Organic gardening

Date: ca 1960-1990

From: Hamilton, Walter Ian, 1905-1992? :Photographs of overseas trips and New Zealand

Reference: PAColl-7987-2

Description: Views of Auckland, Oundle town and school England, sculpture, organic vegetable gardens, Ian Hamilton and unidentified people. Quantity: 21 b&w original photographic print(s). 41 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: 1998

From: [New Zealand calendars of quarto size]

Reference: Eph-B-CALENDAR-1998-1

Description: Includes calendars: Albertland Museum 1998 calendar. Photographs from the Harold Marsh Collection Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association in NZ, founded on the work of Rudolf Steiner. Calendar 1998-1999 Dunedin N.Z. 1998 calendar East Harbour Kindergarten. 1998 Eastbourne historical calendar Sarah Macready's New Zealand country gardens calendar 1998. National Provident. The Provident year 1998 (Photographs of flowers) New Zealand country life 1998 calendar - Craig Potton Publishing. New Zealand Geographic calendar 1998 Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 9 calendars. Physical Description: Offset lithographs, varying sizes. Provenance: Donated from various sources; some acquired through Legal Deposit Office.

Date: 8 Jul 1993 - 08 Jul 1993

From: Rawene Public Library oral history project

By: McVeagh, Janine Elizabeth, 1946-

Reference: OHInt-0641/09

Description: Janine Elizabeth McVeagh (nee Fuller) born Napier, 1946. Describes education in Napier before attending Victoria University Wellington. Recalls buying a farm in Wekaweka, Hokianga with a group of friends in 1973 and refers to strong organic principles. Describes different money-making ventures, which included: herb-growing, black sheep and spinning, growing and selling potatoes and gathering and selling blackberries. Backgrounds setting up piggery which became a profitable business. Describes interest in writing and refers to Neil Rennie, editor of `New Zealand Farmer'. Discusses local opposition to plans by big forestry companies to plant Hokianga in pine and recalls how news of a plan to clear the Wekaweka of people and of the native forest galvanised her into action. Describes the fight to get rules and guidelines laid down in the District Scheme so that it was the local community that decided what development would take place and not external forces with their own agenda. Refers to Huhana Anaroa also John Klaricich and own election on Community Board. Discusses involvement in setting up an independent publishing house together with a partner in the Hokianga, teaching themselves on the job - Te Reo Publications which supplies schools and some book shops. Talks about time as editor of Wag-Mag and refers to Danna Glendining of the Ministry of Women's Affairs. Mentions other books written - Centennial History of Waimamaku in 1988 and book on building a low-cost quality home. Describes area where she lives in the Wekaweka Valley with Waipoua on one side, and Mataroa on the other. Access Contact - see oral historian Interviewer(s) - Vilia Chisholm Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-010757 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-3811.

Date: 1979-1993

By: Organic Food Co-operative Society Ltd; Jenkins, David, active 1997

Reference: PAColl-5574

Description: Photographs of Organic Food Co-op premises in Cuba Street and Arthur Street, Wellington; stand at Health & Lifestyle festival, March 1993; and organic gardens. Arrangement: Negatives at 35mm, 22068 to 22072. Slides at PA12-1430. The Wellington Organic Food Co-op closed down in 1993. Much of their vegetables were supplied from organic market gardens in the Te Horo area. These suppliers now provide stock to Jim Kebble's "Organic Common Sense", a business established in about 1989. Today (1997) "Organic Common Sense" trades from a premises next to "Changs" vegetable market in Chaffers Street opposite the New World Supermarket. Quantity: 2 b&w original photographic print(s) proof sheets. 40 colour original photographic print(s). 5 colour original negative(s) 35mm strips containing 26 images. 5 colour original transparency/ies 35mm slides.

Date: 24 July 1993 - 24 Jul 1993

From: Women in a Mining Town, Waihi 1883-1993, Oral History Project

By: Gilmore, Linda, 1953-

Reference: OHInt-0067/038

Description: Linda Gloria Gilmore born Auckland. Outlines family background - both parents teachers. Describes childhood and being educated at home by parents until Form II and then Manurewa High School. Describes time spent at hairdressing college and gives father's opinion of hairdressing. Talks about nursing training then leaving to have baby and later joining staff of Fletcher Timber. Describes working conditions. Met and married Maurie, a school teacher at Tairua and moved to Waihi. Describes: big flood at Waihi; organic horticulture; involvement with women and children's health issues; home birth issues - is an active member of Thames Valley Home Birth Association; La Leche League; Ohinemuri Earthwatch Group and is a representative on the Council's Waste Management Committee looking at Hauraki's future waste disposal. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Waihi Interviewer(s) - Rose MacBeth Venue - Waihi Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-005849A; OHV-0272A Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 videocassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 45 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available AB-1256.

