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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....

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...