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BEHIND OUR COVER

Belinda Paton is an award-winning New Zealand artist who has spent a lifetime developing her own uniquely whimsical style. She works in a wide range of different genres including clay, painting, jewellery, and sculpture. Belinda also teaches workshops and hosts retreats (which include ceramics, painting, jewellery, and sculpture), from her beautiful property, Misty Mountain Retreat, deep in the hills in the Wairarapa (see OrganicNZ Jan/Feb 2024). Her art workshops and tranformational retreats inspire connection with your own inner artist to bring your creative essence to life. www.BelindaPatonCreations.co.nz www.MistyMountainRetreat.co.nz If you would like to submit a design for our cover, please contact the editor.…

BEHIND OUR COVER

The cost of convenience

My real-world friends are complaining about the price of food at the supermarket being too high. I don’t preach to my friends (that’s why I still have them) but they get from my lack of sympathy that I don’t agree with them. a) I don’t consider most of what is sold in a supermarket food; as in a substance that nourishes our bodies. And b), I consider it too cheap. I contend that one doesn’t buy food from the supermarket, one buys convenience. When I was off my property for a couple of years, I was excited to justify ready-made meals. I removed it from the packet, popped it in the microwave, and poured myself a drink. Then I tried to eat it. Then I made the mistake of reading…

The cost of convenience

WINNING LETTER Dear Sheryn, A while back, OrganicNZ published articles about smart meters and wireless radiation which alerted me to the dangers, helped me protect my health and led me to become involved in Safe ICT NZ (Safe Information and Communications Technology for New Zealand). We have made submissions to Government, based on current science, asking for our reserves and sanctuaries (including National Parks), to be what their titles are: reserves and sanctuaries from pollution, etc., including artificial electromagnetic radiation. That is, free from cell towers and artificial wireless radiation of all kinds. We know that lab rats exposed to wireless radiation have DNA breakage to their brain cells. Also, and equally important, there are changes to the genetic expression of DNA. The results of science in this area can…

Community garden

Farmers' Market Week 9-17 MARCH Now in its seventh year, Farmers’ Market Week is an annual celebration that highlights the vital role farmers’ markets play in our nation’s food system. With fun events, contests, activities, and more, the week helps to boost market attendance and visibility and is a great opportunity to showcase how much value markets bring to their communities. There are around 30 farmers’ markets in New Zealand from Kerikeri in the north to Invercargill in the south and all points between – check out organicnz.org.nz/directory to find one near you. An authentic farmers’ market sells only food, from a defined local region, by the person who grew or made it, or someone involved with that process. Farmers’ market vendors are usually small businesses and grow high-quality food,…

Community garden

Dr Vandana Shiva

Don’t think small about smallness Dr Vandana Shiva is an environmental activist, physicist and author, who is one of the founders of the Indian-based non-governmental organisation, Navdayna. Part of Navdayna’s mission is to promote biodiversity conservation, organic farming, and the rights of farmers in a prevailing global food system that serves the interests of multinational corporations. Seeds play a crucial role in maintaining biodiversity and Navdayna’s farm in the Doon Valley near Dehradun, Uttarakhand Province, hosts a living seed bank that conserves and grows around 630 varieties of rice, 150 types of wheat, and hundreds of other species. Dr Shiva shares wisdom with farmers on the value of conserving their unique strains of seed crops, which have been developed over long periods of time and in response to particular climatic…

Dr Vandana Shiva

Soil & Health NZ news

GE webinar series Soil & Health NZ is hosting a series of webinars discussing various aspects of genetic engineering, as part of a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of the issues. To find out what’s happening, check the soilandhealth.org.nz website, OrganicNZ Facebook and Instagram pages, or sign up for our free monthly e-newsletter via organicnz.org.nz. If you’re a Soil & Health NZ member (OrganicNZ subscriber) and we have your email address, we’ll keep you informed. Next webinar: GE: What do consumers really want? Tuesday 5 March 2024 7.30–8.30pm A webinar with Jon Carapiet from GE Free NZ. Jon is a consumer advocate, market researcher, and national spokesperson for GE Free NZ (in food and environment). He will talk about consumer issues around GE, including the right to choose, labelling, traceability,…

