Organic NZ Magazine 2003

November/December 2003

Local Government and GE - The battlefield shifts to a neighbourhood near you
Summer Savers - Ten tips that may save your summer
Health News - A roundup of recent developments
Seeds of Survival - The search organic seeds
Turning Nature against its Own - Peppering Pests 2: The success stories Cropping for Clean Soil - Let those plants do the cleaning
News from the Underground - Part 2 of our guide to plant nutrition
Small Growers Scheme works for West Melton
Standing Up for the Small Guy - OrganicFarmNZ's new Chair - a man with a mission
Paradise Revisited - Tales of Organics on a Pacific atoll
Cooking Fab Food - Great organic recipes from the Nelson Eco Fest
Organic NZ's Good Day Guide - Growing your leftovers
Sustainable Living in the Big City - Neighbourhood blends city life and eco-living
Super heroes in training - Grassroots course trains a new breed of leaders Passion and Pollen - Taste of honey opens fast track to success for BeesOnline
Ethical Success - Company shows ethics and business is a winning strategy Sustainable Investment - Sustainable businesses outperform mainstream
National Strategy, Changes at Bio-Gro and Resource Guides
What's new in the organic marketplace
Pack it in Potato - The humble spud revolutionises packaging
Unsung Heroes - A pioneer hangs up her seed box
Regional Reports: Wearable Waste and Alternative Energy Fest - National Council takes to the streets

September/October 2003

Women Speak Out - Why they're wary of tinkering
Around the World - Scientists scan developments
Taking it to the People - Seeds of hope on GE
Clean and Green at Risk - British MP wonders why we'd do it
Cause to Cry - What are they doing to our onions?
Deadly Medicine - Balancing the picture on Pan Pharmaceuticals
Has SARS Emerged From Pandora's Box? The origins of the latest health scare Organic NZ's Good Day Guide - Putting sustainability in a dog's day
Suburban Haven - Biodiversity in your backyard
The edible garden in September and October
Herb Garden - Fantastic fennel
Organics Takes Coromandel - Budget service prompts community action
Working with Nature - Reflections on the challenges of a diverse land
Growers vs Supermarkets - The battle for the organic marketplace
Peppering Your Pests - The science and sophistry of turning nature against its own
News from the Underground - A guide to the principles of plant nutrition: Part 1
No Coffee at the Café - Christchurch's offbeat organic caravan
Do You Know What You're Buying? It probably isn't what you think
What's new in the organic marketplace
Glass Beaches - The ultimate in recycling
Organic NZ's Good Day Guide - Your practical guide to a sustainable day
Small Grower Scheme Cuts Loose - OrganicFarmNZ finds its feet
Helping Buyers Buy - How to sell to local outlets
The Phantom of Free Trade - Reflections on a conversation overheard
Organic Resource Guides Update
Time to Stand Proud - New National Council sets its sights

July/August 2003

Ignoring the Evidence Again - A scientist's view of GE
Trouble in the Beehive - Apiarists face a bigger challenge than varroa
Made To Order - The Government buys into GE babies
What Can We Do? A GE action plan
Global Movement Looking to Back NZ Organics
International Research - We scan the latest advances
Deadly Medicine - Balancing the picture on Pan Pharmaceuticals
Has SARS Emerged From Pandora's Box? The origins of the latest health scare Organic NZ's Good Day Guide - Putting sustainability in a dog's day
Feasting on Weeds! A back yard pharmacy and supermarket
The edible garden in July and August
Herb Garden - Epilobium for the prostate
A Kiwi Gardener in Washington
Organic Production Guides - Entry to Organics is about to get easier
The Ways and Wonder of Water Part 2: The way to water wisdom
Trees in Bags Boost Productivity - A train trip that led to radical results
A Vegetarian in a GE World - Christchurch's GE free vegetarian bed and breakfast
Urbanising Agriculture - The path beyond Organics
An Able Man's Background - Profile of an organic superstar
Organic Declaration - A vision for an organic nation
Sustainable Ideals - Organics in a market economy
Produce, Products and Pamphlets - Highlights of the organic trade show
Beyond Organics - A call to action
New Faces - New Vigour - New leaders for NZ Organics
The Way to an Organic Dairy Farm
What a season! 2003's tongue and gum tickling grape harvest
Commercial Success for Organic Values - NZ's first organic business cluster

