New Zealand doesn’t need a loosening of GE regulation to combat climate change, it needs significant investment in organic, regenerative agriculture, says the Soil & Health Association.
Parliament recently passed the Organic Products and Production Act, with cross-party support. This should be a springboard to revolutionise our farming and exports, but making it easier to release GMOs into the environment will jeopardise that.
“By being GE-free, we’re far from ‘missing out.’ Being GE-free gives us a point of difference in the world market,” says Jenny Lux, chair of Soil & Health.
“We already have an advantage in being an island nation in the South Pacific, and need to be really careful about any uncontrolled releases of GMOs into the outdoors. Our products are attractive to overseas buyers because they’re seen as clean, safe, natural and uncontaminated. Once we release GMOs there’s no containing them. We need to continue to safeguard our environment and our brand.”
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For organic regenerative agriculture, fair trade,
social justice, sustainable living and sustainable production
Bees
Photo credit: Joel Caldwell
The bees buzz and buzz all day long, making music over the blooming trees or flowers in the gardens. This wonderful team of bees is part of the ranch’s seasons.
Thanks to them we have been able to maintain the abundant diversity of plant species in this landscape. Several years ago the first boxes were installed to begin this wonderful experience. Currently there are two apiaries on each side of the ranch, which are maintained thanks to the support of Ercilia, Vero, Montse and some volunteers who have joined us intermittently.
The flowering of the ranch ranges from nopales, garambullos, palo dulce, huizaches, gatillos, blackberries and a variety of flowers in the orchard, including medicinal ones. The honey collected in this area is especially exquisite and not only that, it represents the important relationship and recognizes the role of these beautiful insects and the benefits they bring us.
Throughout the year the apiary is managed depending on the season, it is important to feed the bees in winter with their own honey and to have water sources constantly available. In spring, when the flowering begins, the bees are unleashed and visit every flower very early, thanks to the two apiaries the bees cover every area of the ranch and there is not one that they do not visit.
Packages
This season take advantage of our packages, stay at the ranch, enjoy a delicious meal and learn. Live a unique experience.
Billion Agave Project
Infographics
Seasonal Crops
Recipe of the Month
Apple and honey tart
Ingredients for four people:
– 1 rectangular puff pastry sheet
– 2 apples
– 50g strawberry or raspberry jam
– 30 g honey
– 15 g sugar
Preparation:
-Roll out the dough and cut it into two rectangles about 20 cm long. Place them on a greased baking sheet or covered with non-stick paper.
-Peel the apples and cut them into thin slices about 3 mm thick.
-Spread the jam evenly over each rectangle of dough and arrange the apple segments on top of the jam.
-Pour the honey over the apples and sprinkle with sugar.
-Finally place in a hot oven at 200 degrees Celsius for approximately 25 to 30 minutes.
The tostadas and tortilla chips are local products made in San Miguel de Allende in the community “La Petaca”, by several families conformed by Mrs. Pueblito Gonzalez Ramirez, Veronica Lopez Hortelano and Karina Gonzales. Their flavor is unparalleled, they are crunchy and colorful because they are made with colorful creole corn grown in the rainy season by the families of the producers, who sow, harvest, shuck and nixtamalize to then produce these delicious products with traditional processes.
Get their products in our store or enjoy a delicious guacamole accompanied by these colorful tortilla chips in the restaurant.
Inspirations
World Bee Day
World Bee Day was celebrated on May 20 to raise awareness about the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development. This is why we share the following documentary.
In the documentary “Guardians of the End of the World” we learn how Chilean bees struggle to survive from the hand of exceptional women and men who have dedicated their lives to take care of them. From scientists to small beekeepers, they all have in common a special and magnetic bond with the bees.
News
Interview with Mercedes López Martínez
Interview with our Mexico City director, Mercedes López Martínez on the Julio Astillero channel by Adriana Buentello about AMLO’s policy regarding GM corn and the conference held last week by the National Campaign Without Corn There is No Country.
July Workshops
EVERY FRIDAY WE TAKE YOU TO THE VÍA ORGÁNICA RANCH!
*Includes transportation, food, mini tour of the orchard, and demonstration of making tamales. RESERVE ON THE FOLLOWING PHONES:
Office: 44 2757 0441
Whatsapp: 41 5151 4978
DON’T FORGET TO VISIT US!
Remember that we are open from 8 am to 6 pm
Carretera México/ Querétaro, turnoff to Jalpa, km 9
Agroecological Park Vía Orgánica.
For information on our products, seeds and harvest,
call our store at 442 757 0490.
Every Saturday and Sunday nixtamalized tortilla with Creole and local corn!
Enjoy our sweet and sour kale chips for children and not so children!
During a question-and-answer segment of the panel session, “Transforming and Innovating Your Business Model,” Erisman, owner of Odyssey Farm , asked representatives from Syngenta, BASF, and Yara North America: “Do you think farms can be regenerative by not buying anything you sell?”
