Fruit
Hawke's Bay growers say long term labour solution needed
Pipfruit growers in Hawke's Bay who feared their fruit being left to rot have welcomed the Government's declaration of a seasonal labour shortage. The move will allow some visitor visa-holders to take… Video, Audio
How to make plum jam - with Julie Biuso
Award-winning chef and food writer Julie Biuso's favourite jam is plum. She shares her recipe and gives us a Jam Making 101 on how to create the perfect jam. Audio
The market gardening couple flourishing in Sefton and on social media
Cam and Melissa Booker grow more than 30 varieties of fruit and vegetables at their market garden in North Canterbury. All the produce, as well as apples from the family orchard in Motueka, is sold at… Video, Audio
The market gardening couple flourishing in Sefton and on social media
Cam and Melissa Booker grow more than 30 varieties of fruit and vegetables at their market garden in North Canterbury. All the produce, as well as apples from the family orchard in Motueka, is sold at…
Video, AudioThe Canterbury school kids swapping screens for spades
Canterbury school kids are learning how to grow and care for trees with the Orchards in Schools programme. The Canterbury Horticultural Society supplies schools with apple, pear and plum trees… Audio, Gallery
The Canterbury school kids swapping screens for spades
Canterbury school kids are learning how to grow and care for trees with the Orchards in Schools programme. The Canterbury Horticultural Society supplies schools with apple, pear and plum trees…
AudioFruit growers furious with MPI over destroyed seedlings
A leading Hawke's Bay orchardist says a decision by a US company to stop selling fruit trees to New Zealand could cost the industry billions of dollars. Last month the Ministry of Primary Industries… Audio
Putting cardboard boxes to the test
Cardboard boxes are the workhorse of the economy, and Scion has a special facility to test them and better understand why they sometimes fail. Video, Audio
Putting cardboard boxes to the test
Cardboard boxes are the workhorse of the economy, and Scion has a special facility to test them and better understand why they sometimes fail.
Video, AudioStickergate - Do we need stickers on fruit?
They're small in isolation, but when added up stickers from fruit are leaving a massive environmental footprint. Zac Fleming meets a man who is on a crusade to change that. Video, Audio
European Farming Insights
Former RNZ Rural News reporter Alexa Cook is travelling through Europe with her boyfriend. She tells Cosmo about the farming observations she has made in Portugal and southern Spain. Audio
European Farming Insights
Former RNZ Rural News reporter Alexa Cook is travelling through Europe with her boyfriend. She tells Cosmo about the farming observations she has made in Portugal and southern Spain.
AudioUrban food forest: Dunedin's George Street Orchard
Rory Harding wants cities to be covered in edible landscapes and his George Street Orchard at the heart of Dunedin's central-city fits firmly into his belief that bountiful plants can have a prominent… Audio, Gallery
Food with Paul Paynter
Paul Paynter is the 5th generation manager of Hawkes Bay family business the Yummy Fruit Company. As a bumper apple crop is being harvested about now, Paul talks to Kathryn Ryan about new varieties… Audio
Hard work bears fruit across generations
Fruit growing roots run deep in the Gilchrist family – with Jack joining forces with his grandad John to become a fifth-generation orchardist on the slopes of the mighty Clutha River. Audio
Hard work bears fruit across generations
Fruit growing roots run deep in the Gilchrist family – with Jack joining forces with his grandad John to become a fifth-generation orchardist on the slopes of the mighty Clutha River.
AudioTonga relies on increasing amounts of imported fruits
Tonga has been forced to rely on increasing amounts of imported fruits due to declining local production. Audio
Bliss balls (from the 2016 Edmonds Cookery book)
From Afternoons on Friday 16 September 2016
