A packed Two-Day Organic Farming Conference with six knowledgeable speakers and two fascinating field trips. A chance for all those with an interest in organic, regenerative and biological farming to get together, learn together and share ideas. We hope you can join us! Continue reading 2023 ODPG Conference | Waikato | APRIL 19 + 20
We are pleased to say we have almost finished finalising our conference plans for the change of location to the Waikato region following the devastation in Hawkes Bay, and we will soon be up and running. Thank you for your patience. Look out for an announcement coming this week about our new plans, with tickets on sale very soon. Continue reading 2023 ODPG Conference | Announcement Coming Soon
The ODPG committee recently made the difficult decision to change the location of the 2023 conference due to the devastating, ongoing effects of Cyclone Gabrielle on the Hawkes Bay region. It has become clear that to hold a large conference there would only add to the huge amount of stress the communities are already under. The date will remain April 19th and 20th, but the location will change to the Waikato region. More information to come. Continue reading ODPG Conference Announcement | CHANGE OF LOCATION
The 2023 ODPG Conference is being held on April 19th and 20th in Napier. With six interesting, expert speakers and two field trips, this is a great chance to learn about organic farming and network with like-minded people. Continue reading The 2023 ODPG CONFERENCE: Organics Past, Present & Future
An article by Phyllis Tichinin on how the quality of butterfat is connected to the quality of soil and pasture, and the impact on human health. Continue reading The Importance of Organic/Regenerative Dairying in Human Health
Join the ODPG in 2023 for support, advice, education and networking. Continue reading REDUCED Earlybird Membership Ends Soon
“Pride must be restored in being a farmer, otherwise there will be no incentive for the next generation — or even some of the current generation — to farm the land.” (Sally Rae, Rural Life) Continue reading Year of the Farmer
Like Open Farms, the ODPG believes that every Kiwi benefits from getting up close and personal with the story of how their food is produced. This is a unique opportunity to educate people on organic and regenerative farming and raise awareness of the valuable work we’re doing. Continue reading Open your Farm to Visitors in March 2023
Open Farms is making it even easier for farmers to host an event for the 2023 national open day in March, and they’ll get heaps of support. Find out more… Continue reading Open Farms 2023 Calls for More Participating Farmers
Organic farming, and regenerative farming, centres around maintaining and nurturing healthy soil fertility, and this has now been recognised as hugely important for carbon sequestration. Hydroponics uses no soil in its crop production. So, could hydroponics ever be included under the organic umbrella if using only organic nutrient in their solutions? Continue reading The Hydroponics Question
A new initiative is enabling urban kids to expand their knowledge of food and farming in the classroom (and all sorts of other subjects at the same time) by engaging regularly with a farmer online. Continue reading Farmer Time!
The ‘Pesticide Atlas’ is something everyone should read, but probably not just before bedtime. The result of a huge amount of research by EU-based environmental organisations, it tells of dangerous substances, corporate profits, severe consequences and ecological armageddon, covering a raft of topics with useful infographics. It warns of a poisoned, famine-filled future if nothing is done. But these warnings have been sounded for three generations now and, despite this, global pesticide use has grown by 80% since 1990, and the resulting effects on populations of birds, butterflies and bees has been devastating… Continue reading Pesticide Use, Corporate Profits and Ecological Armageddon
The last 70 years has seen a huge decline in soil health and food nutrients. This excellent, in-depth article on soil restoration by Soil Ecologist, Dr. Christine Jones, is worth spending time with. Continue reading Five Core Principles of Soil Restoration
This article by Philippa Jamieson for Organic NZ magazine features farming couple, George and Bronnie Stevenson (ODPG members) who run the successful Lindhurst Organics. She talks to them about their motivation for farming organically on their sheep and beef farm, and the role animals play in a world where the climate is changing. Continue reading Organic Motivations
As a population, New Zealand is very small, but it has more than its fair share of inventors, and many of those have applied their skills to farming. Here are some firsts… Continue reading New Zealand Farming Firsts
“…Clearly there has been cherry-picking of reports and clearly they’re leaving out research that has been done which proves the benefits of organic and regenerative farming.” Continue reading Are regenerative and organic farming methods being discredited in NZ?
‘A New (Re)Generation’ focuses on the experiences of farmer Carrie Richards, who went against convention, tradition and her father’s advice, and embraced regenerative farming on the family ranch. From the makers of ‘Kiss the Ground’. Continue reading A New (Re)Generation
“Animals are able to discriminate between foods based on sensory feedback from nutrients, including protein, energy and mineral levels. Grazing animals typically eat a variety of plants because no single food contains all the necessary nutrients, and all plants contain various amounts of toxins.” Continue reading The Huge Farming Benefits of Biodiverse Forage
In this interesting article, Phyllis looks at the much wider picture in the discussion on cows and the environment, and gets to the heart of the matter. Continue reading Cows are our Friends
HB Future Farming have been examining the interesting soil health and carbon sequestration results over time on three Organic Farms in the Patoka. Continue reading Soil Health and Carbon Results on Three Organic Farms