We’ve been privileged to have Jono Frew speak at one of conferences before, back in 2020, and it’s great to see just how much he has achieved since then and to welcome him back. He’ll be presenting on the subject of ‘Farming aligned with nature for a healthy and resilient future’ and we know it’ll be fascinating! Continue reading Jono Frew: ODPG Conference Spotlight
BACTIVATE was one of the first of our Commercial Members to sign up when we called out for conference sponsors, and we’re so grateful to have their support. Bactivate has a soil regeneration program which combines specific bacteria and supplements to great effect.
Find out more… Continue reading Bactivate: Conference Sponsor Profile
We’d like to introduce you to ODPG Conference Sponsor, TRUE HEALTH, supplier of a wonderful range of animal remedies developed by Dr Paul Dettloff, and say a big thank you for the ongoing, much-valued support of owner, Phyllis Tichinin. Find out more… Continue reading True Health: Conference Sponsor Profile
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
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
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
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?
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
In New Zealand Biodynamics (BD) has a large following of both small and large scale farmers. Steiner’s biodynamic preps used to balance food producing soils are in sharp contrast to the synthetic fertilizers that have damaged our planet. His methods are simple, cheap and proven to be very successful by his followers. Continue reading ODPG Webinar: Biodynamics Takes Centre Stage
We are very grateful to our ODPG Commercial Suppliers, and give them a regular shout out to share their products and services with a wider audience. The ODPG wouldn’t be here without their support. Find out who they are… Continue reading ODPG Suppliers, Service Providers and Educators
Join us as we speak to Corinne Bataille from BoundarylessNZ about her research on how kaitiakitanga (Māori environmental guardianship) might be supported to help reverse the decline of New Zealand’s native biodiversity. Continue reading ODPG Webinar: Documenting Our Connection to the Land and Wetlands
Join Erin and Janette to hear about ‘Calm The Farm’, Toha’s first project, which is charged with finding value for farmers doing regenerative work on their land. Continue reading ODPG Webinar: Calm the Farm
Two years ago, we ran a big two-day conference at Lincoln University with a wide range of interesting speakers (including farmers) on the topic of Regenerative Farming. Here is an archive of all the recorded presentations. Continue reading Watch All the Presentations from our 2020 Conference
Mastitis can come and go without rhyme nor reason and as organic food producers it can be a real battle to control without conventional intervention. In our members-only webinar, we’ll be looking at remedies that can be used by the organic farmer, including homeopathy. Continue reading ODPG Webinar: Mastitis Q&A