Out last week from the World Economic Forum, a 5-minute film featuring Gabe Brown on Regenerative Farming. The world is losing 24 billion tons of fertile soil each year. But one farmer has worked out how to restore the health … Continue reading Five Ways to Save Our Soil
Read about the farmers who are implementing silvopasture for animal welfare, the environment and an increased income. Continue reading Silvopasture : Modern Farm, Ancient Methods
Philippa Jamieson discusses why we just don’t need GE in New Zealand following the recent report by the Royal Society Te Aparangi calling for ”an overhaul of gene-technology regulations and wide public discussion”. Continue reading No GE is Needed: Article by Philippa Jamieson
Nicole Masters discusses what our plant community tells us about our soil and what can be done to influence it positively. Continue reading What Plants tell us about Soil Health
There are 1.4 billion insects per person on this planet and we need (almost) every one of them. Continue reading Vote With Your Plates
Here’s a fascinating, in-depth slideshow by a farmer in Hawkes Bay who has adopted regenerative farming. If you’re unsure about the principles and how to apply them to your farm, this film gives you a good grounding with lots of practical observations. Continue reading Regenerative Farming In Practise
Huge chandeliers were created out of fruit and vegetables for the Horticulture New Zealand conference. Continue reading Vegetables Light Up Conference
Are plant milks worse for the environment than dairy milk? Continue reading Plant Milk Environmental Issues
Originally a dairy farm, the Harris’s now graze heifers from three other organic farms, as well as their own herd of Red Devon beef cattle Continue reading The Harris’s Wickton Red Devons
The Alexanders’ lucky herd of cows all have names and feed on the best, diverse organic pasture Continue reading A Whole Philosophy
With the whole world currently coming to terms with the vast problem of climate change, farmers are under tremendous pressure to reduce their environmental footprint. But organic farmers have already done much of the hard graft… Stuart Luxton, Fonterra’s Organic … Continue reading Organics : Ahead of the Curve
Three farms in the Bay of Plenty, managed by three siblings, are converting to organic after being inspired by a book. All have no doubt that they are doing the right thing. Continue reading Working with Nature NOT Against it
By carrying out numerous experiments on his own farm, and educating others on the results, Steve is providing valuable research ‘straight from the farmer’. Continue reading ‘Straight from the Farmer’ Based Research
A maggot farm set up by a University of Auckland student in India is processing 200 kilos of food waste a day and turning it into fertiliser and chicken feed. Continue reading Processing Food Waste the Wriggly Way
South Island’s leading Organic Farm has been bought by Queenstown’s Organic Solutions in what they are calling ‘a major shift in the New Zealand organics industry’. Continue reading Leading Organic Farm Sale
An urban farm, mainly run by volunteers, has caused a big hubbub in the suburbs by offering up cuts from their cows to the local community. Continue reading Community Beef Backlash
They say size doesn’t matter, and when it comes to feeding your own family and the community around you, it can certainly be true… Continue reading Backyard Farms: Another Angle on Farm Diversity
A fascinating look at how Peter Andrews uses ‘Natural Sequence Farming’ to revive parched land and turn them into flourishing, vibrant landscapes. Continue reading Rejuvenation of a Drought-Struck Land
Angry farmers are locking the gates of farms, which have tested negative for Mycoplasma Bovis, to stop the slaughter of their cows by order of the MPI. Continue reading Farmers Questioning the Mycoplasma Bovis Slaughter
A company called Bubs Australia Ltd. will be using New Zealand milk in their new certified-organic infant formula. Continue reading Australian Babies to Enjoy NZ Organic Milk