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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....

A small but significant milestone last month; we managed to get our power bill into the negatives for the first time using our batteries...

We were honoured to have the team from Crux.org.nz and Southern Lens showcase our work into electrifying horticulture. James from Two...

It's electrifying to have been selected as a case study by the government for their Climate Action Toolbox, released yesterday due to our...

It was a nice surprise to hear from Labor list MP Rachel Brooking, who had come to visit us a few months back was bringing The Honourable...

We have the goal of being able to grow cherries without burning a single drop of fossil fuel however sometimes it's a bit tough to find...

We are getting to the end of the growing season for this summer and that means we are starting to pull back on irrigation to ensure our...

It does not take long to realise just how rapid the pay back on a solar system when you are generating electricity to power a high...

We have been hastily installing and commissioning two 30kwh electric frost fighting fans which are the first of their type, not only in...

I touched on our awesome wee Ryobi electric ride-on-mower previously. It's been a trusty servant of both our lawn and our orchard in its...

It's always important to take time to wander amongst your trees because you can spot health issues rapidly and act accordingly. Early...

The costs of establishing a UFO orchard can be particularly off-putting to many because it is multiples more than the costs associated...

There is an advantage to starting an orchard with a blank canvas in 2019, and that is that we can take full advantage of an age of new...