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An introduction to the ODPG; a network of farmers who manage organic dairy and pastoral farms. Join us to gain access to resources, workshops, advice and support, and we’ll help you get the best out of your farm. Continue reading An Introduction to ODPG
Our ODPG Webinar Series continues with a look at the uses of Homeopathy in the current farming season, with Tracey Simpson from Homeopathic Farm Services. Continue reading WEBINAR: Homeopathy for Autumn
This year, we have a total of 24 Commercial Members who help to keep the ODPG going with their membership, and often step forward when we need event sponsors or webinar hosts. We would like to say a big thank you to every single one of them for joining us this year. They enable us to support our organic and regenerative farmers with advice, resources, webinars, workshops and conferences. Continue reading Supporting our ODPG Suppliers
More bee hotels, flowering plants in public spaces, native plants on bus stop roofs and a reduction of chemical spraying are just some of the 70 initiatives used in Dutch cities to encourage a healthy bee population. But is it too late for the countryside? Continue reading Dutch Cities in Drive to Halt Bee Decline
Suzanne Simard’s research on tree communication, now widely accepted, was initially dismissed at the time as a hippy concept. Continue reading The Woodwide Web
A webinar with Stuart Chaney from Penergetic NZ about using ELF soundwaves to holistically work with the root cause of a problem. Part of the ODPG Webinar Series for members. Continue reading WEBINAR: ELF Waves and the Environment
This article – ‘Grow Roots to put Soil Microbes to Work’ – from the Rodale Institute with Soil Ecologist Francesca Cotrufo (Ph.D) provides a great explanation of the role of microbes and roots in the sequestration of carbon in soil. Continue reading Microbes and the Soil Carbon Cycle
MPI have set up a number of Workshops and Huis around New Zealand, and online, to discuss the proposed regulations on Organic businesses, which are as follows:
Proposed requirements and processes associated with the approval of organic businesses. Recognition of third-party agencies and persons that would check compliance. Use of a national mark for organic products Continue reading MPI Workshops, Huis and more info on the Proposed Organic Regulations
Heading into a new committee year, we are delighted to welcome our two new executives into the fold, and look forward to working with them as we grow and support New Zealand’s Organic, Regenerative and Biological Farming community. Continue reading Introducing the Executive Committee
The first UN Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity is taking place from the 19th to the 22nd of April, with the aim of producing a World Soil Charter to support actions to protect soil biodiversity. You can attend the symposium webinars for free at 11pm (Auckland time) each day of the conference, by registering HERE.
With destructive farming and deforestation practises, we are losing our rich networks of topsoil 50 to 100 times faster than we can rebuild it. A recent article in The Guardian highlights the crisis of soil degradation, and the impact it has on our climate. Continue reading Stop Treating Soil Like Dirt
If you are located in Northland, there is a series of fundraising Biodynamic workshops running over the winter in Whananaki. Continue reading Biodynamic Workshops in Northland