BIODYNAMIC Agriculture Australia, based in Bellingen, NSW, are holding two free biodynamic growing workshops next week, on July 24 and July 25. Anyone interested in learning to grow nutrient dense and rich-in-life-force food using this simple, affordable, sustainable method are invited to attend either, or both, workshops that will cover biodynamic gardening and biodynamic orchard …. more
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New ‘spring leaf’ organic certification label for NASAA
ABOVE: The new look spring leaf NASAA Organic Certification label. BELOW RIGHT: The current NASAA Organic Certification label to be phased out in 2021. AFTER 15 years of service, the internationally recognised ‘spring leaf’ NASAA Organic Certification label has undergone a makeover. In launching the new look label, NASAA Chair, Glenn Schaube said, “The …. more
Opportunity for farmers to see Allan Yeomans’ Carbon Still invention
The Yeomans ‘Carbon Still’ is currently on display at Monash University Museum of Art “Shapes of Knowledge” exhibition. ALLAN Yeomans’ invention, the ‘Yeomans Carbon Still’, was designed by Mr Yeomans to measure the carbon content of soils. The still is intended to be used by farmers as a means of quantifying the carbon sequestration performed through their …. more
Solution still needed for GMO coexistence in WA – NASAA Chairman Schaube
“DESPITE the findings of the Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs which found that existing common law compensation mechanisms were adequate to compensate non-GM farmers, we believe a solution to coexistence with GMO farming systems still needs to be found for Western Australia,” said Glenn Schaube, Chair of the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture Australia (NASAA). The report found …. more
New Appointments at Australian Organic
Australian Organic has announced three new executive appointments. Niki Ford, founder of consultancy Naturalis Advisory, has been appointed new General Manager, and both former corporate lawyer Bernadette Favis and organic wholefoods expert Leo Watling have joined the Board of Directors. Mr Watling, founder of retailer Apples and Sage, was voted in by Australian Organic members at …. more
Fifth Annual Australian Organic Awards for Excellence
Natalie and Chris McLoghlin AUSTRALIA’S most innovative organic producers shone at the fifth annual Australian Organic Awards for Excellence in November last year. Victorian organic mushroom farmer Chris McLoghlin, of Lockwood South-based Mycelia Organics, took out the coveted Farmer of the Year award. Several other rural agricultural businesses also took home honours including Daniel Spotswood …. more
