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Rozmeri Leatham and her son Cooper Marsden at their Little Shaggery Farm stall at the Nelson Farmers’ Market.
COLUMN: Named after its location in Shaggery Rd, just off West Bank Rd in the Motueka Valley, Little Shaggery Farm is a delightful 60 acre BioGro certified organic farm with an orchard, berry garden, small vineyard, vegetable gardens and woodlots. It’s also where Luke Marsden and Rozmeri Leatham turn some of this into products like apple cider vinegar and dried fruits. As well as being BioGro organic certified, the processing facility on their property is approved by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority, so you can have faith that the quality organic produce is processed and packed to the highest standards before being delivered straight from the orchard to you and me.
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Nelson’s artisan producers have plenty to offer this summer like the award-winning cheeses shown here by The Junction store manager Raymond Griffith.
Christmas is just two days away and hopefully you have most of your gift shopping sorted and know what fresh fruit and vegetables you need to buy at the last minute to enjoy over the holiday season. It seems strange that we all crowd into shop and supermarkets to stock up just because they are closed for one or two days, but I guess that is human nature when it comes to preparing for Christmas and other holiday breaks.