Dear neighbourly
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The Bosses are still away, so the staff have teamed up with more wild specials at Gardenfresh Greengrocers Bishopdale.
Red Onion unpeeled: $1.99 bag
Green Bean's: $1.99 tray
Jumbo Portabello Mushrooms: $3.99 tray
Locally grown spray- free Leeks, big bunches: $3.99 each
Spray free Kale: $2.99 bag
Spray free brushed Agria Potatoes: .99c kg
Okra ladies fingers in-store
Artichokes, freshly dug and back in store by popular demand
Fresh Eggs from: $5.99 tray
NZ Oranges: $1.88kg
We also have Dragon fruit in-store.
What is Dragon Fruit? Well here is some information for you:
Dragon fruit is jam-packed with flavonoids and flu-fighting vitamin C, which is great for the immune system. In fact, it contains more vitamin C than a carrot, making the dragon fruit one of the top vitamin C foods around. Pitaya fruit, pitahaya fruit, commonly known as the dragon fruit, is a fruit from Central America, South America, and Asia. It is a favorite to many, particularly people of Asian origin. It has a light sweet taste, an intense shape and color, and has a texture of between that of a kiwi and an apple. In addition to being tasty and refreshing, this contains a lot of water and other vital minerals with varied nutritional ingredients.
Hope everyone has enjoyed the school holidays. Back to reality on Monday and maybe some much needed peace and quiet for parents and grandparents. Have a fantastic weekend. We look forward to seeing you all. ππ
$50 garden centre vouchers!
Our winners this week have won $50 to spend at a local garden centre.
Congratulations to:
Cassie Arauzo from Cockle Bay
Elizabeth Williams from Hillcrest
Luke Shamy from Hornby
Mitchell Hopping from Wallacetown
Get in touch with our helpdesk team here if you're on this list! If you're not a winner, check back next week just in case.
Kalle
"Sports and travelling run in the family, and that's kind of what's led me to come to New Zealand."
"I grew up in a small town in Finland. My dad was involved with sports all his life, he was a shot putter, discus thrower, powerlifter, we traveled quite a bit when I was a kid. He never mentioned much of the rugby days. He just said he broke both of his shin bones playing rugby, so he said, βnever play the sport, It's crazy.β
I started playing when I was 18. I played my first cap for the Finnish national team in 2014, we won the Finnish championship with my club. Rugby is not a big thing in Finland.
I moved here to play rugby in 2017. The club that wanted me to come over was Methven Rugby Club. They got me here and they were like, βwhat do you do for work? Iβd just finished chef school in Finland. βWe'll get you a job at Mount Hutt as a chef, you can do that while you play rugby with us.β I said, βPerfect. Yeah, I'm inβ.
I've always loved food. My mum was an amazing cook, and still is. When I was studying tourism I worked in some hotels in Finland, and I saw how the chef's worked. I just loved the kitchen vibe and I was like, Yeah, thatβd be something I'd love to do.
I've had more of a culinary journey In New Zealand than in Finland. I started at Mount Hutt, after that I worked at The Dubliner in Methven. I worked as a senior pizza chef at Salβs for maybe six months then worked as chef de partie at Cellar Door. At Eliza's Manor, I worked myself up to a junior sous chef. Then the opportunity came to work my first head chef job at Moon Under Water.
We're privileged to have a busy atmosphere, we can try new things and get a bit creative. There are no TVβs, just come here with your family or with your mates, play board games, to socialise.
I really want to drive the local food and ingredients through the menu. We don't mind spending more for quality ingredients as long as it's supporting New Zealand businesses. We just love to use local. And it's pub food, but I feel like it's elevated.
I play club rugby here for the Christchurch Football Club, the oldest club in New Zealand and I still play regularly for the Finnish national team, whenever they can fly me over to play."
- Kalle
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