Soil & Health NZ news

WIN great prizes with OrganicNZ

Natural skincare from Goodbye Sun’s out, balms out! A good Goodbye is the key to a great hello outdoors. Be into win one of three $100 vouchers for certified natural, outdoor skin care from Goodbye. Winners can use their voucher to shop for products online, from their broad-spectrum sunscreen – with an antioxidant-rich, waterless formula – to their original bug repellent, and balms for lips and skin. Becky Cashman and husband, John Sanderson, started Goodbye 25 years ago and achieved NATRUE certification in 2016. goodbye.co.nz Gift a membership and enjoy IncaFé organic coffee Share the love of organics by gifting a Soil & Health NZ membership by 31 March 2024 and be in the draw for a gift pack of IncaFé organic and Fairtrade coffee. IncaFé have a delicious range…

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To GE or not to GE?

What could happen if we release GE organisms (also called GMOs) into the environment? What could happen if we keep our environment GE-free, and support and promote organic practices instead? The wisest course of action is to support and promote organic, regenerative and GE-free food and farming. Healthy soil, healthy food, healthy people and a healthy climate.…

To GE or not to GE?

THE BATTLE FOR THE future of food

Governmental plans to liberalise regulation of genetic engineering in Aotearoa New Zealand has implications for consumers and our export markets. The push for GE is part of the international industry lobbying for more technology in agriculture. GE, AI, synthetic biology, and nanotechnology are converging. Advocates for the ‘end of farming’ are even calling for cellular lab-based food to entirely replace agriculture, purportedly to save the planet. Public concern around genetic engineering is expressed politically and in people’s preferences which have defined today’s consumer landscape. Politicians and lobbyists who say that strict regulation of GE is preventing innovation have forgotten the role of the consumer. They repeat old hopes for GE ryegrass, even after Newsroom published a history of failed trials on its website last year, and ignore previous field trials…

THE BATTLE FOR THE future of food

Organic Week Aotearoa 2024

WHERE NATURE THRIVES 1-7 May 2024 Shining a light on biodiversity Organic Week Aotearoa serves as a crucial platform to raise awareness about the benefits of organic practices, emphasising the importance of regenerative agriculture and ethical consumer choices. The week unfolds as a dynamic series of events, blending educational webinars, the OrganicNZ Awards, a series of organic farm open days, and a multitude of community-organised gatherings across the regions. This year, Organic Week Aotearoa takes on the theme, "Where Nature Thrives," placing a spotlight on the invaluable work of organic farmers in promoting on-farm biodiversity. As stewards of the land, organic farmers play a pivotal role in creating ecosystems where nature not only survives, but thrives. The theme serves as a rallying cry to recognise and celebrate our organic farmers…

Organic Week Aotearoa 2024

OrganicNZ Awards ‘24

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN The OrganicNZ Awards aim to recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of Aotearoa’s organic farmers, brands, products, and leaders. Nominations are now open, closing March 10. Check out the award categories, then nominate via www.organicweek.org.nz. PEER REVIEWED AWARDS: A panel of five judges, comprising organic and sustainability experts, will review and consider all entries, with finalists announced on April 3. Final judging will then take place to select a winner, to be announced at the OrganicNZ Awards Night on May 3. OrganicNZ Leader of the Year This award celebrates those who have gone above and beyond to build, support, and promote organics in Aotearoa throughout the years. It will be presented to an organics champion who has inspired others by their work and commitment to the…

OrganicNZ Awards ‘24

Preparing for winter

Autumn is traditionally viewed as a time for winding down the food garden, but it doesn’t need to be that way. With a cost-of-living crisis on our doorstep, Diana Noonan gives practical advice on adopting a waste-free approach to harvesting and preparing a garden that will provide fresh produce throughout the chilliest (and priciest) periods of the year. With plenty of heat still in the sun, and soil as warm as toast, there’s every reason to be gardening and growing right now! Ngahuru, kura kai, kura tangata– Harvest-time, wealth of food, the wealth of people. Care for the chaos! At this time of year, the garden can look tired and unruly. But beneath the chaos, there’s a wealth of food. Check beneath long grass, browning vines, and wilting bushes for…