May/June 2003

GATS: Whose Services are we selling?
GE Politics: What are they doing across the Tasman?
What's new in the Organic marketplace
International Research: We scan the latest advances
Co-existence: Excerpts from the Government Report
The Dirty Dozen: Which foods have the most pesticides?
Mothers and Babies in the Firing Line: Researchers raise a new alarm
Organics vs Conventional Food: New Study puts them to the test
Organic NZ's Good Day Guide: Your practical guide to a sustainable day - Feasting on Weeds: The banquet you don't have to plant
The edible garden in May and June
Eco Garden Walls: A guide to in-situ adobe garden edges
Herb Garden: The miracles of artichoke
Don't Rubbish: Leaves Notes from an autumn garden
Sustainable Suburbia: Eco adventures in city living
The Ways and Wonder of Water Part 1: The Politics of Waste
Stevia The sugar substitute too good to be approved
Post-Supermarket Marketing - The growing phenomenon of growers' markets
Eating Out - A South Island restaurant with its own on-site garden
One of the Best: We farewell one of Organics staunchest supporters
The Booming Business of Organics: The sales figures say it all
Damned if We Do - Damned if We Don't: Caution on new National Strategy Organics Beats Hi Tech: Dunedin company forges personal path to success
Animal Welfare: How kind are we to our most valuable partners?
OrganicFarmNZ Takes Two More: New schemes in lower North Island
Trustworthy Food: Oamaru's incomparable organic food and wine fest

March/April 2003

BioTech 2010 AD - A Different Vision for New Zealand? - Garrick Martin
Who's Profiting? Who's Paying? - GE crops five years on - A PSRG report
A round up of GE news
International Research - Valerie Freeman scans the latest advances
The Natural Origins of Modern Drugs - Jacqueline Tuffnell
Going Non-Toxic on Nits - A Back to School Special - Alison White on safe remedies for every parent's curse
Milk - Hazard or Cure? - Robert Anderson exposes myths surrounding our favourite health food
The Perils and Pleasures of Citrus - Denise Mark on the secrets to great citrus
The edible garden in March and April
Herb Garden - Pam Blowers on loveable lovage
Notes from My Garden - Matt Morris reports from his favourite inner city garden
Nowhere to Run - Where do you go when the law can't help?
An Introduction to Building Organically - Graeme North on the art and potential of city life
GM - Never Fear …You Won't be the First to Suffer - Michael Morris on the unseen victims of genetic modification
The Long Road to Fruit Salad Heaven - Pam Parsons visits Viv and Nancy Milne's farm in the Waikato
Eating Out Organics - Hawke's Bay's new organic café
Functional Foods - Health Benefits or Healthy Profits?
Dee Pigneguy on food's latest fad
Small Scale Organics Takes Off - Matt Morris on OrganicFarmNZ's success National Conference Update
Edible Cosmetics Anyone? - Bio-Gro looks to an emerging market
Slicing the Apple - A fresh take on sharing the Earth
The Summer Dilemma - Sarndra Urwin on dehydration
Australasia's First Holistic Animal Centre
River Fest Fever - Martin de Jong on a "must do" gathering
"Enough is Enough" - Australian Cotton Grower Says It's Time to Make a Stand - Mark Hill reports

January/Febuary 2003

Famine as a Political Tool - Devinder Sharma - "Wicked" USAID GM Food Policy GE Files - PSRG Update
GE-Free Marchers
The Latest Hormone Science - Disrupting Life's Messages - John Peterson Myers Painted Apple Moth - An Eco Concern - Richelle Kahui-McConnell
US Food Corporates Buy into Organics - Chris Wheeler
Criminal Food - Valerie Freeman looks at poor diet and violent behaviour
Find and Keep your Garden Friends - Rebecca Potts
Notes from my Garden - Pat Wright's retirement garden
Herb Garden - Pam Blowers on marjoram
The edible garden in January and February
Chickens in the Home Garden - Denise Mark's guide
Broiler Chickens - Denise Mark visits Claude and Margaret Ilton's organic chicken farm
The Wright Stuff - Mark Peters talks to Geoffrey Wright about his organic wine
Christine Nielson-Craig discovers Organics in Vienna
Golden Bay Organics - Charlotte Squire visits a community-based business
Sow Stalls and Farrowing Crates - Michael C. Morris
Dogs That Can Scent Sickness - John Newell
Pig Growth Hormone - Sue Kedgley
Visionary Science - Kimberley Paterson
Birthday Celebrations at the Biological Husbandry Unit - Mark Hill
ENVIRO School in Ashburton - John Hooper
Community Garden at Canterbury University - Katherine Rock
OrganicFarmNZ Launch