Current OrganicNZ Issue

Description

2019 March – April Issue

Features

• The coming exodus: Transition to a post-fossil-fuel future, by Murray Grimwood
• The magic bean: Harvest your own beans to dry, by Rachel Rose
• A new lease of life for a heritage orchard: Michelle Read discovers Kaputahi Community Orchard, Christchurch

Gardening

• A healing herb garden for body, mind and spirit, by Sharon Stevens
• Buried treasure: Make a garden treasure box to pest-proof your food scraps, by Mike Bradstock
• Sweet and sour gardening: Assessing soils in the home garden, by Dr Tim Jenkins
• How to harvest, cure and store kūmara, by Rachel Rose
• Moon calendar for March and April, by Rachel Pomeroy

Health and food

• 30-day juice cleanse to heal an ovarian cyst: Raneeta Curtis shares her natural healing story
• Two traditional gluten-free pancake ferments: Dosa and injera recipes, by Diana Noonan
• Tea with plastic anyone? Alison White finds out what tea bags are made of, and how to make the healthiest cup of tea

Farming and horticulture

• Scything: Reviving a heritage skill, by Sharon Stevens
• Strength in diversity – from soil to salami, and more: Theresa Sjöquist visits Aotea Organics farm, Kaipara

Building and technology

• Silo slumber: Maureen Howard visits an eco accommodation venue with a difference

Regulars

• Editorial, Letters, Competitions, News, Book reviews, Things we like, Soil & Health update, Soil & Health events and contacts, What’s on