Tweed Richmond Organic Producers Organisation

TROPO was established in 1989 as a grassroots local action group dedicated to fostering organic agriculture and gardening on the New South Wales North Coast.

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Created: Feb 14, 2010

Updated: Jul 30, 2010

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Below we have an extensive library of information that you can search at will and comment. TROPO publishes a quarterly magazine for it's members in the Northern Rivers Region of Australia, but we would like to encourage an online community that will share its opinions and experiences as keenly as the community that attends to the Lismore Organic Market every Tuesday morning. Please also visit our website tropo.org.au

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National climate change workshops through OFA

"The Organic Federation of Australia has obtained funding from the FarmReady Industry Grants program to undertake a project to assist organic producers to understand climate change risks and actions t" ...more
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Northern Rivers Food

"I went to the launch of 'Northern Rivers Food' today .. it was held at the Ramada Hotel in Ballina and there was quite a turn out, it was standing room only, as we had no chairs.   What NRFood hopes " ...more
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What is certified organic

"by Dave Forrest   Organic can be explained by the phrase, “Healthy soil for healthy plants for healthy people and a healthy planet.”   The need for people to know what Organic is, lead to formalised " ...more
SusieG commented 5 months ago

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Soil health strategies for organic agriculture

By Robyn Neeson, Alternative Farming Systems Officer, NSW Agriculture, Yanco Organic farming's basic tenet is the creation of a healthy, fertile soil - on this base the rest of the farm agro-ecosyste ...more
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Organic Certification

What is organic certification? Generally people understand that organic farming involves managing a healthy, sustainable farm ecosystem without using artificial chemical fertilisers, pesticides and h ...more
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Multi-purpose windbreaks for organic farms

SOIL texture and structure give important characteristics affecting crop selection and agricultural productivity. Well designed windbreaks offer many advantages in addition to their obvious funct ...more
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Some suggested species for windbreaks for the NSW North C...

Species common name Benefit flowering time Low growing species to 6m approx. Acacia fimbriata Fringed wattle Pollen Aug-Oct *Albizia lopantha Leopard tree Pollen & nectar Late ...more
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edited by SusieG 5 months ago

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TROPO Farmwalk

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Lynwood, Nr Alstonville, Australia
Sat, Aug 21, 2010

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 You can get together with other tropo members for carpooling to events here....
Susie G about 1 month ago
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Future Scenarios

Website on Future Scenarios   You can also read a Review by Carolyn Baker on Future Scenarios.   ...without radical behavioral and organizational change that would threaten the foundations of our grow ...more
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The discussions here are compiled from many sources (as indicated on individual pages) and contain the opinions of different people at the time each article were written. NOTHING in these articles may be regarded as formal advice under any circumstances.

In particular please be aware that plants regarded as beneficial in one area can become seriously invasive in another area. Even plants that are recommended by agriculture experts in one area, for their own area, may be quite unsuitable or even illegal in another area. Please CONSULT YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITIES for appropriate information.

Please note that all articles in this collection are copyright by the original authors and TROPO

Tweed Richmond Organic Growers Organisation Web Site Terms and Conditions

Material on the TROPO web site is presented in a friendly spirit with the intention of sharing information and facilitating discussion among people interested in organic farming and gardening. To avoid any misunderstanding PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY.

By using the pages in this web site, you agree to these terms and conditions. If you do not agree, you should not use this site.


Copyright

Material from the TROPO web site may not be copied or distributed, or republished, uploaded, posted, or transmitted in any way, without the prior written consent of the Tweed Richmond Organic Growers Organisation EXCEPT: you may download one copy of the material on one computer for your personal, non-commercial home use only, provided you do not delete or change any copyright and caution notices.

Caution

Material on the TROPO web site pages is intended for general interest only. It should not be interpreted as advice or recommendation for any specific purpose. Readers should rely on their own assessment of the accuracy of this material and make their own judgement as to whether it is applicable in any specific circumstances. Opinions expressed by the various authors of this information are not necessarily those of TROPO office bearers and members.