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New Year Honours: Founders of Commonsense Organics James Kebbell and Marion Wood honoured

New Year Honours: Founders of Commonsense Organics James Kebbell and Marion Wood honoured
31 Dec, 2020 07:00 PM
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Rosalie is a reporter for Kāpiti News
Commonsense Organics founders James (Jim) Kebbell and Marion Wood have been recognised in the New Year Honours List for creating a sustainable small business in New Zealand which prioritises the environment, along with social and cultural issues.
In 1975 Jim and Marion brought land in Te Horo and named it Common Property with the aim of creating a business from growing organic vegetables.
Now with five Commonsense Organics stores in New Zealand, the couple have been recognised for their significant contribution to organic agriculture, food production and the health of the community and planet, both being made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sustainable business and the community. ....

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2021 New Year Honours for Wellington founders of Commonsense Organics

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The founders of Commonsense Organics, Marion Wood and Jim Kebbell, have been recognised in the New Year Honours.
“I think [the honour is] a recognition of the huge contribution that organic horticulture and organic food can make to the issues we face today,” Wood said.
“That’s what we are delighted about, that in fact organic farming is being recognised in New Zealand.”
Wood was born into organic growing, with a mother who gardened organically and who helped them find their plot of land while they were still living in Wellington.
“My husband was extremely sceptical at first, and it was only when he discovered that Shell Oil were pouring their fossil-based fertilisers on our seeds that he thought, maybe there’s something in this organic rubbish,” Wood said. ....

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