea, by Liliana Clarke
Health and food
From breakdown to breakthrough: How Lydia Harris stopped her seizures
Something in the water: The health dangers of nitrates in drinking water, by Mary Ralston
Farming and horticulture
Organic sheep and beef: Renewed efforts for growth, by Martin Freeth
Mulching to protect soil organic matter, by Dr Tim Jenkins
Building and technology
Low energy, high performance: An off-grid portable house in Central Otago, by Andrea Bosshard
Science Watch
Noticing microbial worlds: The importance of microbes in the evolution and health of animals and plants, by Margaret McFall-Ngai
Regulars
Editorial; Letters; Competitions; News; Soil & Health events and contacts; What’s on
September/October 2020
Features
Organic dairying: A labour of love – Suzi Phillips visits Alexander Organics in Cambridge – Organic Farmer of the Year 2020
The new steam age: Hydrothermal weed management, by Stephen Torrington
Conscious coffee: Mike Murphy of Auckland’s Kōkako Coffee Roastery, interviewed by Monique Hemmingson
Gardening
Plan for plenty: Tips for gardening and food sourcing to meet your household’s needs, by Diana Noonan
Crazy about heirloom tomatoes: Minette Tonoli shares her passion and growing advice.
Multiply the indoor jungle: Propagating house plants, by Denise Cox
Maramataka for Mahuru and Whiringa-a-nuku – September and October, by Liliana Clarke
Health and food
Light and fresh recipes for spring Spring rice rolls; berry chocolate dessert cake; maple, walnut and spring greens salad, by Anna Valentine
The power of healing with plants: Natural health for rheumatoid arthritis: Jan Mullin tells her story.
Farming and horticulture
Reduced tillage for organic matter: How low-till practices help build organic matter, by Dr Tim Jenkins
Lavender with altitude: Theresa Sjöquist tells the unique story of New Zealand Alpine Lavender, on the highway to Aoraki Mt Cook.
Building and technology
House of earth and wood: Faith Gould visits a timber-framed adobe infill house near Helensville.
Regulars
Editorial; Letters; Competitions; News; Soil & Health events and contacts; What’s on
July/August 2020
Features
Regenerating Aotearoa: $1 billion for regenerative agriculture –Gen Toop reports on Greenpeace’s proposal
Health is our wealth: Growing NZ’s natural health sector as part of a clean, green, post-Covid-19 recovery plan, by Sandra Clair
Gardening
Happy houseplants, by Denise Cox
The winter chook: needs and feeds – tips for beginners and old hands, by Pam Adam
Maramataka for July and August – Pipiri, Hōngongoi and HereturiKōkā, by Liliana Clarke
Sorting out your seeds, by Philippa Jamieson
Health & food
Hot & spicy warming winter drinks, by MinetteTonoli
An unhealthy glow: Screen technologies and children’s health, by Anne Gastinger
How I healed my IBS, with reiki and diet, by Mary Hambly
Building immunity with herbs: Mary Allan shares her advice with Joanna Piekarski
Farming and horticulture
Pasture management to boost organic matter, by Dr Tim Jenkins
Asparagus: Spears to die for – Theresa Sjöquist profiles Waikato growers, Greenfern
Back to the future: A smooth transition to organic dairy in the Wairarapa, by Martin Freeth
Building and technology
Passive house vs. passive solar design, by Mark Fielding
Regulars
Editorial, Letters, Things we like, Competitions, News (including the Organic Products Bill), Soil & Health AGM and voting information, Soil & Health branch contacts
May/June 2020
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
March-April 2020
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