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Transparency and technology the key for organic grain producers
Ray Penfold and his family Jessie (7), Matilda (11), Quade (10), Amanda (11). Location: Quandialla and Condobolin, Central West NSW Produce: Certified organic oats and barley, conventional cropping and livestock (Merino sheep, Hereford-Angus cross cattle) Ruth and Ray...
The Organic Industry needs your voice – now more than ever ….
We are writing to you as constituents, businesses and producers that are involved in the organic industry across Australia. We ask you to support the future of our country’s clean and green reputation, and the urgency in preserving our ecosystems and local food...
How to ensure your carbon credits are worth the investment
With recent questions over the legitimacy of the Australian carbon offset scheme, it’s never been more important that carbon emissions are offset with legitimate credits and are free of greenwashing. Unfortunately, few offerings in the market consider the natural...
Is this the new normal – ORICoop Flood Response …
It was the weather forecast we didn’t want to hear. More rain. Alot of it - measured in metres.. More incessant weather. Already rain-soaked pasture and farmland. Exhausted communities that have faced bushfires, previous floods and now the 2022 devastating...
Eco-Credits now available
The first fully Australian farmer-owned carbon credits, the Eco-Credit, have just been released – with tangible benefits to local farmers, business, communities and the environment. The Eco-CreditTM scheme was created by the Organic and Regenerative Investment...
A war won or lost by health?
Have you felt weary the last few weeks? As a conscious citizen, a local business owner, a producer - it has started to wear even our strong guards down. When will this end? How will this end? And what does this mean for the future of our our families and the...
Kym Green – Organic Cherries and Apples – Lenswood South Australia
In the Lenswood Hills of South Australia, this organic farmer of 50 years, combines 6 generations of farming knowledge with an insatiable curiosity and a desire to genuinely observe the apple and cherry trees he stewards for a commercial bounty. He is somewhat of an...
Sandra Fishwick – the tale of Red Plateau Organic Produce
As a farmer with a 32 year history of organic avocado production in the mid north coast, Sandra is the matriarch of a family business that experienced 2 solid years of drought as the entree to the summer fires that decimated both her orchard properties. Ever the...
Kaye from Saarinen Organics
With integrity and a deep commitment to their community Kay and Greg Saarinen had been farming and creating their organics skincare range according to permaculture principles for 20 years, when the 2019 fires wreaked havoc on their land, business and mental health,...
Organic Agriculture – a clear pathway to Net-Zero
With the release of the IPCC report – sustainable and organic agriculture holds the key to reducing our footprint for a healthy planet and a healthy ecosystem of communities.