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Either because it is unavailable commercially, easy to grow, easy to use, or just for great flavour? Mine is ugli fruit. It is all of the above. A prolific winter citrus that has easy-to-separate segments like a mandarin, is as large as grapefruit, a

I have recently read Michelle Obama’s book, The Light We Carry, in which she describes the fear of change. She faced it when Barack gave her the choice on whether he should run for president. Ask me if I would want an extreme lifestyle change, my fam

I much enjoyed the article on butterflies (‘Flowers that Fly’, Jan/Feb) and especially appreciated the photos for identification. I have observed here in the North Waikato that the key determination of butterfly numbers is the level of wasps. We have

Every Organic NZ magazine subscriber is automatically a member of the Soil & Health Association, New Zealand’s oldest organisation promoting sustainable, healthy food. Soil & Health publishes Organic NZ magazine and works with like-minded individuals

Seaweeds are Earth’s most ancient and essential organisms, originating about three and half billion years ago, and their benefits were realised thousands of years ago. There are several thousand seaweed species, generally grouped as green, brown and

Agrisea has been at the forefront of research and development of innovative uses for seaweed in New Zealand for over 25 years. After a three-year collaboration with Scion Research in Rotorua, they›ve developed a novel hydrogel from seaweed. Hydrogels

Two invasive seaweeds have been found in New Zealand waters – and MPI are asking for public vigilance to prevent them spreading. Caulerpa brachypus and Caulerpa parvifolia are exotic seaweeds which spread rapidly forming vast, dense, beds on seafloor

Tino kai, tino ora te kōpū. He who has the produce of his labour stored up will never want. March and April are such surprising and exciting months in the garden. Just when it seems the world is winding down and our edible beds are readying themselve

I net almost everything I grow to protect it from rabbits, possums, domestic animals, and birds. But in autumn, I take off the protection wherever practical, and welcome in my avian friends. The sight of tauhou silvereye pecking away at aphids on the

Biocontrol is the ultimate in organic pest management. As an alternative to using the agrichemical pesticides, biology and ecology control pests such as aphids and plant rusts. There are three sub-types of biocontrol: importation, augmentation and co

Poutūterangi is the star Altair, and it signals the maturing of crops. Soon after this star rises above the horizon the kūmara leaves will start to go brown, signaling that the kūmara are ready for harvesting. Aka, Horoeka, Nīkau, and Mānuka are all

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These are quick-growing, easy-care annuals that flower indeterminately throughout summer. They prefer full sun but will tolerate partial shade. Small plants that grow in a compact clump of flowers usually about 7cm tall, but may get up to 30cm in sha

From the satellite picture, Otama Hazels is a deep green oasis amid the lighter green of sheep pasture, with neatly ordered blocks of nut trees encircled by shelter belts. Graham Leach and Rosemary Innes decided to grow hazels because they were famil

It is like a seaweed, but it is not. Azolla is an aquatic fern that grows fast. Really fast. It is the world’s fastest growing plant and able to double its biomass in as little as 1.9 days. As it grows, it absorbs carbon and fixes nitrogen from the a

Three main cultivars are grown at Otama. • Merveille de Bollwiller – large nuts, tend to fall later than other cultivars.• Barcelona – large nuts on a large vigorous tree; more tolerant of an exposed position.• Whiteheart – a smaller, less vigorous t

PREP 15 MINS | RISE1HR | BAKE 40 MINS | MAKES 1 LOAF | GF, NF, SF*, OF* Wet 1½ cups warm water1 tbsp olive oil1 tbsp liquid sweetener2 tsp active dried yeast Dry 1 cup buckwheat flour1 cup brown rice flour½ cup tapioca flour1½ tsp sea salt¼ cup hemp

Hazelnuts are packed with nutrients including protein, vitamin E, fatty acids, antioxidants, calcium, potassium and magnesium. Studies have shown beneficial effects of eating hazelnuts for the heart, and reductions in ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol. Graham an

Itay and Ora Simhony came to mushrooms from very different backgrounds. Itay had been a naval architect in Israel and worked within the marine industry for 30 years, while Ora had enjoyed a long teaching career. Both had reached the point in life whe

There has to be more to life than 10-hour shifts behind a till – right? That’s what Dunedin ‘Company of Flowers’ gardener and floral arranger, Esther Bosshard, figured when she set out to find a better way to live and earn. A graduate from The Dunedi

If you have experienced the flu, a hangover, and jet lag, imagine combining all three at once. That’s what chronic fatigue has been described to feel like. Fatigue, that it’s related to feeling of overwhelming exhaustion, can often be situational, me

