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Beerenberg Universal language of & taste! gardening next Spring has Sprung! New!! EN MM DED CO B E Y R R . A C R N I E . F A R S. UI Y T SOC IET Gyganic for Fruit Roses on & Citrus the fairway Spring 2013 Beerenberg ... One simple and united focus: Grant and Carol Paech first started selling strawberry jam on the side of the main road from Adelaide to Melbourne in the 70’s. Since then the name Beerenberg has become a world renowned brand supplying more than 38 million individual serves of jam on international airline flights and at over 300 hotels and restaurants worldwide. Recently the family owned business has relaunched its 67 products with new branding and labels highlighting the family history associated with this iconic prev business. Both past and present family next members feature along with some of the company’s 50 staff who were asked what The majority of the produce for their Current custodians of the family business, nutrient and organic matter, Neutrog’s made their company and asked about chutneys, mustards, pickles, sauces, jams siblings Anthony, Robert and Sally Paech, Bounce Back has been used for a number what they felt made their company and and jellies are grown on the family farm, all love the farm and are passionate about of years by Robert, as a pre-plant fertiliser favourite products special. owned by the Paech family for seven their work. They seem very mindful of for the strawberry crops. generations. Best known for their luscious the fact that they are also custodians of Apart from Beerenberg’s new-look strawberries they also grow cherries, the land and say they are “simply holding products being found on nearly every gherkins, plums, hot chillies and even on to it for the next generation to learn supermarket shelf in Australia, products roses for their Rose Petal Jelly. to love it the way we do”. This includes an earnest approach to maintaining can be purchased online or at the Beerenberg has one simple and united high quality produce and the health of Beerenberg Farm Shop, and open every focus – taste! Every piece of fruit they the soil for both future crops and future day (except Christmas Day) catering for pick is checked to ensure it is plump and generations. Robert as Farm both Adelaide hills locals and visitors who ripe for optimum flavour. Insisting on Manager, has soil health at come from far and wide. The strawberry only using the highest quality, all natural the top of his priorities as fields are also open for the public to and local ingredients they use traditional he manages the rotation pick their own during the season from recipes created and perfected over of crops and fertilising November to April. More info at generations on the farm. programs. Adding both www.beerenberg.com.au Around the The Australian Golf Club grounds... Earlier this year golf’s sporting Sudden Impact for Roses is being legend Jack Nicklaus confirmed the delivered to councils all over the Australian Open Golf Championship country as they gear up for their Spring would make a long-awaited fertilising programs. These include the comeback to the course where he City of Adelaide, West Torrens, Charles lifted the Stonehaven Cup on three Sturt & Mitcham. The Turf Manager at Adelaide Oval is preparing part of the occasions – The Australian Golf Club. grounds by applying Rapid Raiser, and Founded in 1882, The Australian Golf Club the Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens have is the oldest in Australia with the inaugural Kahoona at the ready now that spring Australian Open hosted by the club in 1904. has sprung! There have been a number of changes to the course over the years with the most International recent world-class redevelopment almost prev complete. Jack Nicklaus has redesigned next Roses Trial the course which includes a landscape Lee Hawkins in amongst the ‘Flower Carpet – Pink’ rose plantings. Sudden Impact for Roses has headed off to plan to be implemented in stages. Lee two more international destinations this week Hawkins, Head Horticulturist at the Club, Lee considers himself a purist with the the above products, GOGO Juice has also – Uruguay and Argentina. Word has spread is currently involved in implementing philosophy that things generally haven’t been introduced around the clubhouse regarding Neutrog’s signature product, and changed throughout history in regards to gardens this season to give all new has been requested by two Rose Society the first stage of changes to the course representatives to trial in their local conditions. and clubhouse gardens to be completed what plants need for optimum growth. plantings a boost. in time for the prestigious tournament A big part of his philosophy is to use Ms Rosario Algorta is the newly appointed We look forward to seeing the fruits of the planned for 2014. primarily organic based products, especially World Federation of Rose Societies gardening team’s labour when the new- useful on the sandy soils endemic to The Vice-President representing South