Preparing for winter

Influence of the cosmos

As old as time itself, is the influence of the cosmos. The ancient technology of the relationship between the sky and growing food and being in touch with the entirety of nature (including ourselves), is a beautiful modality in every way that it unfolds. The origins of the calendar published here in OrganicNZ came from Rudolf Steiner’s ‘Agriculture’ lectures in 1924, which birthed the movement of biodynamics. Within these lectures were specific indications of the influence of the cosmos which were later investigated and experimented with by Lili Kolisko. This research was then taken up by Maria Thun in the 1950s, and pivotally included the influence of the zodiac on a particular part of a plant. Thun published her first biodynamic calendar in 1962, and it is still published yearly…

Influence of the cosmos

Underground interactions How roots communicate

The health of soil – the issue on which organic agriculture was founded – is undergoing a scientific revolution. Part of that revolution is a growing understanding of the complexities and importance of how plant roots interact with each other and the rest of soil biology. A recent paper, ‘Enumerating soil biodiversity’1, found that the majority, some 59 percent (± 15 percent) of all species, live in soil – more than the oceans, rain forests or any other habitat! Most soil organisms get all their energy via plants, as it is only plants that can capture the energy in sunlight. Most of that energy is transferred to soil biology via root exudates rather than dead residues. So how plants interact with each other underground is critical for soil biology as…

Underground interactions How roots communicate

Soil Carbon Measurement

Potential Under Our Feet: Verdi NZ is a leader in innovative soil monitoring, revealing the hidden potential beneath our feet. They dive deep into the earth, decoding soil carbon dynamics for valuable insights. Using a meticulous approach, they collect one-metre soil cores, analyse multiple horizons, and combine lab data with visual assessments to provide transformative information for farmers and markets. Can’t manage what you don’t measure: Verdi NZ recognises the critical role of holistic management in enhancing soil health and maximising carbon storage. By demonstrating the impact of diverse management practices on farm performance and environmental health, they offer clients detailed insights into carbon storage and its advantages. Their succinct reports su provide a feedback loop that fosters enhanced land stewardship. Connecting ecology with the economy: The Verdi NZ team…

Soil Carbon Measurement

Japanese wineberry Rubus phoenicolasius

The Japanese wineberry is a strikingly attractive bramble, with a strong upright growth habit and tall canes densely covered in bristly red hairs (phoenicolasius – from the Latin ‘with purple hairs’). The ripe fruit look like small, shiny raspberries but are a bit firmer, juicier, and tangier – not quite as sweet, but with its own unique appeal. The plants are hardy and ornamental and the fruit, which ripens in mid-late summer, is a refreshing change and usually slightly later than the standard raspberry and, for some reason, not targeted by birds (at least with one grower I know). Flourishing in semi-shade or full sun, the Japanese wineberry thrives in a forest garden or in a berry patch with a bit of space. There are numerous hybrids in the Rubus…

Japanese wineberry Rubus phoenicolasius

Cooking with oil Which one is good for you?

In the realm of culinary decision-making, there are a variety of edible oils. Choosing the right one can be challenging. There is so much information available; an oil’s health properties, plus its manufacturing and sustainability, the price, its environmental impact, and air miles. Sometimes we just choose from learnt behaviour; “I use this oil because Mum does and so did Nana”. Naturopathically trained in nutrition, I use oils and whole foods medicinally. I love how these can be blended for their health and flavour benefits. I want to eat food that tastes good and food that does good. Understanding the nutritional landscape Oils are more than flavour carriers, they are an integral part of our diet, providing essential fatty acids (EFAs) and fat-soluble vitamins. They also impact the body in…

Cooking with oil Which one is good for you?

