February 26th, 2010 | simcha | No Comments »
When people first enter into the produce section are they so blown away by your product, merchandising, and marketing efforts that they cannot help but to begin shopping, or does your department simply remind your customers of every other place they shop and you are simply convenient for them today? The key to success in retailing is to avoid ordinary!
February 19th, 2010 | melody | No Comments »
My final day in New Zealand is a Saturday, and apple grower Tom Masterson takes me to a cave underneath Huka Falls, that drains from Lake Taupo. It’s truly an adventure to advance inside a little cave underneath these magnificent falls. It allows me the perfect time to sit and reflect on my New Zealand journey and what a magnificent place it is – this land of the long white cloud.
February 17th, 2010 | melody | No Comments »
On day five of my trek, I meet Rob Wilson – a grower who lives so far away and tucked in the hills that we need to travel via a small airplane to his farm. I am thrilled by the adventure!
February 12th, 2010 | melody | No Comments »
8,000 miles seems like a pretty hearty distance, and initially it’s easy to think in terms of what a giant carbon footprint this must leave. But here’s the interesting data. Modern cargo ships are a very effecient method for moving product.
February 10th, 2010 | melody | No Comments »
One of the leading soil scientists in the world, Frank van Steensel, works with one of our orchards here in New Zealand – Te Moe Orchards. As a result of the work that Frank has done with this orchard, it is one of the most widely studied and followed orchards in the world.
February 5th, 2010 | melody | No Comments »
The compost is being cooked (not to put directly onto the soil), but rather to make some kind of special tea! You can really feel how proud they are of this tea-making process. They take the compost and feed it to the worms to digest and the worms in turn make beautiful castings.
February 3rd, 2010 | melody | No Comments »
On day two of my trip, it becomes clear to me that organic farming in New Zealand is all about the soil.