An integral part of the planting plan look Australian Golf Club is shown off to the America and a highly respected Australian Golf Club grounds. includes carpet roses and bougainvillea, world during The Australian Open in 2014. Garden Designer in Urugay. along with advanced trees including crepe Lee used Sudden Impact for Roses for Nilda Crivelli is President of The myrtles. Seamungus is being used on all some years but after doing some research Rose Society of Argentina, and has also been a key committee advanced tree plantings while the carpet and realising that Neutrog also had roses and bougainvilleas are fertilised with numerous other organic based fertiliser member for the World Federation of Rose Societies. The Rose Society of Sudden Impact for Roses. Rapid Raiser is products, he has set about to implement Argentina was established in 1951 and now being applied to the additional plantings an improved fertiliser regime for the club have four branches . of exotic shrubs. gardens and surrounds. In addition to Universal language of gardening Neutrog celebrates 25 years of Students come to the Adelaide business success Secondary School of English from all over Commencing in 1988 from a small factory Melbourne and Sydney the world where the universal language at Kanmantoo in the Adelaide Hills of South Botanic Gardens and of gardening helps them settle into their Australia, Neutrog has since grown to become Flemington Racecourse. the largest manufacturer of its kind in Australia. new home. These students have come In addition, The Pooh Bah As well as exporting to numerous countries from more than 70 different countries, Club and The Pooh Bah around the world, Neutrog have established Foundation have been but although their cultural backgrounds manufacturing operations in South Africa developed to provide continuing assistance may be quite different, they all share and Ireland. Together these three factories to community based parks and gardens, and a common bond when it comes to have produced in excess of 500,000 tonnes garden related clubs and societies throughout growing, cooking and eating food from of organic fertiliser, supplying farmers and Australia through the supply of free or the garden. Paul Coats, Sophie Thomson and students growers across the globe who rely on optimum discounted fertilisers. at the National Tree Planting Day product performance to earn their living. Paul Coats, science teacher and Such innovative and community-minded This is the second year that the students At the core of Neutrog’s success is their horticulturalist, is passionate about the initiatives were recognised at the 2010 Telstra have won this award with sauces made manufacturing and marketing innovation. positive experiences working together in the awards where Neutrog were presented the from tomatoes, onions and garlic grown Owner and Managing Director, Angus Irwin, prev school garden presents. The kids improve Sensis Social Responsibility Award and AMP by the students themselves in the school explains “We understood from the outset that Innovation Award. next their English language and science skills our success was dependent not only on our horticulture program. Another key achievement in Neutrog’s 25 along with the general communication skills manufacturing skills and knowledge, but also Students have also recently been year history has been the development and required for them to transition into the local on how effectively we promote and market publishing of three successful, state-specific high school system, and then on to positively volunteering their time planting trees at our products”. Based on this understanding, garden guide books titled ‘From the Ground contribute to the wider community. the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and have a unique community-based marketing planted trees on the school grounds for Up’, authored by highly regarded gardening Paul says about the specialised program, model was created which allows Neutrog to National Tree Day. Neutrog sent along experts in each state. Many are now found “When you’re talking about developing develop close working relationships with their buckets of Seamungus to give the program gracing coffee tables and gardening benches language, having evocative things to talk customers and give back to the community. a boost and the native seedlings the best around the country, with the SA edition going about is really important. We’ve got a huge Under this model, Neutrog supports numerous on to win the Horticultural Media Association chance to develop healthy root systems. array of possibilities for descriptive language community groups such as the Stephanie of Australia’s Book Laurel Award. Paul writes, “The planting day was wonderful Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation and here – size, shape, colour, taste, smell – so Moving forward, the future looks bright for - we planted over 100 trees and shrubs which 17 National and 9 International Rose, Orchid many different sensory things that we can Neutrog.