Features

• Organics is key to mitigating climate change, by Jenny Lux  
• Building vibrant soils: Nicole Masters has a new book, For the Love of Soil; this extract focuses on the Pattisons’ organic apple orchard 
• Gardens4Health: 10 years of grassroots goodness, by Anissa Ljanta
  Reclaiming paradise: The revitalisation of organic farming in Rarotonga, by Monica Evans 

Gardening 

• Fertilisers at your fingertips: Quick, homegrown and natural, by Denise Cox 
• The wild and wonderful world of perennial brassicas, by Peta Hudson and Philippa Jamieson 
• Moon calendar for November and December by Rachel Pomeroy 

Health and food 

• Recipes from Whole Again: Avocado lime cheesecake, and baked curry potato cakes  
• Organic food: keeping costs down – Ross Nolly profiles a Taranaki buying group  
• Microplastics: tiny but treacherous – Sharon Stevens interviews plastic-free champion Dr Trisia Farrelly 

• Goodbye Sandfly, hello business, by Theresa Sjöquist 

Farming and horticulture 

• Regenerative and organic: A winning combo, by Siobhan Griffin 
• Crops and stock: A perfect match – Mary Ralston visits Terrace Farm 

Building and technology 

• How to make a charbecue: Create biochar with your summer sizzle – Sharon Stevens talks with Dennis Enright  

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