The apple trees are in full bloom, heavy with blossom and a promise of a bountiful crop to come. If you’d be interested in seasonal work at Fairfield Orchards helping to thinning our baby apples when they have finished blooming in November and December, take a look at the Fairfield Orchards vacancies.
Harvest ’23 is only weeks away! Ready, set, grow… They have a little more growing to do but these deliciously sweet Premier Star apples are starting to show some great colour. Our teams are getting ready to harvest them at the peak of their ripeness and juiciness in a just a few weeks time. If
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The refit of the Packhouse continues… Christmas comes early as the new plant and equipment arrives ready for installation. It might not be much to look at for many people, but the sight of a forklift unloading machinery from a shipping container is like unwrapping an early Christmas present for us. Five shipping containers loaded
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Building for the Future – Packhouse Refit Increased production from our redeveloped orchards means more capacity is needed to get the fruit packed and delivered to our customers. In June 2022 we began refurbishing our packhouse to handle the larger volume of fruit. Finishing the harvest season in June is normally a opportunity to take
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Time to start apple picking! First up our high colour royal gala varieties! We have seasonal work available. If you have ever picked apples before call us 03 5284599 or email hr@fairfieldorchards.co.nz or click below to learn more about work options at Fairfield orchards Learn More about working with us Fairfield Orchards Ltd is a progressive
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With growing conditions changing over the last decade & Hail becoming more of a frequent occurrence, Fairfield Orchards has been proactive in protecting our crop with extensive hail nets. As development of our Orchards has occurred into new apple varieties we have ensured that the structures are installed to then protect our crop with either overhead
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20 mins to prepare // 1 hour, 10 mins to cook // Serves 10 YOU WILL NEED 200g – Skinless hazelnuts 200g – Butter at room temperature 200g – Caster sugar 3 – Medium eggs 4 – Tablespoon yogurt 200g – Self raising flour 1/2 – Tablespoon baking powder 1 1/2 – Pink Lady® apples
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