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Referendum 2020 - Cultivate Votes No to WEEDS! A friend and colleague once told me that there is no such thing as weeds. They are just plants in the wrong place. We are trying to limit our glyphosate use going forward and therefore some of these bi
Harvest you little beauty! ⠀ ⠀ Through a raft challengers thrown our way, the constant slog of getting through streaks of days of work, to operating in amongst the unpredictability of the weather. ⠀ ⠀ We have made it.⠀ ⠀ This purely because of the gr
Sooty Mould. We have been coming across a lot of it when picking kiwifruit.⠀ ⠀ Two descriptions spring to mind. An absolute pain in the backside or a common mould that grows off sugary secretions from Cicadas and Passion Fruit Vine Hopper.⠀ ⠀ It&rsq
This is an example of something that spreadsheets and industry growth forecasts don’t tell you about growing fruit. Nature waits for no one. Seen here is the variety G3 fruit start starting to wither away and we are only at the end of April, w
We grow our food knowing that it’s going to be consumed by our nearest and dearest. That is why it is so important to us as a management company that we are constantly researching and striving for more sustainable and natural ways to farm. As
It’s always nice to see bins of gold flowing out of the orchard. Our teams this year are picking machines, pickers, bin supervisors and tractor drivers all smashing it together! Great attitudes, stamina and energy 🤙🏼 #harvest #kiwiharvest #pi
We are hoping everyone is keeping safe during these turbulent times and are enjoying spending time with their whanau. As part of the food industry, we are deemed essential service so our teams have been continuing to work hard this harvest. We are
Had a visit this week from Jerome the Founder of Future Post.😎 Future Post is ‘designed by a fencer, built for a farmer.’ This awesome company turns domestic and commercial plastic waste into strong, sustainable posts. They mix Carbon in
Orchards falling like dominos with this crew 💪🤙🏼🥝 Some rewarding beers after picking in this hot weather. #backpackerjobs #fastpickers #kiwifruit #kiwi #goodkiwi #greenkiwi #harvest #zespri #backpackers #travelandwork #mountmaunganui
And we’re off! Well a couple of days ago actually! Feels nice to tuck away the first few orchards, honing focus on the mammoth task the kiwi industry has ahead! We have a great team picking with raving reviews from our auditors. Now the trick
Wicked day out showing prospective growers from South Africa, how we grow kiwis. It’s a great feeling to collaborate and share knowledge. Building relationships with growing countries all around the world! Looking forward to seeing their jour
Finally a freedom camping spot that’s not a carpark 🏕 look at that view 😍 Applications open now for Kiwi Harvest. Apply through our job listing “harvest” on @cultivatehort Picking starts end of March end of March in Tauranga and
Kiwi Harvest - Apply now! 💪🥝 About as fun as carrying your overweight backpack of dirty laundry, but at least your getting paid for it 😂 Apply through @cultivatehort job listing Harvest to be shortlisted. Still unsure? Check our socials, reviews
Is the drought changing your management plan? With no rain on the horizon for the next couple weeks we have decided to do another size thin. Here we are weighing fruit to find the lightest possible size we want to hold on. Using the multiplier anyt
With girdles healing nicely and males bouncing away from their December haircut, it’s a friendly reminder that our summer season is coming to a close. A quick tidy up of vigorous growth and the reopening of girdles is all that is needed. Now
Our entire business revolves around the value of Respect. We respect each and everyone one our staff members that come to help through the season. We say it every year and that is, we wouldn’t have a business without you. The huge amount of r
Before and after. Shows how much better the crop looks after thinning of rejects. Now the vine will pump all its energy into making these a tasty treat! #thinning #kiwifruit #green #growersofnz #nz #orchard #fruitgrowing #growing #naturalfarming