Organic NZ

Organic NZ is filled with info to live a healthier lifestyle - for you and the planet! Published by the Soil & Health Association of New Zealand, working since 1941 for sustainable organic agricultural and good health. Topics range from home garden to large-scale success stories; eco-building; urban organics; genetic engineering & chemical issues; food matters & natural health.

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Safeguarding our seeds

Living the change • A new film shines the spotlight on our organic and sustainable heroes. Philippa Jamieson finds out more.

D FOR DYNAMIC • Meet Taranaki’s Dee Turner: grower, educator, organiser, OrganicFarmNZ auditor and storyteller. Rachel Rose introduces us.

Global organic movement in good heart • The Organic World Congress is held every three years by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), of which Soil & Health is a member. Last year it was hosted by India. Marion Thomson reports on the OWC and the associated Seed Festival that was held parallel to it.

Will the cocktail of chemicals be our downfall?

Seasonal secrets The best ways to reap what you’ve sown • Summer vegetables are the pots of gold at the end of the rainbow. Denise Cox offers some tips to make the most of your garden harvest.

Growing with liquid gold

Moon calendar for March

Moon calendar for April

Summer’s bounty

My day on a plate • What does your day on a plate look like, and why do you eat what you eat? Moko Morris asked Millie Ormond, a reader from Hawke’s Bay, what contributed to her family’s food choices.

Farmacology

90 nits natural control of head lice • Now your children are back to school or preschool, they may be sharing those all-toocommon pests: head lice. Eugene Sims shares his family’s experiences.

What’s making our children sick? • Jodie Bruning asks Dr Michelle Perro what’s causing the rise in chronic childhood illnesses, and how we can counter it.

Totally wired • Anne Gastinger finds out more about the health risks of electromagnetic frequencies.

A good egg • In 2019, the New Zealand Free Range Egg Company (Frenz) will celebrate its 30th anniversary. If there’s one lesson those decades in the business have taught Frenz’s pioneering co-founder Rob Darby, it’s that you can’t make an organic, free-range omelette without breaking … you know what. Niki Morrell finds out more.

HEALTHY DIRECTIONS FOR dairy farming • Dr Paul Dettloff is on the point of retiring after decades with Organic Valley Cooperative, the world’s largest organic milk cooperative (2000 dairy farms). Phyllis Tichinin finds out more about his approach to animal health.

FARM AND GARDEN Meet the bacteria • Dr Tim Jenkins presents the seventh in a series on how most bacteria can help us and others challenge us in organic growing and eating. After covering many of the different kinds of bacteria, the series now puts the spotlight on nutrient cycles and some of the bacteria involved. This time we look at sulphur

Trish Allen • living a permaculture lifestyle

Call of the Reed Warbler

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Soil & Health membership views • Members’ letters, continued from page 7, in response to Soil & Health National Council’s announcement (ONZ Jan/Feb 2018) to increase the annual Soil & Health membership fee to $95, and introduce a non-member magazine subscription at $49.

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