Organic NZ Magazine Articles
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 in the dark’ because most consumers in New Zealand ingest
genetically engineered food (GE or...
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 reduced?Alison White of the Safe Food Campaign answers these questions Which foods have the most pesticide...
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
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 sequestering a lot more carbon than pine? Think eucalypts.
But it’s not just any eucalypts...
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.
Ted Howard is an inspiring example of how someone can make the transition away from a...
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
3. Nanotech in your kai
4. Clopyralid contamination
Kia ora Soil & Health members and...
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 cleaner
I love it when something new, exciting and natural comes onto the market, especially when it...
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 diagnosed with cervical cancer and 71 women died.1 Between 1988 and 2004 the incidence of cervical cancer...
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 for Global Responsibility). The submission asked ERMA to decline the application to field-trial...
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 Campaign believes that the widespread exposure to the artifi cial sweetener aspartame (951) – an...
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
Organic NZ Magazine - May/June 2007.
Philippa Jamieson checks out a herbal medicine business that is under threat from the Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill.
The premises of ARTEMIS...
Added: 1 May 07
Tea tree in NZ - Growing the good oil
Organic NZ Magazine - January/February 2007.
Tucked away in idyllic Karamea is New Zealand’s only certified organic producer of Australian tea tree oil. Philippa Jamieson visits on a rainy...
Added: 1 Jan 07
Moves to send complementary health control offshore
Organic NZ Magazine - January/February 2007.
Written by Alan Baddock, Organic NZ Editor.
Late one night in December the Government finally tabled legislation intended to make a reality of its...
Added: 1 Jan 07
Organic Cheats
Organic NZ Magazine - November/December 2006.
By Allan Baddock.
Organic Cheats – The Commerce Commission has you in its sights. Fine distinctions are out – Consumer expectations...
Added: 1 Nov 06
Sheep, beef and organics - the path to success
Organic NZ Magazine - November/December 2007.
West Otago farmer Allan Richardson has an exciting vision for the future of livestock farming in New Zealand. He would like to see as many farmers as...
Added: 1 Nov 06
Brydone growers and farm shop – A 24 hectare block, 22 years on
Organic NZ magazine - September/October 2006.
Written by Andrea Kydd-Law.
The residents of North Otago have much to be grateful for: a wildly beautiful coastline, stunning mountain and river...
Growing seed for harvest 4: Carrots and brassicas - 1 Jan 06Added: 1 Sep 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
