Vote With Your Plates
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
Category: Organic
The Harris’s Wickton Red Devons
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
A Whole Philosophy
The Alexanders’ lucky herd of cows all have names and feed on the best, diverse organic pasture Continue reading A Whole Philosophy
Organics : Ahead of the Curve
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
Working with Nature NOT Against it
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
Leading Organic Farm Sale
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
Backyard Farms: Another Angle on Farm Diversity
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
Australian Babies to Enjoy NZ Organic Milk
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
Feeding an Expanding Population
This Guardian article asks the question of how we will be able to handle the projected 50% increase in food production needed to feed the world by 2050. Continue reading Feeding an Expanding Population
Video: How Organic Farming Started
“I never actually like to call myself an organic farmer… I liked to be considered a good farmer.” John Butler Continue reading Video: How Organic Farming Started