Chad Asmus, sustainable ag product strategist at BASF, said: “Probably not, crop protection and biotechnology have a positive impact on implementing regenerative practices at scale.”
Asmus said not using inputs is possible but it is difficult when farming at larger scale.
Bryan Ulmer, global technical lead-value chain at Syngenta, said: “Moving to regenerative is not black and white. To maintain and improve productivity, inputs will be required.”
Ulmer said his company is investing in biological inputs to manage pests. “We are moving in the right direction,” he said.
Dr. Bronner’s, la empresa familiar fabricante de la marca en ventas de jabones naturales distribuida en más de 40 países alrededor del mundo, ha lanzado la campaña “¡Sana la Tierra!” en abril de 2023, en reconocimiento al Mes de la Tierra.
La campaña tiene como objetivo destacar la importancia de la Agricultura Orgánica Regenerativa para un futuro más sostenible y respetuoso con el ambiente a través de eventos educativos a nivel mundial, promociones, obsequios de productos y campañas en redes sociales, con los socios globales de Dr. Bronner’s utilizando el comercio electrónico, la web, las redes sociales y espacios comunitarios para educar al público sobre la necesidad colectiva de “¡Sanar la Tierra!“.
“Dr. Bronner’s se compromete a promover la agricultura orgánica regenerativa y practicarla dentro de su cadena de suministro para todos sus productos de origen vegetal”, Michael Bronner, Presidente de Dr. Bronner’s y nieto del fundador de la empresa, Emanuel Bronner, resaltó: “A través de nuestra dedicación a obtener suministros de proveedores que hayan obtenido la Certificación de Agricultura Orgánica Regenerativa, tenemos el potencial de revertir el cambio climático al secuestrar carbono y crear suelos ricos y saludables.”
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Apoyar a las comunidades humanas y ecológicas para garantizar la calidad de las plantas y el suministro a largo plazo, es la iniciativa propuesta a través de un video por el Programa de Hierbas Sostenibles (SHP) y los productores botánicos.
Los involucrados señalan, que el cultivo de estas plantas se debe construir en comunidades agrícolas saludables y resilientes, para crear conciencia sobre los problemas de las prácticas agrícolas actuales y su impacto en el suelo, señala Ann Armbrecht, directora de Programa de Hierbas Sostenibles (SHP).
Además, advierte que aunque existen niveles máximos de residuos de pesticidas para los productos a base de hierbas, estos no abordan los impactos de las prácticas agrícolas convencionales en todo el sistema y que el uso de insumos químicos ha demostrado que causa daño a la salud de los trabajadores.
Cuidar la salud del suelo es prioridad
Esta información se dio a conocer en un video publicado por SHP, en dónde, con el ejemplo Costa Rica, expone las prácticas agrícolas regenerativas como el mulching, los procedimientos de labranza y los cultivos intercalados, que afectan fortalecen el sueño de los cultivos
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Gillian Flies and Brent Preston own and operate The New Farm, a vegetable farm that provides high-quality, organic produce to fine restaurants and specialty retail stores in the Toronto and Collingwood areas. Cool-weather greens and root vegetables grow on the 20 farmed acres located in the Niagara Escarpment. Gillian and Brent’s approach to farming is “regenerative organic,” a relatively new sustainable farming method that is based on the Regenerative Organic Certificate developed by the Rodale Institute.
While some consider regenerative and organic practices to be one and the same – as it was in the 1930s when “regenerative” was first coined by one of the founders of organic agriculture – the Canadian Organic Standards are not always prescriptive when it comes to practices that are gaining momentum among regenerative enthusiasts, such as conservation tillage and integrating animals. Nevertheless, both regenerative and organic principles are rooted in the same common practice: building soil health.
https://regenerationinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/Huerto-scaled.jpg14412560Stephanie Brunethttps://regenerationinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RI-Logo-New.pngStephanie Brunet2023-05-04 22:13:172023-05-04 22:13:17Regenerative Organic Soil Gets the Best of Both Worlds
The organic movement forged a path for a federally recognized standard for food. Should regenerative follow its course?
Regenerative agriculture has been the buzzy theme in agriculture for a few years with big investments from big food companies starting in 2020. Big food companies have created programs to engage their suppliers and fund a transition to regenerative practices such as no-tillage, cover cropping, crop and livestock rotation and pollinator-friendly habitats. Private label certifications such as The Savory Institute, the Rodale Institute and A Greener World, have popped up in the last three years, adding a veneer of respectability to such changes. But it’s still the wild west, and these developments haven’t resulted in a shared standard or even a definition that everyone agrees upon.
There isn’t a consensus on what is considered regenerative, how to correctly enforce those changes and how to measure the effects.
