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We provide consumers with information so they can make up their own minds about what is safe to eat. We campaign for safer healthier food.

We promote organic farming and sustainability. We typically deal with issues that regulatory authorities, for various reasons, do not want to deal with, such as additives, especially aspartame and MSG, pesticide residues, genetic engineering, irradiation, fluoride and more recently plastics.

14/06/2026

No lids can go into the recycling bin in NZ. explains why not and what you CAN do with them. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1875013466713425

12/06/2026

Confused about which product to pick on the supermarket shelves? You don't understand the label? What product is better and more nutritious? An easy rule to follow: LESS IS MORE. The longer the ingredient list, the more you have to be suspicious. Thanks,

11/06/2026

Thanks, Wild Botanica for this post: find out more about miner's lettuce (claytonia perfoliata) and how useful it is, especially in winter. A winter garden treasure, often called Spring Beauty, Winter Purslane, or Poor Man’s Lettuce, this delightful wild green is flourishing in my garden right now and I’m loving every bite.
With its crisp, juicy texture and bright green glow, Miner's Lettuce is a beautiful burst of vitality in winter meals. It adds not only flavor and color, but also a nourishing touch of the wild. A cool season cousin of Purslane, this plant truly shines when the weather turns cold.
How to Use It: Think of it as wild lettuce, mild, tender, and perfect raw. It’s ideal in fresh salads, where its delicate flavor and crunchy bite can be fully appreciated. You can cook it, but it tends to lose its sparkle when wilted. Only the leafy parts above ground are eaten.
Learn more about Miner's Lettuce and other cold season wild edibles in Felicity's Wet Season Foraging Guide. https://www.wildbotanica.co.nz/blogs/articles/miners-lettuce-2?_pos=1

10/06/2026

What's wrong with two proposed bills in NZ, the HSNO and ACVM Amendment Bills? And what is their link to the now notorious (we hope) Gene Tech Bill, currently stalled in parliament? Attend a webinar tonight, 7.30pm and find out!

What are the implications for organic growing and the consumer? There will be a submission guide so you can take action before the 15 June deadline for the HSNO and ACVM bills.

Register now for the webinar, 10 June, 7.30 pm via Zoom.
Free and open to all: https://us06web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_fQeaqhQOR5yaGcpbuEdIcQ

09/06/2026

What is in season now in NZ? Eat in season! Eat local! Eat organic, even better! Visit your local farmers' market and buy what they have that is cheap and in season. And even better, grow your own if you can. What is in season now?Thanks

05/06/2026

The mind-blowing benefits of a lemon: in this video Dr. Eric Berg focuses on flavonoids and eriocitrin in particular. He also suggests a lemon drink you can make. When you make a drink from the whole lemon, just be sure it is organic. In NZ the one pesticide residue test that has been done showed up an array of pesticides it is better to avoid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5oLfvDduMQ

03/06/2026

Organic wineries feature prominently in the top 50 of NZ wineries, as judged by the online wine critic platform The Real Review. In fact, of the top 10, seven are certified organic and/or biodynamic, and the other three follow organic practices or are transitioning to organic. The top spot was taken by Bell Hill in Waipara, Canterbury, owned by Sherwyn Veldhuizen and Marcel Giesen. The annual top wineries list recognises excellence across the country, more than 4000 wines are tasted and reviewed blind over a period of two years, receiving an overall score.
For more on wine, see the article on our website: "Is Organic Wine Better?" https://www.nzherald.co.nz/viva/food-drink/canterburys-bell-hill-named-nzs-winery-of-the-year-full-top-50-revealed/HR7H474RR5GIVHEO42MYO2426Y/

01/06/2026

Do you know what to do with mouldy food? Most of it should be tossed but some can be salvaged. In this short reel deals with bread, jam and cheese. https://www.facebook.com/reel/4397915090421174

30/05/2026

Did you know that today is International Day of Potato, a crop that has shaped history and nourished billions. Potatoes are remarkable — adaptable, sustainable, and incredibly versatile. They thrive in different climates, are versatile and delicious as well as provide essential nutrients. Potatoes are native to the Andes, where people first started growing them domestically thousands of years ago. In NZ we have a wide variety available, many of them carefully grown and maintained by for more than 30 years.

29/05/2026

Straight from the soil, not the lab 🌿✨

Organic food is grown as nature intended — without synthetic chemicals, genetic modification or artificial shortcuts. Just clean, nourishing kai you can trust, straight from healthy soil to your plate.

Real food. Real flavour. Real health 🌱
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