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We are thrilled to be part of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)'s GenLess campaign, which has recently gone live on...

In 2021 we ran a data experiment to see how effective we were in estimating the total size of our harvest in January 2022. We randomly...

We have just had a well earned break following a mammoth effort by so many of our team and supporters, and it's finally time to share our...

Earlier this year, we eliminated all fossil fuels from both our orchard and our family home. When we first moved in, our home was...

We are thrilled to have been included in the BNZ 2021 Sustainability report, and in particular, that we can do our part to effect the...

Euan, our orchard manager, and his wife Rachel have just bought a shareholding in Forest Lodge Orchard. They have been tirelessly working...

On Friday, the 15th of October 2021, we hosted around 30 young growers from Central Otago. The leader of the Young Growers group, Jordan...

Forest Lodge Orchard now runs on 100% electricity following the purchase of two electric Hyundai Kona's earlier this month. We believe...

Forest Lodge is thrilled to announce that we have recently been approved for a second grant from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation...

Forest Lodge is thrilled to be a finalist in the 2021 Sustainable Business Awards in the Climate Action Leader category. Globally, food...

On the night of the 9th of August 2021, New Zealand did not generate enough power to keep the lights on for all its citizens. Our...

Air New Zealand carries approximately 17 million passengers a year, so it's pretty we were delighted when BNZ supported us to get a...

In May we undertook a crop assessment on our cherry trees - essentially an estimate of how many cherries we would produce this coming...

Our renewable electric system was judged the best in New Zealand by SEANZ for its ability to meet all the needs of our extensive...

In New Zealand, we have an idiom called "the number-8 wire mentality", which refers to innovating using the limited resources we have....