Organic Food
The King Who Chose Organic
In 1985, a British prince converted his farm to organic. People called him a complete idiot. Forty years later, he's the King — and the farm is still going.
places
The Real Food Map
A curated map of 128 places across New Zealand where you can buy food you can actually trust — organic shops, farmers' markets, growers, refilleries, and suppliers worth knowing about. Not crowdsourced. Hand-checked.
Organic Week Challenge
The Organic Week Challenge — Are You In?
Organic Week starts Thursday. This year we're not pointing you at the webinar schedule. We're asking the questions nobody else is asking.
Organic Food
What "Organic" Actually Used to Mean
In 1940, a shy English farmer coined the word "organic" to describe something specific — a farm as a living system. Eighty years later the word is on everything. The idea is harder to find.
New Zealand food system
You Wouldn’t Buy Your Dinner From Temu
New Zealanders assume the frozen vegetables in the supermarket are still mostly local and trustworthy. But as local processing disappears, that choice is quietly being made for us.
Ultra-processed food
New Zealand Isn’t Just Importing More Ultra-Processed Food. We’re Importing the System That Makes It Normal
A new study found ultra-processed foods rose from 8.7% of New Zealand’s food and beverage imports in 1990 to 21.8% in 2023. That is not just a diet story. It is a food-system story.
Health
Why Do Pills Feel Affordable, But Real Food Feels Expensive?
We will buy pills, powders, and “health” products, then say better food is too expensive. A friendly question: have we been sold the add-on while neglecting the foundation?
