We are very grateful to our ODPG Commercial Suppliers, and give them a regular shout out to share their products and services with a wider audience. The ODPG wouldn’t be here without their support. Find out who they are… Continue reading ODPG Suppliers, Service Providers and Educators
Join us as we speak to Corinne Bataille from BoundarylessNZ about her research on how kaitiakitanga (Māori environmental guardianship) might be supported to help reverse the decline of New Zealand’s native biodiversity. Continue reading ODPG Webinar: Documenting Our Connection to the Land and Wetlands
Top tips on how to plan your livestock and crop rotation for the best results, with multiple benefits. Continue reading How to Integrate Livestock with Crop Rotation
Here’s an example of an Organic Dairy Farm going to great lengths to ensure the river running through it remains healthy and full of life. It rates highly for macroinvertebrates – a sure sign that the hard work has paid off. Continue reading Riparian Planting for Healthy Rivers
“Methods of agriculture can be classed as being scientifically informed – they use scientific knowledge to inform their philosophy. For example, there is a huge amount of scientific information about the harm done to people and our planet from agricultural technologies such as nitrogen fertilisers, pesticides, cultivation and monocultures. Organics takes this information and decides to limit or prohibit the use of these technologies due to the harm they cause.” Dr Charles Merfield (Stuff.co.nz) Continue reading The Scientific Validity of Organics
The building blocks behind ‘Roots Shoots and Fruits’ products are mycorrhizal fungi, humates and bio-organisms. These are the invisible workers in our soils who were owe our very existence to. A lot of their value is still being put under the microscope. Continue reading ODPG Webinar: Roots, Shoots and Fruits
Join Erin and Janette to hear about ‘Calm The Farm’, Toha’s first project, which is charged with finding value for farmers doing regenerative work on their land. Continue reading ODPG Webinar: Calm the Farm
“Soils are often referred to as a poor man’s tropical rainforests. This is due to the abundance and diversity of life within the soil … These organisms are the ones that are driving the decomposition and nutrient cycling within the soil.” Continue reading Soil: A poor man’s tropical rainforest
Two years ago, we ran a big two-day conference at Lincoln University with a wide range of interesting speakers (including farmers) on the topic of Regenerative Farming. Here is an archive of all the recorded presentations. Continue reading Watch All the Presentations from our 2020 Conference
Mastitis can come and go without rhyme nor reason and as organic food producers it can be a real battle to control without conventional intervention. In our members-only webinar, we’ll be looking at remedies that can be used by the organic farmer, including homeopathy. Continue reading ODPG Webinar: Mastitis Q&A