Meet The Grower | Veronika Zoudunova, Sarita Orchard
Sarita Orchard is one of many commercial cherry orchards in Central Otago, with simple values: grow safe, high-quality cherries, don’t wreck the environment, and…
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Electric Cherries At Forest Lodge Orchard
Owned by two families, Rachel and Euan White, as well as Rebecca and Mike Casey, Forest Lodge Orchard is a 5.7-hectare cherry orchard located…
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Meet The Winemakers | James Pritchard & Yil Hernández
James Pritchard and Yil Hernández head up the winemaking team at The Hunting Lodge. The duo start their mornings at work with a chat…
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Meet The Maker | Jeff Xu, Micropod
Jeff Xu, founder and CEO of Micropod, was inspired to create a microgreens growing solution after he started growing microgreens traditionally. “I loved the…
Read MoreMeet Mike Ette, Total Utilities
Total Utilities recently assisted Forest Lodge in saving money, gaining real-time data visibility, and proving the orchard’s 100 percent electricity claims to grant providers….
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Meet The Food Technologist Jessica Kemp, Leaft Foods
Jessica Kemp, Food Technologist for Leaft Foods, shared that she has always been interested in food. “I had this big passion for cooking and…
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Meet The Food Technologist, Nicola Wilson, Leaft Foods
Nicola Wilson is a Food Technologist for Leaft Foods, a Christchurch-based company that uses a novel technology to extract the abundant protein in all…
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Meet the Winemaker | Louis Vavasour, Booster Wine Group
If Louis Vavasour could do a bottle swap with any wine or winery in the world, it would be with one of the most…
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Meet the Winemaker | Matt Large, Wither Hills
Wither Hills focuses on producing well-balanced and flavourful wines, all under the guidance of Head Winemaker Matt Large. From overseas experience to working his…
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Meet the Farmer | Maurice and Neroli, Greenhenz
Greenhenz is passionate about delivering organic and environmentally-friendly products to its customers. Adopting sustainable farming practices and ensuring products of good quality, growers Maurice…
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