Our Approach
Akaroa Organics philosophy is to maximise the economic return from this property within the bounds of its natural organic framework. This philosophy is reflected in our approach to the organic development of the property.
We are returning up to 1/3 of the property to naturally occurring forest once found on Banks Peninsula. The remainder of the property in a mixture of pasture, sustainable forest (macrocarpa), orchards and lavender.
The property has an active pest control programme which effectively mitigates the effects of introduced pests.
The future development of the property for people-related activities will focus on the use and development of natural energy sources (wind and solar), waste water recycling and a triple bottom line approach to managing and reporting on such activities. As part of this process we will be measuring and offsetting our green-house gas emissions from our transport activities.
Our lavender is regularly tested for quality on a yearly basis.
It is our intention to have the lavender organically certified in the near future. Other products will follow suit as both demand for them and the production of the crops increases.
About Us
About Us
Akaroa Organics philosophy is to maximise the return from this property by working within the natural boundaries of the properties framework.
Malcolm is the Director of Akaroa Organics and he works with a team of people who support him throughout the year.
Malcolm has owned the property for over 28 years. When not out in the fields he specialises in sharing NZ with the world – www.interpretationnz.co.nz
For sales and marketing enquiries contact info@akaroaorganics.co.nz
For other enquiries malcolm@akaroaorganics.co.nz