It was in 2004 when Fonterra started to offer Organic Premiums
that I took the plunge and was certified Organic. I was also
introduced to Steve Clark, who was promoting the Probitas*
environmentally sustainable method of farming. It was exactly
what I was looking for. I appreciated the honesty and integrity of
this group, and the emphasis on growing nutrient rich food. I
was bitten by the need to know more bug. I attended a four day
seminar in Australia with Graeme Sait (expat kiwi). His vast
knowledge on growing healthy food to combat degenerative
diseases was astounding. I came away from that absolutely
buzzing. Karen and I have been extremely privileged to host
other world renowned biological advisors. Such as the late Jerry
Brunetti, Joel Salatin, Greg Judy, and Hugh and Shabari Lovel
.What keeps coming back to me time and time again is that WE
ARE WHAT WE EAT AND CAN ABSORB. All processing of natural
products destroys the natural integrity of how it was designed to
be consumed. Man has created convenient but nutrient poor and
toxin rich food all in the purpose of extending shelf life and
making a buck. Thus creating diseases like cancer, heart disease,
diabetes, auto immune dysfunction and other degenerative
diseases.
You too can be in control of your own heath and need not fear
disease because you can protect yourself through good, healthy
nutrition and lifestyle.
Thank you for visiting Wind River Organics website, enjoy
reading more about the farm and its products.
Mike
My Story
The road to organic farming
After doing an OE and returning to New Zealand, I realized that
NZ was the best place to farm. I came back to the small family
farm on the banks of the Manawatu River, near the Gorge. My
parents ran a Holstein/Freisian Stud, and I thoroughly enjoyed
participating in the showing of the cattle. I eventually bought the
home farm and also purchased neighbouring land to make it a
more profitable platform. I soon began to question the constant
bombardment of information from the so called professionals,
supposedly backed by scientific data, attempting to sell me
products and services that in the end I didn't need to succeed.
Farmers, I believe, in general have lost the ability to listen to
their inner self, the land and their animals to make wise
decisions. Instead they rely on institutionalised blinkered thinkers
to make their decisions for them. And they blindly pay for the
CONsultancy fee and recommended products, ruining the land
and livestock with any number of toxic concoctions.
I saw the fragility of the river soils when Urea was applied.
Because of the very low CEC (cation exchange capacity) the soil
soon resembled concrete (which I later learned from my father,
is what they used in the war to harden paddocks to create
runways).
What fools they are to think that this product does any good for
long term sustainable production?
The costs associated with CONventional farming methods only
line the pockets of all the associated businesses that are needed
to try and fix the problems that have arisen from the initial
scientific advice.
Shying away from this recipe for disaster I began to use more
limes on the paddocks and drop the use of antibiotics in my
herd. I stopped dry cow therapy# and got no more mastitis than
when I used it.
973 Fitzherbert Road East
RD 1
Palmerston North
New Zealand