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Forest Lodge Orchard Blog

Discover updates from the team about everything farm life.

Winter: Rest, Recharge and Ready for Next Season

July 18, 2025
The trees might look quiet, but there’s still plenty happening here at Forest Lodge over the winter months. Here’s what the orchard gets up to when the leaves are gone and the frost sets in.

NZ Food Story: Our TVNZ Feature

July 12, 2025
Forest Lodge Orchard was proudly featured on A New Zealand Food Story with chef Ben Bayly, showcasing how we're growing world-class Central Otago cherries the electric way

Autumn at Forest Lodge – A Season of Change (and Getting Stuck Back In!)

May 10, 2025
Harvest might be over, but the work’s just shifting seasons. We’re diving into autumn with pruning, soil work, and solar-powered machines leading the way.

Tesla Cybertruck on the Orchard

April 22, 2025
The Tesla Cybertruck paid a surprise visit to our all-electric cherry orchard last week—and yes, it charged straight from the sun.

Our Monarch Tractor At Wheels Of Wanaka

April 20, 2025
We took our electric tractor on a road trip to Wheels at Wānaka to show off what it can do — no diesel, no noise, just a whole lot of power and progress.

Setting A Lap Record: We Took Our Electric Tractor to Highlands Motorsport Park!

April 7, 2025
Tractor meets track day. Our Monarch MK-V ditched the orchard for a lap around Highlands, and let’s just say… it turned a few heads.

Pickman Picca: First Fully Electric Cherry Picker in the Southern Hemisphere

March 25, 2025
We’ve added the first fully electric work platform of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere to our orchard — and it’s already saving us months of labour.

Bay Farm Tour Visit

February 26, 2025
Bay Farm Tours made their annual stop at Forest Lodge, giving us the chance to share our electric orchard setup with some brilliant visitors from the UK ag world.

2024/25 Harvest: A Season of Sweet Success

February 24, 2025
Another season in the books. Here’s how we pulled off a fully electric cherry harvest — and what we learned along the way.

Lapins Cherry Harvest – Big, Juicy, and 100% Electric

January 26, 2025
Meet the Lapins: giant, crunchy, and ridiculously tasty.

Adopt a Cherry Tree – Our First Season Wrapped!

January 24, 2025
Our first-ever Adopt a Tree season has wrapped, and what a journey it’s been—delicious cherries, happy tree parents, and a big step forward for sustainable, electric farming in Central Otago.

Our Mainfreight Truck Rolls Again!

January 23, 2025
Another harvest, another season of clean transport—see how we teamed up with Mainfreight (again!) to deliver cherries with zero diesel and 100% electric power.

The Countdown to Cherry Harvest

December 17, 2024
Cherry season is nearly here and our trees are bursting with fruit! 🍒☀️ Get ready for a bumper crop of electric cherries—pre-orders are now open!

Rainier Cherry Harvest

December 10, 2024
Central Otago’s first cherries of the season are here, and they’re as rare as they are delicious. Check out the electric Rainiers!

A Big Congratulations to Mike!

December 10, 2024
Mike has just taken home the Transformational Leadership Award at the Sustainable Business Network Awards! A proud moment for Forest Lodge

New Bling on The Orchard!

December 2, 2024
Fresh signs, fresh merch, and cherry boxes ready to fill—things are looking sharp (and electric) at Forest Lodge as we gear up for another big season.

Summertime in Central

December 1, 2024
The lupins are blooming, the sun is shining, and harvest is just around the corner!

Paddy Gower Visits Forest Lodge Orchard

November 21, 2024
What happens when Paddy Gower meets an all-electric cherry orchard? A whole lot of laughs, insights, and a big spotlight on the future of farming. Watch Forest Lodge’s feature on The F#$%ing News.

Open Day Recap

November 9, 2024
A big day out at the orchard! Our Open Day was full of good chats, electric machinery demos, and a whole lot of love for sustainable farming—here’s how it all went down.

The Launch of Electric Cherry Juice with Eden Orchards

October 10, 2024
We’ve bottled the orchard! Our new Electric Cherry Juice—made in partnership with Eden Orchards—lets you enjoy the taste of our cherries year-round, no harvest season required.

Cherries On The Way!

September 18, 2024
Spring has arrived here in Central Otago, and our orchard is buzzing with life as our cherry buds awaken from their winter rest.

Spring Has Sprung at Forest Lodge Orchard!

September 13, 2024
ChatGPT said: Spring has sprung at Forest Lodge Orchard! Our cherry trees are waking up, bees from Taylor’s Pass Honey are busy pollinating, and we’re using electric fans and micro sprinklers to protect the blossoms.

Electric Cherries with a Negative Power Bill

September 8, 2024
At Forest Lodge Orchard, we're flipping the script on farming and energy. With a 100kW solar array, 300-volt batteries, and a partnership with Aurora Energy, we’re not just cutting emissions—we’re selling power back to the grid and aiming for a negative $10,000 power bill.

New Batteries Arrive

August 1, 2024
We’ve just installed a game-changing Panasonic battery system with Sunvolt Enterprises—taking us from 48V to 300V! This upgrade means more power, better storage, and the ability to export energy back to the grid.

Electric Tractor at Millbrook (Electrify QT)

June 24, 2024
We recently joined the Electrifying Queenstown event at Millbrook Resort, where our own Mike Casey shared how Forest Lodge Orchard is leading the charge in electric farming. From our Monarch MK-V tractor to our carbon-zero mission, it was awesome to be part of the movement toward a fully electric future.