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Jim O’Gorman
Jim O’Gorman is a New Zealander whose life’s work is aimed at solving some of the big problems of our times: topsoil loss and land degradation.
Jim, who’s been dubbed “the Dirt Doctor”, grows superb vegetables and researches soil care and remediation. His research lab is a tiny 0.57-ha property at Kakanui, a small village on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island, north of Dunedin. He’s recognised internationally for his research into the technology of building living soil. And his produce is sought by to top chefs all over Aotearoa-New Zealand.
Jim was invited to speak at the Organic World Congress in France in September 2020, but the event was derailed by Covid.
His collaborative, long-term research project documents the use of low-tech, hands-on soil care systems to grow high-quality produce while not just maintaining but improving soil fertility.
He has been growing tomatoes and other vegetables on the same piece of land for two decades. Far from being depleted, the soil is healthier than when he started.
Jim O’Gorman acquired his “Dirt Doctor” title after helping a local brussels sprouts grower resolve his soil fertility problems.
He has featured in various films, including Kathleen Gallagher’s documentary Earth Whisperers Papatūānuku (2009) and Rachel Patching’s documentary “The Dirt Doctor”, screened on BBC Knowledge in 2014.
— Melissa Hackell, May 2021.
Visit Jim’s YOUTUBE channel for free workshops on composting techniques, improving soil health, and growing nutrient dense organic produce of the royal standard!
Check out the BBC short film below on Jim’s journey to repairing his damaged block of land to a bountiful harvest using soil science and no-dig methods to produce top quality produce sought after by local chefs.
The password is: Dirt Doctor
“My focus is growing or re-growing the soil. Regeneration agriculture is what we’re talking about. Soil is a three-legged science . . . it’s got chemistry, biology and physics. If you are not balancing them all, you ar not doing it right.”
Jim O’Gorman -
Jim O’Gorman
Jim O’Gorman is a New Zealander whose life’s work is aimed at solving some of the big problems of our times: topsoil loss and land degradation.
Jim, who’s been dubbed “the Dirt Doctor”, grows superb vegetables and researches soil care and remediation. His research lab is a tiny 0.57-ha property at Kakanui, a small village on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island, north of Dunedin. He’s recognised internationally for his research into the technology of building living soil. And his produce is sought by to top chefs all over Aotearoa-New Zealand.
Jim was invited to speak at the Organic World Congress in France in September 2020, but the event was derailed by Covid.
His collaborative, long-term research project documents the use of low-tech, hands-on soil care systems to grow high-quality produce while not just maintaining but improving soil fertility.
He has been growing tomatoes and other vegetables on the same piece of land for two decades. Far from being depleted, the soil is healthier than when he started.
Jim O’Gorman acquired his “Dirt Doctor” title after helping a local brussels sprouts grower resolve his soil fertility problems.
He has featured in various films, including Kathleen Gallagher’s documentary Earth Whisperers Papatūānuku (2009) and Rachel Patching’s documentary “The Dirt Doctor”, screened on BBC Knowledge in 2014.
— Melissa Hackell, May 2021.
Visit Jim’s YOUTUBE channel for free workshops on composting techniques, improving soil health, and growing nutrient dense organic produce of the royal standard!
Check out the BBC short film below on Jim’s journey to repairing his damaged block of land to a bountiful harvest using soil science and no-dig methods to produce top quality produce sought after by local chefs.
The password is: Dirt Doctor
“My focus is growing or re-growing the soil. Regeneration agriculture is what we’re talking about. Soil is a three-legged science . . . it’s got chemistry, biology and physics. If you are not balancing them all, you ar not doing it right.”
Jim O’Gorman
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