The Therapeutic Products Bill intends to establish a new regulatory regime for therapeutic products, including plant-based medicines and dietary supplements (natural health products). Submissions close on 5 March 2023. The Health Committee is due to

In Ghana, school lunches are being sourced from organic small-scale farmers. The African Union has started to promote the Home-Grown School Feeding programme, to decentralise food procurement for school meals and source food locally from smallholders

We don’t often do philosophy in the pages of OrganicNZ but here we go. Scientists suggest that human civilisation is unlikely to survive much longer on planet Earth due to our catastrophic exploitation of nature. Climate change, biodiversity collapse

I have recently read Michelle Obama’s book, The Light We Carry, in which she describes the fear of change. She faced it when Barack gave her the choice on whether he should run for president. Ask me if I would want an extreme lifestyle change, my fam

I much enjoyed the article on butterflies (‘Flowers that Fly’, Jan/Feb) and especially appreciated the photos for identification. I have observed here in the North Waikato that the key determination of butterfly numbers is the level of wasps. We have

Every Organic NZ magazine subscriber is automatically a member of the Soil & Health Association, New Zealand’s oldest organisation promoting sustainable, healthy food. Soil & Health publishes Organic NZ magazine and works with like-minded individuals

Seaweeds are Earth’s most ancient and essential organisms, originating about three and half billion years ago, and their benefits were realised thousands of years ago. There are several thousand seaweed species, generally grouped as green, brown and

Tino kai, tino ora te kōpū. He who has the produce of his labour stored up will never want. March and April are such surprising and exciting months in the garden. Just when it seems the world is winding down and our edible beds are readying themselve

Biocontrol is the ultimate in organic pest management. As an alternative to using the agrichemical pesticides, biology and ecology control pests such as aphids and plant rusts. There are three sub-types of biocontrol: importation, augmentation and co

These are quick-growing, easy-care annuals that flower indeterminately throughout summer. They prefer full sun but will tolerate partial shade. Small plants that grow in a compact clump of flowers usually about 7cm tall, but may get up to 30cm in sha

It is like a seaweed, but it is not. Azolla is an aquatic fern that grows fast. Really fast. It is the world’s fastest growing plant and able to double its biomass in as little as 1.9 days. As it grows, it absorbs carbon and fixes nitrogen from the a

From the satellite picture, Otama Hazels is a deep green oasis amid the lighter green of sheep pasture, with neatly ordered blocks of nut trees encircled by shelter belts. Graham Leach and Rosemary Innes decided to grow hazels because they were famil

Hazelnuts are packed with nutrients including protein, vitamin E, fatty acids, antioxidants, calcium, potassium and magnesium. Studies have shown beneficial effects of eating hazelnuts for the heart, and reductions in ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol. Graham an

PREP 15 MINS | RISE1HR | BAKE 40 MINS | MAKES 1 LOAF | GF, NF, SF*, OF* Wet 1½ cups warm water1 tbsp olive oil1 tbsp liquid sweetener2 tsp active dried yeast Dry 1 cup buckwheat flour1 cup brown rice flour½ cup tapioca flour1½ tsp sea salt¼ cup hemp

Itay and Ora Simhony came to mushrooms from very different backgrounds. Itay had been a naval architect in Israel and worked within the marine industry for 30 years, while Ora had enjoyed a long teaching career. Both had reached the point in life whe

If you have experienced the flu, a hangover, and jet lag, imagine combining all three at once. That’s what chronic fatigue has been described to feel like. Fatigue, that it’s related to feeling of overwhelming exhaustion, can often be situational, me

There has to be more to life than 10-hour shifts behind a till – right? That’s what Dunedin ‘Company of Flowers’ gardener and floral arranger, Esther Bosshard, figured when she set out to find a better way to live and earn. A graduate from The Dunedi

The Therapeutic Products Bill intends to establish a new regulatory regime for therapeutic products, including plant-based medicines and dietary supplements (natural health products). Submissions close on 5 March 2023. The Health Committee is due to

In Ghana, school lunches are being sourced from organic small-scale farmers. The African Union has started to promote the Home-Grown School Feeding programme, to decentralise food procurement for school meals and source food locally from smallholders

We don’t often do philosophy in the pages of OrganicNZ but here we go. Scientists suggest that human civilisation is unlikely to survive much longer on planet Earth due to our catastrophic exploitation of nature. Climate change, biodiversity collapse