While we do hold a large amount of resources especially for access by our members, we also have plenty for everyone to see. From articles and case studies to webinars and video lectures. Here are some of the highlights… Continue reading ODPG Resources Available to All
Plenty of pulling power, zero-emission, twelve-hour running time on refillable cartridges, and one-third the weight of a conventional tractor, the world’s first hybrid bio-methane and electric tractor has arrived. Continue reading Zero-Emission Biomethane Tractors
Land to Market, a Savory Institute initiative, aims to bring together brands across the world who are seeking to promote food containing raw materials that have been farmed regeneratively, using a protocol of measured outcomes. Continue reading Regenerative Hot Dogs
If you have something to say about the use of Glyphosate in the environment, here are two links to online Glyphosate actions – one a call for submissions, and the other a petition to reduce usage Continue reading Have Your Say on Glyphosate Usage
“Setting up local food waste collection and composting depots would mean farmers have ready access to high quality ‘living’ compost, right on their doorstep, while helping urban dwellers combat an ever-increasing food waste and landfill crisis.” Liam Prince Continue reading Food Waste Management and Farming
Many high country sheep and beef farms are already carbon-neutral or very close, as research at AUT discovered last year. It’s just a case of proving it, like Lake Hawea Station did, to become the first carbon-neutral farm in New Zealand. Continue reading New Zealand’s First Certified Carbon-Neutral Farm
This short, fascinating TED talk featuring experiments by neuroscientist, Greg Gage, shows how plants communicate with each other, and can even count. Watch an impulse from a Venus Flytrap trigger a reaction from a Mimosa, and find out why flytraps don’t close their jaws on first sensing movement, but are capable of measuring time. Continue reading The Beautiful Biology of Plant Communication
The ODPG has the privilege to host Biochar Network NZ (BNNZ) on our next Webinar for members, with a total of five speakers focussing on how to get the best value from Biochar. Continue reading ODPG WEBINAR: Biochar
One of the oldest organic institutions – the New Zealand Soil & Health Association – was set up in this country in 1941, and so this year marks 80 years since it first began! Continue reading 80 Years of Organics in New Zealand
Firstly, do not start if your heart and soul is not in it… Continue reading How to Start Regenerative Agriculture