Date: 4 May 1997 - 04 May 1997

From: A taste of gold oral history project

By: McLaren, Gillian, 1945?-

Reference: OHInt-0446-09

Description: Gill McLaren trained in horticulture at Lincoln College where she received a PhD. Recalls her plan from an early age to study horticulture, being the first woman at Lincoln who went through in horticulture and not being allowed to do a particular course because she was a woman. Comments that it took a long time for her to get a job but that she has now worked at Hort Research since 1975. Describes how she worked part-time when her children were younger and built up to full-time work with the assistance of her husband John. Describes herself as an entomolgist who also works on fruit varieties, storage qualities, maturity standards and root stock. Comments on the trend towards organics and the need to combat disease. Discusses her specialty in summer fruit crops, particularly apricots. Describes the national responsibility of Hort Research's Clyde station for pip and stone fruit. Discusses the role of Hort Research in providing the horticultural industry with scientific information. Comments on the change in government funding of this research and the need for funding bids to go to the Foundation for Research and Science Technology (FORST). Discusses the need for sustainable production using non chemical methods. Comments on a visit from overseas growers which highlighted the need to protect fruit varieties being developed. Recalls the role of advisors before the establishment of the research station. Mentions Lloyd Williams, an orchard instructor in the area from 1935-1939. Describes how the research station was set up in 1948 to do frost research. Mentions Eric (Happy) Hawkins who was the manager for many years. Talks about the role of orchardist Geoff Taylor in getting the research orchard going and being actively involved in the Fruit Research Committee and the National Fruit Growers Federation. Mentions Peter Taylor. Comments that because more land is now required to make an orchard sustainable, there are fewer orchardists and less involvement by them in representing the area at a national level in such organisations. Discusses research on establishing maturity standards at which fruit needs to be picked to get it to overseas markets with good flavour. Discusses varieties of apricots, cherries, nectarines and peaches. Comments on changes in orcharding including closer planting of trees, grass cultivation in orchards, sprinklers, hydro ladders for picking and bigger packing sheds and cool stores. Talks about trying to get growers to reduce the use of sprays. Discusses the use of carbaryl, an insecticide, and an alternative treatment of eliminating thrip by putting fruit in a hot water dip. Discusses the effect of proposed gold mining on Earnscleugh Flat on orchardists and orcharding. Comments on the need to increase the market for fruit going out of season to the northern hemisphere. Interviewer(s) - Janis Morgan Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-008565 - OHC-008566 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-2668.

Date: 1 Sep 1993 - 01 Sep 1993

From: Te Roopu Rawakore o Aotearoa oral history project

By: Preston, Jill, active 1993

Reference: OHInt-0662/34

Description: Jill Preston talks about the work of the Nelson Unemployed Workers Trust / Beneficiaries and Unwaged Workers Trust which included, advocacy, counselling, CV preparation, TOPS courses, organic gardening, used clothing and Green Dollar scheme which worked very well. Discusses name change from NUWT to BUWT - change of focus from younger people to other beneficiaries and unwaged workers. Refers to links with Te Roopu Rawakore. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Interviewer(s) - Karen Davis Venue - Nelson Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-010403A Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-3547.

Date: 1920 - 1999

Reference: Eph-B-ASTROLOGY-1900s

Description: Includes: 1926: Astrological reading for a person born Jan 20 to Feb 19 [1926?] (3 typescript sheets) 1967: Your star guide for 1967. A N.Z. Weekly News mini-magazine 1983: You are invited to hear Alan Oken, international author, lecturer, speak on Astrology; a tool for self discovery. Turnbull House, Monday 11th July [1983]. Flyer 1984: Wellington Astrological Society meeting at Holland St Folk Club. Last Monday each month [1984] 1985: Astrological consultation. Sue Lean. Ph 849-391 [1985]. Flyer The Society of Guardians, The Sanctuary of the ANgels, 17 Horoeka Avenue, Mt Eden [1985]. (2 flyers) 1986: Winter solstice Astrology Conference. Tauhara Centre, Acacia Bay Taupo, 18-22 June 1986. Flyer ca 1990: Human Potential Consulting Service. 8 Valley Street, Wellington 2. [ca 1990]. Flyer 1992: Biodynamic Framing and Gardening Association (NZ) Inc. Biodynamic planting and sowing calendar 1992-3 1995: Creative cronies. Astrological moon calendar 1995. 1998: Forging the spiral. Planetary vibrational year energy 1998. Deva calendar co-created by Labeitia Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes varying

Date: [1990-1995]

From: Alington, Margaret Hilda, 1920-2012 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7285-11

Description: Correspondence relating to the Alingtons' support of the Organic Food Co-operative Society; newsletters of the society and brochures and informational sheets about aspects of organics including notice of forum, Kai Tika - Just Food, operated by IDEA/Maramatanga, Wellington, in 1991 Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 2002

From: [Ephemera of octavo size concerning the environment and environmental protection]

By: Eco Store (Firm)

Reference: Eph-A-ENVIRONMENT-2002-01

Description: Sales catalogue for products on sale through Eco Store: cleaners, cosmetics and body-care, organic gardening, garden tools, recycling, pet care. Front cover shows a photograph of singer Bic Runga. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph in booklet of 48 pages, each 200 x 210 mm.

Date: 1987 - 1989

From: [Posters concerning the environment and environmental protection. 1989].

By: New Zealand. Ministry for the Environment; Bailey, Margaret Lockhart (Dr), 1945-

Reference: Eph-D-ENVIRONMENT-1989-04

Description: Shows an illustration in cartoon form by Yule with a central picture of doctors using a stethoscope on the globe. The border is a comic strip format of various scenarios showing a shopper avoiding overpackaging at the supermarket, avoiding CFC products, buying organically grown produce, unleaded petrol, re-refined oil, recycling paper and bottles, using biodegradable cleaners, making compost, using biodegradable insecticides, making solar power, recycling bottles and plastic, and using a draughtstop. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 595 x 420 mm. Provenance: Donated by Dr Margaret L Bailey, Porirua, in 2007.