Description

Organic NZ November/December 2020

 

Features

• Soil4Climate project breaks new ground, by Pete Huggins and Jenny Lux
• Ethics in a cup: Fairtrade organic coffee – Theresa Sjöquist interviews IncaFé’s Joop Verbeek
• Te Wharekura o Maniapoto: Educating the community – Yvonne Taura interviews Hōhepa Hei

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 (November/December), 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, Book review, Soil & Health events and contacts, What’s on