Organic NZ

Organic NZ is filled with info to live a healthier lifestyle - for you and the planet! Published by the Soil & Health Association of New Zealand, working since 1941 for sustainable organic agricultural and good health. Topics range from home garden to large-scale success stories; eco-building; urban organics; genetic engineering & chemical issues; food matters & natural health.

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Organic NZ

The little magazine that could

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Soil4Climate growing nicely

Staff changes at Soil & Health

Celebrating 80 years of Soil & Health

Organic Week Aotearoa 11–19 September 2021

Greater biodiversity – less pesticides

Animals suffering in GE experiments

Glyphosate and your pets • As part of Soil & Health’s campaign against glyphosate, Jodie Bruning has written several papers, which are on our website. Here we highlight some of her research into our pets’ exposure to glyphosate, and its effects. The full paper is available at organicnz.org.nz/glyphosate.

GE food safety laws must be robust

Local food loop in the capital city • Kaicycle is an urban farming and community composting hub in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington). It’s a not-for-profit initiative with a big vision. Jennifer Jevons, Kate Walmsley and Rory Lenihan-Ikin tell the story, with photography by Ehsan Hazaveh.

Passion for plums • Plum’ often describes the best things in life. In sunny Marlborough, the word can be applied to the lifestyle created by long-established organic growers Jennie and Bob Crum as well as to their luscious fruit. Martin Freeth sat down to lunch with the Crums and their wwoofers and strolled through the extraordinary Windsong Orchard.

Common Ground • A new book by Matt Morris, Common Ground: Gardening histories of Aotearoa, traces the history of gardening in this country, from the earliest Polynesian settlers, through colonial times, wartime ‘Dig for Victory’ efforts, to community gardening and the more recent concept of food sovereignty. Here are some extracts from the book that highlight some of the people and activities of our own organisation Soil & Health (founded as the Humic Compost Club in 1941).

let us eat FLOWERS

tips and tasks for the summer garden

Maramataka for Kohitātea and Huitānguru

Book reviews

Summer RECIPES

Healthy weight loss • Diana Noonan discovered a surprising bonus while following a plant-based whole food eating plan.

Herbs of THE SEA • Seaweeds are truly superfoods, packed with nourishment and health-giving properties, as Sara Mertens discovers.

A tale of two groves • Crispin Caldicott learns a thing or two from veteran olive grower Peter Crelinsten.

FLAMIN’ WEEDS! • David Whyte shares his experiences of using a hand-held flame weeder on his driveway.

How to identify and control guava moth

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