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Pirongia Mountain Vegetables

Name: Pirongia Mountain Vegetables
Address: Pirongia Mountain, Waikato Region 3285, New Zealand, Waikato, NZ
Telephone: 0274385454
Location: Pirongia Mountain Vegetables
Rating: 4.8

4.8(52 reviews on Google)

The business began in 2001 when Judy and Richard Cato started selling homegrown potatoes and garlic from a driveway stall in Kaipaki, and later at farmers' markets. They're committed to healthy soil and direct sales at farmers' markets

“re committed to healthy soil and direct sales at farmers”

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Their Story

The business began in 2001 when Judy and Richard Cato started selling homegrown potatoes and garlic from a driveway stall in Kaipaki, and later at farmers' markets. Their son, Tony Cato, took over the reins and expanded the variety and volume of vegetables grown. The decision to move the business…

What They Make

Potatoes (five different types, including Jersey Bennie, Anuschka (yellow-fleshed), and Pink Fir Apple – hand-dug to demand)
Garlic (various varieties, specialized since 2001)
Broccoli
Cabbage (including napa cabbage and red cabbage, twenty tons grown for sauerkraut industry)
Cauliflower
Leeks
Pumpkin
Silverbeet
Red Kumara (sweet potato)
Carrots
Onions
Parsnips
Seasonal vegetables
Free-range eggs (previously offered, outsourced)

How to Get Their Products

Farmers' Markets

Waikato Farmers' Markets

Waikato·Various

Direct Sales

Pirongia Mountain, Waikato Region 3285, New Zealand

Online

Online ordering available; free delivery to Pirongia locals on Tuesdays and Fridays; delivery service to Hamilton and Cambridge; sales at farmers' markets (Hamilton, Cambridge, Tauranga).