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Inaugural Dick Roberts Photo Competition (2019)

At the 2019 Nelson Conference we celebrated the life of Dick Roberts through the inaugural photo competition.

Dick was a professional photographer, dedicated Tree Cropper, founder in 1973 of the Willing Workers On Organic Farms scheme (now known worldwide as WWOOFing) and in 1975 he helped establish the Nelson Tree Crops Association. 

He travelled extensively taking photos for his collection. Dick’s 300 acre Todd’s Valley Farm was used as an educational centre for conservation and ecology work and for creative land use with an emphasis on tree crops for every microclimate. [Read more…] about Inaugural Dick Roberts Photo Competition (2019)

Fruit and Nut Trees for Every Microclimate – A Guide to Planting in Nelson & Marlborough

This resource was funded by the Dick Roberts Community Trust.

G. R. (Dick) Roberts moved to Nelson in 1968 to develop 300 acres of gorse covered hillside in Todds Valley, as he could see its potential for a variety of tree crops. Dick was a professional natural history photographer, teacher, founding member of the New Zealand Tree Crops Association and a keen advocate for “tree crops for every micro-climate”, based on his own experiences and observations as a land owner.

Written by Peter Syms and Katrina Richards. Illustrations by Katrina Richards.
Published 2019 by NZTCA,

Fruit and Nut Trees for Every Microclimate – A Guide to Planting in Nelson & Marlborough (right-click and choose Save As… to download the PDF)

Welcome to new Tree Crops Secretary Vera Burnside

NZ Tree Crops Association welcomes Vera Burnside from Waihi to the role of Secretary on the national Management Committee. Katrina Richards has stepped down to devote more of her time to roles in Search and Rescue and the Meteorological Society of New Zealand.

Annie Barnes has stepped down as South Island Vice President. This role remains vacant. Expressions of interest can be sent to President David Whyte at president@treecrops.org.nz or through the contact form on this website. The role comes with funding for travel. You do not have to live in the South Island, although that is preferred. 

TreeCropper 97

Contents

2 From the editor
4 President’s report
6  Emails & letters
7  Air layering propagation
12 Beauty berry
14  Bay of Plenty Branch gifting
15  Neem oil
18  Seed banks
19  Palm sugar
21  Propagating tips from 1853
22  Chestnut recipe hunt
24  Recipe: chestnut frittelles
25  Don McKenzie Award past recipients
26  Honeyberry in review
28 Kai Rakau Project 34 Blackberry jam tree 36 Index
38 Pips & Pieces
40 Subscriptions

 

NZTCA Photo Competition

Branches are invited to take part in the first annual NZTCA Photo Competition. This has been created to encourage members to take and share photos of tree crops, tree croppers and branch events. The competition also celebrates the life of the late Dick Roberts of Nelson Branch. Dick was a professional photographer and dedicated tree cropper. Funds from the Dick Robert Trust have been donated to facilitate this new event. [Read more…] about NZTCA Photo Competition

TreeCropper 96

 

Contents

2 From the editor
4 President’s report
6 Letters
8 Pests: Lemon tree borer
10 Hemp and pumpkin seeds for profit
15  Tarocco orange
16  Blue sausage tree
18 Do rootstocks impact flavour?
22  Native birds as alternative to pesticides
23  Conference 2019 – speakers
24  Conference 2019 – registration form
26  Conference 2019 – field trips
27  Rootbound plants
30 Eating acorns
32  Acorn pikelet recipe
33  Taro in Hawai’i
35 Film review: Edible Paradise
37 Cercis (Judas tree)
40 Forestry on erosible land
45 An insight into the good life
47  Pips & Pieces
48  Subscriptions

 

John Richards Trophy

This new trophy has been donated by the Richards family to mark the contribution of the Late John Richards to Nelson Branch.  John was present at the second ever meeting when Tree Crops Nelson was formed in the 1970s.

The trophy is a brass crocodile nutcracker recumbent on a nut wood plinth. It will be awarded to a member of the Nelson Branch of the NZTCA who is deemed to be “of merit” from a local perspective. The winner is chosen by committee decision and cannot be a current member of the Nelson Branch committee. The trophy will reside with the winner for a year, before being passed on to the next recipient. A winner to hold the trophy for 2019 has been chosen and they will find out in due course.

Presentation of the inaugural John Richards Trophy will take place at the Nelson Branch end of year gathering on 15th December 2018.