Alexander Organics

22/08/2026

End of an Era!

After nearly 10 years at our farm in Cambridge we are at the end of that journey, and headed to the South Island!
Back in 2016 we started the conversion of the farm to organic, went on to open our raw milk business, held plenty of Farm Tours, then opened an organic market garden aswell (all while running our factory supply business too!).

We buried 2 of our beautiful doggos on this farm (aswell as 3 of Siah’s parents doggos).
We lost 2 beautiful unborn babies while here. BUT THEN we had our 2 absolutely amazing boys here.
So many good memories, life experiences and business learnings.

We can’t believe how quickly our oldest went from 0 to 3, and we’re heading off to spend as much time as a family as we can (before the kids are at the age of us no longer being cool!).

Thank you to everyone who supported our business over the years, and although we only had our raw milk shop for 3 and a bit years, the community that formed was one we’ll always be grateful for.

All the best to you and yours,
Ellen and Jesiah Alexander

*Numbers 6:24-26*

06/09/2024

📢GMO Regulation Proposals Announced! 🔬

FSANZ is currently accepting submissions for proposed changes to NZ's GMO regulations. Under the new rules, technologies like CRISPR, which edit genes rather than adding foreign DNA, would not be considered GMOs👎This could have a profound impact on organic farming.

BioGro has just published a blog article titled "The Challenges Certified Organic Farming Faces in the Age of Genetically Engineered Crops." It details why loosening these regulations could threaten the future of organic production in New Zealand.

‼️Submissions close on September 10, and BioGro strongly encourages everyone to have their say.

👉 Read the full article and make your submission now! Let’s protect our organic future together.

🔗https://www.biogro.co.nz/blog/certified-organic-farming-risks-ge-crops
🔗https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/food-standards-code/proposals/p1055-definitions-for-gene-technology-and-new-breeding-techniques

06/09/2024

GE foods may be allowed in to NZ without the need for labelling them. We believe it’s absolutely important to know what’s in our food and how it was made/grown!

Get your submission in before 9th September to oppose these new rules!

💥 Let's mobilise! 💥We need as many people as possible to make submissions to Food Standards Australia NZ (FSANZ) by 10 September.

👉 FSANZ is proposing to exempt gene editing so it's not regulated as GE! This would mean GE food ingredients would sneak into our food without us knowing. We say NO! We need robust regulation, safety assessments, labelling and consumer choice.

⬇️ Click here for submission guidelines, and to read our submission. We urge you to write in your OWN WORDS in order for it to be counted as an individual submission. How would this affect you and your family? Your business? Your community?

https://soilandhealth.org.nz/blog/2024/09/05/sh-submission-on-p1055-definitions-for-gene-technology-and-new-breeding-techniques/

30/01/2024

It’s been a while! If you’ve missed our plums over the last couple years, you can now grab them in store at here in Cambridge. These are our delicious Hawera variety, and our Luisa ones will be ripe in the next week or two.