I first met Don Grant about 22 years ago when he set up Tasman Bay Herbs and have been following his various adventures over the years, including his latest enterprise, Penati Crackers, with more than just a passing interest. He…
From the time the independent Tasman Brewing Company made its first beer followed by opening the first Sprig & Fern community tavern the business has continued to innovate and grow. Now called the Sprig & Fern Brewery and in the…
Do you remember the days when the vast majority of The Wood suburb close to the city was dominated by glasshouses and market gardens? If you do then you will be very familiar with the Romano name, and the descendants…
Julian Raine say the family has been supplying milk to Nelson region for close to 100 years and they are always looking at how the industry is changing
Published in the Nelson Mail 31.10.18 There is a new player in the craft cider scene in Nelson and they will be launching their Capital Cider Co. treats on the unsuspecting public at the New Zealand Cider Festival this weekend.…
Published in the Nelson Mail 22.08.18 Last week I met with one of the owners of arguably the most intensely focussed business I have come across for a long time, a very long time; Appleby Farms Ice Cream has gone…
When Dennis and Sharon Crawford established Nature Smoke in an old wharf building at Mapua in the mid 1980’s I am sure they had no idea the business would grow into the significant enterprise that is The Smokehouse, or that…
Pomeroy’s Tea & Coffee Company was Nelson’s original boutique coffee roastery, established by Jane and the late Nigel Price in a café in upper Trafalgar St in 1989. I had been drinking ‘proper espresso’ coffee at Chez Eelco for some…