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Freshly picked dark red cherries with vibrant green stems, neatly packed in white containers, from an Otago grower.
Established · 14 signalsgrower Central Otago

Earnscleugh Orchards Co-op

Founded by Stan Randle 2003; 5 families - Randle, Roberts, Denniston, Paulin, Poole; 20+ years continuous operation; tree-ripened "ready-to-eat" fruit; reduce food waste by selling non-export grade; 3:45am starts in summer, drive from Central Otago; beloved community institution with free tastings

Supreme Winner (McIntosh Orchard, a member), Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards (2014) · Winner (McIntosh Orchard, a member), Hill Laboratories harvest award (2014)

“ready to eat” · “New Zealanders and love being part of the Earnscleugh Orchards Co-op.”

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Their Story

Earnscleugh Orchards Co-op is a family-driven collective of artisan fruit producers from the Central Otago region of New Zealand, a testament to multi-generational dedication to horticulture in a region renowned for its extreme climate. The co-op was founded in 2003 by Stan Randle, a versatile…

What They Make

  • Seasonal fruits (cherries, nectarines, peaches, apricots, plums, pluots, apples, pears, berries)
  • Roberts Family Fruit specific products:
  • - Dark Chocolate Coated Cherries (85gm, 50gm bags)
  • - Yoghurt Coated Cherries (85gm, 50gm bags)
  • - Apricots (5kg box)
  • - Nectarines (5Kg box)
  • - Pearacharines (5Kg box)
  • - Peaches (5kg box)
  • - Golden Peaches (5kg box)
  • - Peach 900gm Punnet – box of 4
  • - Cherries premium quality 28mm – 2kg
  • - Bulk order – 6x 2kg boxes of Cherries
  • - Premium Cherries bulk order – 12x 1kg cherry boxes, large 30mm+
  • - BIG Cherries premium quality – 1kg box 32mm and Bigger!
  • - Export Quality Cherries – 1kg Box large 30mm+
  • - Export Quality Cherries 28mm – 5kg
  • - Cherries Export Quality 30mm – 2kg
  • Other products from co-op members:
  • - Organic apples (Harwarden Fruit & The Better Fruit Co)
  • - Wild asparagus (Harwarden Fruit & The Better Fruit Co)
  • - Mushrooms (Harwarden Fruit & The Better Fruit Co)
  • - Certified organic cherries (Central Organics)
  • - Certified organic apples (Central Organics)
  • - "Flatto™" white and gold peaches (Clyde Orchards)
  • - Summerblush nectarines (Clyde Orchards)
  • - August Fire nectarines (Clyde Orchards)
  • - Cherry varieties: Picnic, Kordia, Lapin, Stella, Sweetheart, Staccato, Rainier, Skeena (Clyde Orchards)
  • - Honey and related bee products (Elms Apiary)
  • Product tags also indicate: aprcot pickle, apricot chutney, apricot jam, apricot sauce, apriplums, apriums, black plum, greengage, plouts, pluclots, plum, plumpicots, plums, pluot, stone fruit, summerfruit, summer fruit

Awards & Recognition

  • Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards — Supreme Winner (McIntosh Orchard, a member)(2014)
  • Hill Laboratories harvest award — Winner (McIntosh Orchard, a member)(2014)
  • Ballance Agri-Nutrients soil management award — Winner (McIntosh Orchard, a member)(2014)
  • Massey University innovation award — Winner (McIntosh Orchard, a member)(2014)
  • WaterForce integrated management award — Winner (McIntosh Orchard, a member)(2014)

More from Earnscleugh Orchards Co-op

Roberts Family Fruit Country Store (physical store in Earnscleugh)Free fruit tastings at Otago Farmers MarketSeasonal worker accommodation (provided by Clyde Orchards)Wild asparagus and mushrooms (from Harwarden Fruit & The Better Fruit Co)Honey and bee products (from Elms Apiary)

How to Get Their Products

Farmers' Markets

Otago Farmers Market

Otago·Sat 8-12:30

Online

Nationwide shipping within New Zealand (North Island & RD addresses Mon-Tues, South Island urban/residential Mon-Wed). Local delivery (Alexandra & Clyde). Pick-up available from Roberts Family Fruit Country Store. Seasonal vendor at Otago Farmers Market. Farm-gate sales (from some member orchards).

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