Organic NZ Magazine Articles

The Natural Health Products Bill is here have your say!

This article was first published in Organic NZ vol 70 no 6, November/December 2011 The Natural Health Products Bill is here have your say! By Sandra Clair The Natural Health Products Bill is back in Parliament and this time it is a different story altogether. In 2007 New Zealanders flexed their muscles and influenced their political representatives not to pass legislation for a...
Added: 17 Jan 12

A guide to organic education in New Zealand

Published in Organic NZ (70:6) November/December 2011 A guide to organic education in New Zealand Bridget Freeman Rock reviews the organic education options available in New Zealand Many Organic NZ readers are hungry for practical skills and further knowledge of organics, and with a range of courses, workshops and educational experiences to choose from in New Zealand and abroad...
Added: 16 Dec 11

Letter from the Minister for Food Safety re the Food Bill

Published in Organic NZ September/October 2011 Letter from the Minister for Food Safety re the Food Bill I am writing in response to Guy Ralls article in the July/August 2011 edition of Organic NZ, in which it was suggested that the Food Bill is a threat to seed saving / and the sharing of...
Added: 21 Sep 11

What's in that vaccine?

Published in Organic NZ May/June 2011 By Sue Claridge In the last issue of Organic NZ [March/April 2011], a reader wrote that she was ‘shocked to find out that the generic immunisation injection drug INFANRIX is based on a culture of genetically engineered yeast...
Added: 1 May 11

This little farm went to market

Guest editorial January/February 2011 Imagine two neighbouring farms: a 100 hectare farm with two people living on it, and a 3,700 ha farm with 140 people living on it. Both farms produce all the food their families need, and both trade some food for cash. Their trading relationship is not...
Added: 1 Jan 11

Wifi in schools – at what cost?

 - - Article from Organic NZ magazine, November/December 2010Anne Gastinger investigates wireless internet technology and its potential to harm our children and future healthLife without access to the internet has become unthinkable for most of us. Its evolving nature means exciting and...
Added: 1 Nov 10

GE: don't swallow it

Kyra Xavia investigates how genetically engineered ingredients sneak into our food unlabelled, and offers tips to avoid eating themLike many Organic NZ readers you may be a conscious consumer who makes informed decisions about the food you eat. Unfortunately you may also be ‘eating...
Added: 1 Jul 10

The Dirty Dozen

Article from Organic NZ magazine, May/June 2010 Published by the Soil & Health Association of New Zealand  - Which foods in New Zealand have the most pesticide residues? - What’s wrong with pesticide residues in food? - How can pesticide residues in food be...
Added: 1 May 10

Safe food storage

Kyra Xavia investigates at the health risks of plastic used for food packaging and storage, and offers suggestions for healthy alternativesPlastic pervades every area of our life. Unfortunately it also permeates our body where it does not belong. As consumers we assume packaging materials...
Added: 1 May 10

Eucalypts: Sustainable timber

Organic NZ magazine - July/August 2009 Philippa Jamieson investigates a new initiative to grow and use versatile, hardwood eucalypts Do you want to plant a woodlot that will give you durable wood for farm posts and building, give you a return in as little as 16–20 years, as well as...
Added: 1 Jul 09

Power-down pioneer

Organic NZ magazine - July/August 2009 Joseph Dougherty introduces Ted Howard, a champion of ‘powering down’, of social change directed at encouraging greater sustainability....
Added: 1 Jul 09

News from the Frontline

Organic NZ magazine - March/April 2009. Written by Steffan Browning, Spokesperson for the Soil & Health Association. 1. GE brassicas terminated! 2. Methyl bromide returns to Picton...
Added: 1 Mar 09

Soap Nut Tree Sapindus mukorossi

Organic NZ Magazine - September/October 2008. Soap Nut Tree - Naturally clean Always on the look out for healthier options, Pam Blowers is eager to inform us about this naturally occurring...
Added: 1 Sep 08

Cervical Cancer and the HPV Vaccine

Organic NZ magazine - September/October 2008. Sue Claridge, researcher and science writer, presents essential information for all women and parents. In New Zealand in 2004, 154 women were...
Added: 1 Sep 08

Pointless field trials cost us millions

Organic NZ magazine - September/October 2008. Elvira Dommisse, PhD compiled a submission to ERMA on Application GMF06002 for the Soil & Health Association and PSGR (Physicians and Scientists...
Added: 1 Sep 08

Sweet Poison

Organic NZ magazine - March/April 2008. ‘Aspartame is the most controversial and complained-about additive in history.’ By Alison White of the Safe Food Campaign. The Safe Food...
Added: 1 Mar 08

GE trees field trial at Rotorua

Organic NZ magazine - January/February 2008 issue. Report by Steffan Browning, Soil & Health Spokesperson. I recently revisited the Scion GE tree field test site to independently appraise...
Added: 1 Jan 08

The artichoke that isn’t

Organic NZ Magazine - September/October 2007. By Pam Blowers. The Jerusalem artichoke is a brown-coloured, knobbly, white-fleshed tuber root vegetable from the daisy (Compositae) family. It is...
Added: 1 Sep 07

To compost or not to compost

Organic NZ Magazine - September/October 2007. Some people really love their compost heaps, but are we following good organic practices when we make compost for our gardens? Two experts take...
Added: 1 Sep 07

Endosulphan at the top of ERMA’s Reassessment List

Organic NZ Magazine - May/June 2007. Written by Soil & Health Spokesperson, Steffan Browning. Note: This article differs from the one printed in the magazine and includes additional...
Added: 1 May 07
Let's keep those tried and true remedies - 1 May 07
Tea tree in NZ - Growing the good oil - 1 Jan 07
Moves to send complementary health control offshore - 1 Jan 07
Organic Cheats - 1 Nov 06
Sheep, beef and organics - the path to success - 1 Nov 06
Patron Fiona Lady Elworthy - 1 Nov 06
Brydone growers and farm shop – A 24 hectare block, 22 years on - 1 Sep 06
Growing seed for harvest 4: Carrots and brassicas - 1 Jan 06
Government moves against natural remedies are Allison's new worries - 1 Jan 06
Growing seed for harvest 3: Leeks, celery and cucurbits - 1 Nov 05
Growing seed for harvest 2: Beans, corn and tomatoes - 1 Sep 05
Role and importance of nitrogen in your soil - 1 Sep 05
Growing seed for harvest 1: Introduction & Lettuce - 1 Jul 05
Organic Asparagus: Yield way above conventional - 1 May 05
Organics, sheep husbandry and fly strike - 1 Mar 05
Perfect pasture - grazing management - 1 Mar 05
Milk - Hazard or Cure? - 1 Mar 03
Growing Organic Tomatoes - 1 Nov 01
Joint Venture into Vines - 1 Nov 01
Starvation and Politics - 1 Sep 01
Pesticide Report Sept/Oct 2000 - 1 Sep 01
Avocados - Pears from Paradise - 1 Jul 01
Feeding the World without Poisons - by Merial Watts - 1 Jul 01
Towards a Sustainable Agriculture - The Living Soil Part 2 - 1 May 01
Pesticide Report by Meriel Watts - May/June 2000 - 1 Mar 01
Pesticide Special Report by Meriel Watts - 1 Mar 01
Growing Medicinal Herbs: Echinacea Explosion - 1 Mar 01
The Rise of the Mud & Muck Boys - 1 Jan 01
Pesticide Report by Meriel Watts - Jan/Feb 2000 - 1 Jan 01
Notes from a Garden - Blenheim - 1 Jan 01
Parkinson's Disease, Pesticides and Derris Dust - 1 Jan 01
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