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OM Retires From the Booch Game | Organic Mechanic

8 years on, it is safe to say the booch game has changed and grown a lot, so has our planetary situation, and so have we.

As a bunch of young men, on the journey we have both grieved and lost our brother @jasethewizard, and celebrated new life with countless amounts of children have been born amoungst our community connections.

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The Centre Poem - by Jason Corliss

The Centre,

Where my two worlds meet.

The spirit and the soul

Infinite in peace.

The centre

Where north meets south

east meets west

Papatūānuku, Earth Mother

meets Ranginui, Father Sky.

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Organic Mechanic Plants Hemp Farm - Rotorua

Almost 3 years ago, in collaboration with a group of talented wāhine, OM planted our first hemp farm 🌱

In the warm, Rotorua soils, we first cleared the fertile whānau land of weeds, and levelled it out, ready to be dug and mixed with organic fertilizers and minerals. After we sent our initial soil tests to the lab, with a bag of #kompulti strain seeds from NZ Hemp Brokers, we then trialled 4 different styles of planting…

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How to Brew Kombucha - Organic Mechanic

How To Brew Kombucha at Home

At the OMC, we’ve been into Kombucha from our very first sip. It’s a beverage that is both is a tasty and refreshing on a hot summers day, but also packed full of living bacteria to help feed and develop healthy gut bacteria – helping to ease bloating symptoms and improve digestion, immunity, and even boost our serotonin levels (over 80% is stored in the gut.)

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