The Abundant Kitchen

Their latest book, The Abundant Kitchen, is not a typical recipe book. Rather it is a combination of Iraqi food traditions, their experience, and organic kiwi produce that inspires you with unique ways of fermenting, preserving, and pickling. With lots of practical advice and troubleshooting, they give easy-tofollow instructions on making mead, fermented grains, vinegar, Koji and Miso, jun and ginger beer, tallow and broth, as well as the more well-known sourdough, kombucha, pickles, etc. Here are a couple of seasonally-appropriate recipes to tempt you. Dill Squash Sticks Recipe for 2 litre jar Dill pickle seasoning is perfectly delicious with other vegetables as well. Watermelon rinds are a classic example. When cucumbers are out of season and we have eaten up all our stock of dill pickles, we particularly enjoy…

The Abundant Kitchen

Support your liver and Detox

The liver is an incredible organ that has the ability to detoxify ANY substance that our body comes into contact with. It’s often a focus of my work with clients as having an overloaded liver can flow on to impact our hormones, gut health, energy levels, and skin - read on to find out more about how the liver works and whether it’s worth considering a detox this March/April time. What does the liver do? Your liver is our most vital organ for detoxification. Not only does it do that very well, it also directs molecules all over the body for use/storage/excretion, and it makes important molecules for us such as cholesterol. In terms of detoxification – to simplify a very complicated process – the liver takes molecules that are…

Support your liver and Detox

Making good ethics a viable business

For more than five years, Wholegrain Organics had a commercial kitchen, bread bakery, café, and retail outlet on The Square in Palmerston North, and its team ran food technology and hospitality classes at local schools, under the Hands-On Food banner. It was underpinned by a big philanthropic vision of serving people and planet, but the operation had become a complex, sprawling operation. By mid-2022, it was fragmented and financially unsustainable – some hard choices were required of founders Naomi and Rob Hall. “We had a tree with 10 branches, but it was not financially viable,” explains Naomi. “We pruned off eight of the branches and left the two that we saw as foundational, where we can make the greatest difference. The farm is our number one priority – it’s pioneering…

Making good ethics a viable business

Doing it for justice

I came to love organics first through my connection with Bob Crowder, but I was committed to environmental and social justice issues before that. Now I think of my main work as being in the area of food justice: doing what I can, and working with others, to make more good food more accessible to more people. That’s why I got involved with Soil & Health NZ back in 1999, why I’m still involved, and why I worked with our Canterbury branch back in 2013 to establish what has now become the Food Resilience Network. Now I’m split in several directions. The first of these is my role as Sustainability Manager at the University of Canterbury. I started doing this work back in 2009. I get to lead a team…

Doing it for justice

• Inspiring biography of a leading New Zealand horticulturist and agricultural scientist• In-depth history behind the development of the New Zealand organics movement• Themes of politics, natural science, and identity• Includes a 16-page full-colour section of photographs Otago University Press Paperback 248pgs RRP$45 Bob Crowder made a massive and sustained effort to grow the organic movement both nationally and internationally (especially in the 1980s), and those involved at this time easily recognise that without his input New Zealand’s organic scene would have been vastly different and perhaps a decade or more behind where we are today. Now 85, Bob has finally retired and enjoys cloud-watching from his new apartment up the hill from where he lived for more than forty years in Ashgrove Terrace, Christchurch. That house and garden was…

8 years without a rubbish bin! Online review by Kaitlyn Lamb Happen Films – YouTube, 17mins What another super inspiring short movie from Happen Films. Too often I hear that there is no point in individual action because of the detrimental effects of large corporations. However, Hannah Blumhardt and Liam Prince from The Rubbish Trip explain why it is so important. Individual action may not solve the problems we face, but it normalises these actions and creates more awareness. Liam and Hannah are an inspiring duo who quit their jobs and hitch-hiked and couch-surfed around Aotearoa, giving free presentations on how to live a zero-waste lifestyle – while living on $20 a day. We learn the simple zero-waste changes they made, such as taking public transport, and composting, as well…

Explaining organics one term at a time

pH levels pH levels have absolutely nothing to do with the author’s initials, but everything to do with soil health. pH levels are a chemical measurement that tell you the active quantity of hydrogen ions in your soil, and therefore the acidity. Acidity affects a wide range of chemical and biological processes and is fundamental to life. pH stands for ‘potential of hydrogen’ and comes from scientific chemistry. Early chemical science was strongly linked to the beer industry. Hence the concept of pH was introduced by Danish scientist, Soren Sorenson, in 1909, working at the Carlsberg Laboratory in Copenhagen. Sorenson wanted a simple way of describing the acidity of a substance. Pure water has a pH of about 7; anything below 7 is acidic and anything above 7 is alkaline.…

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