Some photos from our Annual General Meeting on March 21st and 22nd at The Boatshed in Karapiro and on the Bax Farm. There was a great turnout to hear some knowledgable speakers, discuss the subject of diversity on our organic farms and network with fellow organic farmers. Continue reading ODPG AGM 2019: Photos
How a young couple fell in love with organic farming. Continue reading Falling in Love with Organic Farming
Actively maintaining healthy ecosystems in our soil is key to organic farming and essential for our continued survival. Now it seems the rest of the farming world is starting to catch on. With the UN’s stark warning of soil degradation … Continue reading Fighting to Save the Earth’s Soil
Learn more about the mysteries of the Arboreal Food Web by watching this interesting talk by Michael Phillips at the Soil and Nutrition Conference 2018 Continue reading Arboreal Food Web
MAY 3rd – 5th | TIRAU, South WaikatoThere are two spaces available for an all-inclusive social weekend learning about how to manage a house cow. Everything from hand milking to regenerative pasture maintenance, cheese, yoghurt and butter making will be … Continue reading How to manage a House Cow : Two Spaces Left on Weekend Workshop
Predatory insects and spiders control pests with none of the health and environmental risks of chemicals. So when we kill these species with insecticides, we are shooting ourselves in the foot. theconversation.com This article from The Conversation examines how insecticides … Continue reading Insecticide: Wiping out the Good and the Bad
What is Permaculture and how can it be of benefit to you? Join us and find out. Workshop leader, Steve Hart, is one of the world’s prominent Permaculture practitioners, with a wealth of international experience across every subject of Permaculture. Continue reading PERMACULTURE WORKSHOP : APRIL
We are very lucky to have Roger and Nicki with us at our ODPG Conference to talk about Business Diversity and Opportunity… Continue reading ODPG Conference Spotlight: Roger and Nicki Beattie
Dr Dettloff will be answering farmer questions on animal health at the ODPG Conference on March 21 via Skype link. Prepare your question and get yourself signed up for the Conference. Continue reading ODPG Conference Spotlight: Dr Paul Dettloff
Phyllis Tichinin is a soils consultant, eco-nutritionist and former organic dairy support farmer. She provides education and coaching to farmers transitioning to organic pastoral production as well as distributing Dr Paul Dettloff’s Lab organically certified animal remedies in New Zealand. Continue reading ODPG Conference Spotlight: Phyllis Tichinin
This ODPG workshop on Biodynamics will give you the tools to improve many elements of your farming regime. Continue reading March 11th : Biodynamics Workshop with Glen Atkinson
The successful “Rich Pasture” Workshop at Bruce and Sue Grahams 60 acre organic hay farm on February 25th was attended by 20 participants. Continue reading Workshop Report: Rich Pasture at the Graham Farm
A series of workshops by ecologist Dr. Christine Jones. Learn a more profitable way to farm. Organised by Agrisea, an ODPG Commercial Member. Continue reading THE FUTURE OF FARMING with Dr. Christine Jones : Agrisea Workshops
Ian Mitchell-Innes is a Holistic Management Instructor from South Africa. He has helped beef, sheep, dairy, and deer farmers all over the world make more profit on their pastoral farms. Join him on a pasture walk at two locations in … Continue reading Pasture Walk with Ian Mitchell-Innes
A beautiful, short film featuring Organic Farmer, Jesse Straight, who talks in simple, fundamental terms about why Organic Farming matters Continue reading Nature always has the Last Word
Organic Farming: What I Learnt About Myself. You can take a man out of the city. But how do you go about taking the city out of the man? Continue reading Organic Farming: What I Learnt About Myself
A farm with no ploughing, no weeding, no sprays, an income which outstrips others, and a four foot topsoil sounds like an impossible dream. Continue reading The Drought-Fighter!
An annual growth rate of 0.4% in the soil carbon stocks would halt the increase in the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere related to human activities. Continue reading 4 per 1000: Regenerative Agriculture and the Climate
With greenhouse gas emissions down by 44% compared to other farms, Our Land of Milk and Honey were the proud recipients of the Transforming Food award at the NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards last month. Continue reading Organic Robotic Farm Wins Prize
The NZ Dairy industry has been slow to take up the organic standards, but things are finally starting to move as the bigger organisations make the change. Continue reading Watch out… Here Comes Dairy!