BHU

12/10/2026

Introducing our amazing speakers for the BHU 50th Anniversary Celebration on Friday 30 October! There are still some FREE tickets left to this three-part event 🌱

This panel features Dr Andreas Wesener of Lincoln University, Wilby Le Heux of Te Waerenga (previously Addington Farm), Sol Morgan of Golden Bay Sustainable Living Centre (and past BHU student), as well as Penny Platt of Untamed Earth Organic Farm and Chair of BHU Organics Trust. Facilitated by Jon Manhire, past Chair of BHU Organics Trust.

Our third panel answers the question: What has occurred to you today about the needs for a facility such as the BHU? What might be ideas to consider and develop into the next 25 years?

Find out more about our panelists and register for our event here (registrations required): https://events.humanitix.com/bhu-50th-anniversary-celebration

01/10/2026

Introducing our amazing speakers for the BHU 50th Anniversary Celebration on Friday 30 October! 🌱 Scott Lawson, Charles Hyland, Dr Sharon Raszap Skorbiansky, Dr Charles Merfield, and Angela Clifford. Panel chaired by Brendan H***e.

Our second panel answers the question: How can the BHU help build capacity in the wider organics and regenerative production sectors?

Find their full bios (which couldn't fit here!) at https://events.humanitix.com/bhu-50th-anniversary-celebration

23/09/2026

23/09/2026

We are over the moon to have Alex Davies cook for our community feast on Friday 30 October, as a part of our 50th anniversary celebration.

Alex Davies, Chef/Operator of Gatherings. and Kisi bar, is known for his commitment to sustainable, seasonally driven New Zealand cuisine. Davies began his independent career at a post-earthquake pop-up in central Christchurch, before opening the acclaimed Shop Eight on New Regent Street in 2014.

He went on to open Gatherings Restaurant in 2017, which won Best New Restaurant in the Cuisine Good Food Guide within months of opening and has since become one of the city’s most enduring and loved tables. It has earned a hat from the Cuisine Good Food Guide every year since opening, alongside a MICHELIN Guide Bib Gourmand and MICHELIN MINDFUL VOICE award in 2026.

Davies’ approach to food is defined by deep, ongoing partnerships with local growers, producers, hunters and fishers, reflecting a broader philosophy that good food begins with care for the land and the people who work it. This ethos extends to his w**e program, which features a curated collection of natural and organic w**es.

In addition to Gatherings, Davies is owner-operator of the recently opened Kisi Bar.

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Ngā mihi nui Alex for being a part of celebrating 50 years of the BHU and championing local food systems.

15/09/2026

Introducing our amazing speakers for the BHU 50th Anniversary Celebration on Friday 30 October! 🌱

Our first panel answers the question: How can the BHU support mahinga kai, kai motuhake and community food resilience initiatives over the next 25 years?

With Chrystal Te Ohorere O’Connor (Ngāti Hauā, Ngāti Pāoa), Gina-Lee Duncan, Jade Moana, Hayley Guglietta, and Harry Baitz.

See their full bios and get your FREE event tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/bhu-50th-anniversary-celebration

25/08/2026

We want your photos and stories! The BHU turns 50 this year, and we’d love to gather together some more history of the farm.

Do you (or someone you know) have photo or stories from the farm? Please get in touch with us by emailing [email protected] ✉️

These wonderful images are by Bob Crowder.

25/08/2026

This weekend! Biodynamics New Zealand in Ōtautahi Christchurch

We can’t wait to see you this weekend!!!

Will you be joining us on the 29–30 of August, at the beautiful Christchurch Rudolf Steiner School for a weekend of inspiration, practical learning and genuine connection?!

This year’s programme is packed with ideas, conversations and hands-on experiences that celebrate the foundations of biodynamics whilst also exploring what the future may hold.

Our conference will open with Keynote speaker Hamish Mackay. Hamish is an Australian Elder statesman of Biodynamics and we’re honoured to have him join us from across the ditch to share his 50 plus years of Biodynamic experience.

You’ll also hear from an exceptional line-up of speakers, including Dr Jessica Hutchings Papawhakaritorito Trust Monique Macfarlane Natural Wisdom and Dr Leane Makey; who will challenge, inspire and share their unique perspectives on the future of biodynamic practice.

We will have a presentation from Marinus La Rooij and Peter Adcock-White and a special panel with Katilyn Lamb, Samuel Hogg, Hamish Mackay, Angela Clifford and Ruby Gill- Clifford Angela Clifford The Food Farm

There are also plenty of opportunities to learn and get practical, with workshops led by Katrina Wolff Katrina Wolff, Blue Borage Ltd , Peter Bacchus, Gita Krenek, and Benjamin Wilbert (who is replacing Steve Erikson, who sadly cannot now make conference).

So, whether you’re looking to build your skills, discover fresh approaches, or simply reconnect with what inspires you, there’s something for everyone at this years conference!

Tickets are stillavailable via link in bio

19/08/2026

FREE apiculture courses by NMIT on site at the BHU farm!

NMIT are hosting two apiculture courses on-site at the BHU Organic Farm in Lincoln, Level 2 and Level 3 (Starting 29 August), where you can kick-start your career in the beekeeping industry. These courses have Zero Fees!

Got questions? Get in touch with Kathryn at [email protected]

www.nmit.ac.nz/study/programmes/new-zealand-certificate-in-apiculture-level-3

15/08/2026

Merf is a keynote speaker at the upcoming Australasian W**d Conference in Ōtautahi Christchurch, happening on 23-27 August. Their theme this year is Collaboration Across Borders: Sharing knowledge for effective w**d management.

Merf will be presenting ‘New technologies in physical w**d management’. An excerpt of the presentation abstract says, “With the well known challenges facing herbicides, physical w**d management approaches such as mechanical and thermal are returning to the fore in cropping systems.”

11/08/2026

Merf is a keynote speaker at the upcoming Australasian W**d Conference in Ōtautahi Christchurch, presenting 'New technologies in physical w**d management'.

"With the well known challenges facing herbicides, physical w**d management approaches such as mechanical and thermal are returning to the fore in cropping systems....So while chemical w**d management faces ever more headwinds, physical w**ding has come of age and is now ready to return to the forefront of cropping w**d management."

Register now at awc26.com.