Organic
The highs and lows of running an organic orchard
Opotiki couple Catriona and Mark White predict that one year in every seven they'll receive no income from their kiwifruit orchard. They say it's just the nature of the business... Audio
Back to basics, natural wine
Want to try a new summer tipple? What about natural wine? While the definition of natural wine is slightly nebulous, it's basically wine made with minimal intervention. In some cases, natural wine… Audio
Life at Isolation Station
Noel Moleta was brought up on D'Urville Island in the Marlborough Sounds and has been farming sheep on an isolated property at nearby Titirangi Bay for four decades. Audio
How does a kiwifruit orchard get organic certification?
Ryan McDonnell comes from a "really heavy spray background" but now manages four organic kiwifruit orchards. Country Life tags along as BioGro auditor Vivienne Cruickshank checks out whether they're… Audio
The farmer and the filmmaker
Converting to organics has been a rewarding challenge for filmmaker and farmer Gaylene Barnes and her brother Andrew. They grow vegetables commercially on the family farm at Highbank in Canterbury… Audio, Gallery
Why your garden needs weeds
The scruffy weed-filled corner of your yard could be the key to making a thriving garden. Eecologist Wendy Seabrook makes the case for weeds. Video, Audio
Growing Greens
Spring Collective is a co-operatively run organic market garden. A year ago Penny Sewell, Dominique Schacherer and Logan Kerr pooled their resources, secured an eight hectare block in Leeston and… Audio
Cultivate Christchurch
Earthquake demolition work in Christchurch has made way for an urban farm that is equipping young people with life and work skills. Audio, Gallery
Defusing fashion's ticking time bomb
Today there are a multitude of pressures placed on designers in the fashion industry as consumers increasingly demand transparency in the manufacturing process. But there are many ways to approach… Audio
Keeping it Natural
With a passion for healthy living and a belief that conventional farming was affecting people's health, Southland farmers Lois and Robin Greer stopped using chemicals on their Tuturau dairy farm 15… Audio
Taewa for Tea
Māori potatoes (taewa) grown at Koukourārata Marae have been selling like hot cakes at farmers' markets around Christchurch – and all profits are going back to the marae. Audio
Time To Wine Down
Grapes came off early at the Te Whare Ra organic vineyard in Marlborough this year so were saved from damage that would have been delivered by Cyclone Debbie. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes catches up with Te… Audio
Hazelnut Harvesting
Gilda Otway grows hazelnuts in the Puaha Valley on Banks Peninsula using permaculture and organic principles. Audio
Cover Story
Mesh cover laid over potato crops is proving effective in controlling potato pests and reducing potato blight without chemical sprays. Audio
Growing organic with NZ apple pioneer John Bostock
Kathryn Ryan meets John Bostock, pioneer of commercial organic apple production in New Zealand. The Hawkes Bay based Bostock Group exports almost 90% of the country's organic apple crop, earning more… Audio
Pianist and Vegetable Guru Clyde Potter
Clyde Potter owns Epicurean Supplies, an extensive, organic, market garden on the outskirts of Hastings. He was one of the first growers to get into many of the Asian greens three decades ago, and he… Audio, Gallery
Land of the Grapes
Grape harvesting's in full swing in North Canterbury's Waipara Valley. At the Muddy Water winery, that's nestled in the lee of the Teviotdale Hills, tonnes of freshly picked chardonnay and pinot noir… Audio, Gallery
NZ Hungry for organics, lack of certification hard to swallow
Do you know the difference between 'certified organic eggs' and' organic certified eggs' ? NO ? Latest research into New Zealand's organic market reports that the organics sector has grown by more… Audio
J.M. Fortier and Curtis Stone: small-scale market gardening
Canadian small-scale market gardeners visiting New Zealand on the Six Figure Farming Tour, outlining their replicable system for profitable, small-scale intensive growing of organic produce. Audio
Peony Potential
Georgia Richard's early ambition was to one day live in the country and grow culinary herbs. Instead she and partner Dot Kettle run in Dovedale near Motueka which is a blooming peony venture. Dove… Audio