Soil & Health
Association of New Zealand Inc (est 1941) Healthy
Soil - Healthy Food - Healthy People |
New Zealand's leading source of information on Organics & Sustainable Living
Organic NZ Book Club - Farming, Small Holding & Building
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Organic Futures - The Case for Organic Farming by Adrian Myers. $39 Adrian Meyers, an English orchardist, has put together some compelling arguments for sustainable farming. He has researched the history and politics of organic farming and has done exhaustive research on the deterioration of soil life within conventional agriculture. He discusses nutrition and GE and devotes a large section to understanding the "living soil". The main purpose of the book is to show that only sustainable growing methods have any future at all in the production of our food, and that means sustainable over centuries and not years. Meyers suggests that organic husbandry will not stand still, being "based on an evolving knowledge of soil ecosystems as understood by the biological sciences" It is user-friendly with a great index, a list of further readings and is not overly dense or scientific for the lay people among us. |
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Green House Plans Architects present Eco-Friendly plans and ideas for.....Mudbrick, Strawbale, Stone, Passive Solar, Rammed Earth, and Poured Earth Homes. |
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Natural Farming – A Practical Guide By Australian expert Pat Coleby $45 - Highly recommended Natural farming carries a simple message: healthy soil makes healthy plants, which in turn makes healthy animals and healthy people. This book explores the consequences in the soil of applications of superphosphate and other artificial fertilisers over decades, and explains soil chemistry in terms that every farmer can understand. It describes the exact role of each mineral and vitamin, both in soil and in the body. And it explains how to prevent expensive disease outbreaks and minimise the use of costly artificial sprays and fertilisers. The prescriptions are simple and can be applied to any farming enterprise—market gardens, orchards, crops and pasture—to restore the natural balance and fertility of the land, improve soil health and increase productivity. Natural farming equips the farmer to get the best from the land using environmentally sustainable methods to save time, expense and worry and to supply the rising global demand for pure food. Pat Coleby is Australia’s foremost authority on farming without chemicals and has written, published and lectured widely on the subject. |
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Practical Organics for NZ Farmers By Trisha Fisk $39 Practical Organics is an accessible guide to natural and sustainable farming. In this book Trisha Fisk shares her indepth knowledge of the land and her passion for organic farming. Farmers wanting to understand the processes that take place on their land will find this book enormously useful. Topics include; the soil, plants, animals, practical on-farm management advice, going official, marketing and conservation. |
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Resource Guides for Growing Published by Soil & Health Association, Earthwise Consulting Ltd and Bio Dynamic Association. Organic Pastoral Resource Guide - $40 Organic Summerfruit Resource Guide - $28 Organic Citrus Resource Guide - $25 Organic Avocado Resource Guide - $20 *Excluded from member 10% discount |
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The Mud Brick Adventure Andrew Bianco. An Earth Garden Magazine Publication. $28 From beginning to end a step-by-step, fully illustrated guide to building your own earthy home. Includes fold-out copy of Andrew’s house plan. |
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What’s Happening? – Manage your Permaculture Garden/Orchard Month by Month By Kay Baxter $26 |
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Design Your Own Orchard – Bringing Permaculture Design to the Ground in Aotearoa By Kay Baxter $26 |
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Passion For Earth By Marion Bridge, Graeme North & Jackie O'Brien $39.00 This book is a visual celebration of New Zealand's Earth building renaissance. Twenty-four earth houses are studied and discussed with their owners. Includes colourful photos and technical notes. |
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| The House That Jackie Built Jackie French $20 A Simple guide to Building In Stone With Formwork. Includes Garden Walls, Pathways, Ponds, Stone Floors or a Whole House. Even if you don't plan to build a stone city, you'll feel confident to tackle paving, stone floors and maybe even a whole house! |
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| Strawbale Home Building Earth Garden Books $20 Strawbale is the eco-friendly home building method. This book details practical strawbale building you can use to build anything from a small cabin to a mansion. There are even plans for building your own backyard strawbale chicken shed. |
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The Sustainable Dream-lifestyle blocks working for you By John Pearce $12 For anyone contemplating buying a rural property there are lots of questions to ask and answers to seek. This book by John Pearce, one of NZ's most experienced organic farmers, is a must for anyone seeking a place in the country with a comfortable home and a crop that pays the bills. |
Soil & Health
Association of New Zealand Inc (est 1941) Healthy
Soil - Healthy Food - Healthy People |
