Established · 15 signalsgrower Otago
Oamaru Organics
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Their Story
Oamaru Organics began as Brydone Growers before being acquired in 2019 for $1.7 million by Organic Solutions Ltd, founded by James Porteous. Porteous, an IT consultant who lived in Japan for 23 years, returned to New Zealand with a "yearning to return to the land and learn about the soil" for his…
What They Make
- Organic vegetables: beetroot, broccoli, brocoflower, cabbage, fennel, kale, lettuce, onions, pak choi, pumpkin, radish, spinach, yams, zucchini (historical)
- Specialty potatoes: Agria, Redking, Desiree, "famous organic Jersey Bennies" (historical)
- Asian vegetables: joi choy, bok choy, Japanese mustard spinach (historical)
- Organic vege boxes (historical)
- Free-range eggs (historical)
- Organic meat (historical)
- Organic soup products (produced by associated company Southern Organics) (historical)
Awards & Recognition
- New Zealand Farmers Market Awards — Prize Winner
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How to Get Their Products
Direct Sales
Farmgate stall on SH 1, 6km South of Oamaru
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