Walter in Whangarei Walter Jehne will be in Whangarei 2 March. We will welcome him to Tai Tokerau at Te Puna o te Mātauranga at NorthTec and then enjoy his challenging message. For more information see the flyer here and register here. And if you do nothing else today, please listen to this podcast to get … Continue reading Walter Jehne’s coming to Whangarei with a powerful message
Category: System Change
With the walls closing in, regenerative farming is a way forward for agriculture
This article was first published by The Spinoff is republished with permission. Thanks to The Spinoff and article author Daniel Eb. A regenerative experiment on a Northland Dairy Farm (supplied) A quiet revolution is growing on New Zealand farms. As debates on water and emissions grind on, a new group of farmers are showing us the way forward … Continue reading With the walls closing in, regenerative farming is a way forward for agriculture
Congratulations to Carol Peters and Anna Murphy
The recent local body elections are a win for climate action. Congratulations to Climate Change Tai Tokerau Northland Trust trustees Carol Peters and Anna Murphy for their election to Whangarei District Council (WDC) seats. Carol was also elected to the Northland DHB. This is Anna’s second term on the Whangarei District Council. She represents the Hikurangi Coastal Ward and is a staunch supporter for … Continue reading Congratulations to Carol Peters and Anna Murphy
u.Lab 2019
u.Lab: Leading from the Emerging Future U.Lab is a free MOOC (massive online open course)from MIT, led by Otto Scharmer. The course starts 13 September 2019 and runs for 14 weeks. I enjoyed this course so much I’ve done it 3 times. We can make a cohort here in Whangarei and other parts of Northland. … Continue reading u.Lab 2019
Regenerative horticulture
I was excited to learned that pasture could sequester as much carbon as forest, and I have been on farms where it is happening. My first career was in horticulture, but the prospect of building soil carbon in pasture seemed simpler, as growing food, especially vegetables, often involves carbon destroying practices, such as rotary hoeing. … Continue reading Regenerative horticulture