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Electric Cherries Blog

Welcome to the Electric Cherries Blog, where we share stories and insights from our Central Otago electric cherry orchard. Discover how we grow our premium cherries, follow harvest updates, explore our sustainability initiatives, learn about our orchard tour experiences, and how we are innovating with solar and electric technologies.

2026 Harvest Recap at Electric Cherries 🍒

January 22, 2026
A big, sunny harvest season filled with epic fruit, great crews, and plenty of energy, celebrating every cherry picked and everyone who backed us along the way🍒
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Master Electricians NZ Electrical Conference 2025

November 18, 2025
Five full busloads of electricians from all over the country rolled into the orchard as part of the NZ Electrical Conference 2025
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Tiny Green Buds and the Journey to Juicy Cherries

November 18, 2025
From blossom to box, here’s how our fruit takes shape
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A Visit from the British Deputy High Commissioner

November 17, 2025
Last month, we had the honour of welcoming John Pearson, the British Deputy High Commissioner, to Electric Cherries here in Central Otago.
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Crunching The Numbers: Last Season's Frost Fighting

September 10, 2025
If you’ve ever wondered why we’re so passionate about going electric, here’s one of the clearest examples we can give you: frost fighting.
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Smarter Frost Fighting with AGI’s Latest Software

September 7, 2025
We’re proud to say we are the very first in the world to be running AGI's latest programmable rotation software, and we reckon it’s going to be a game changer for the industry.
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The Lincoln University Students Back Again

September 5, 2025
Yesterday we welcomed back Clive Kaiser and his crew of horticulture students from Lincoln University for another orchard tour. Clive has been bringing his students down to see us for a few years now, and every time it’s a highlight on our calendar.
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Our Partnership with Terralana

July 30, 2025
We’re always looking for ways to make our orchard more sustainable, and this partnership is exactly what we love.
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Winter: Rest, Recharge and Ready for Next Season

July 18, 2025
The trees might look quiet, but there’s still plenty happening here at Forest Lodge over the winter months. Here’s what the orchard gets up to when the leaves are gone and the frost sets in.
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NZ Food Story: Our TVNZ Feature

July 12, 2025
Forest Lodge Orchard was proudly featured on A New Zealand Food Story with chef Ben Bayly, showcasing how we're growing world-class Central Otago cherries the electric way
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Autumn at Forest Lodge – A Season of Change (and Getting Stuck Back In!)

May 10, 2025
Harvest might be over, but the work’s just shifting seasons. We’re diving into autumn with pruning, soil work, and solar-powered machines leading the way.
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Tesla Cybertruck on the Orchard

April 22, 2025
The Tesla Cybertruck paid a surprise visit to our all-electric cherry orchard last week—and yes, it charged straight from the sun.
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Our Monarch Tractor At Wheels Of Wanaka

April 20, 2025
We took our electric tractor on a road trip to Wheels at Wānaka to show off what it can do — no diesel, no noise, just a whole lot of power and progress.
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Setting A Lap Record: We Took Our Electric Tractor to Highlands Motorsport Park!

April 7, 2025
Tractor meets track day. Our Monarch MK-V ditched the orchard for a lap around Highlands, and let’s just say… it turned a few heads.
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Pickman Picca: First Fully Electric Cherry Picker in the Southern Hemisphere

March 25, 2025
We’ve added the first fully electric work platform of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere to our orchard — and it’s already saving us months of labour.
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Bay Farm Tour Visit

February 26, 2025
Bay Farm Tours made their annual stop at Forest Lodge, giving us the chance to share our electric orchard setup with some brilliant visitors from the UK ag world.
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2024/25 Harvest: A Season of Sweet Success

February 24, 2025
Another season in the books. Here’s how we pulled off a fully electric cherry harvest — and what we learned along the way.
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Lapins Cherry Harvest – Big, Juicy, and 100% Electric

January 26, 2025
Meet the Lapins: giant, crunchy, and ridiculously tasty.
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Adopt a Cherry Tree – Our First Season Wrapped!

January 24, 2025
Our first-ever Adopt a Tree season has wrapped, and what a journey it’s been—delicious cherries, happy tree parents, and a big step forward for sustainable, electric farming in Central Otago.
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Our Mainfreight Truck Rolls Again!

January 23, 2025
Another harvest, another season of clean transport—see how we teamed up with Mainfreight (again!) to deliver cherries with zero diesel and 100% electric power.
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The Countdown to Cherry Harvest

December 17, 2024
Cherry season is nearly here and our trees are bursting with fruit! 🍒☀️ Get ready for a bumper crop of electric cherries—pre-orders are now open!
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Rainier Cherry Harvest

December 10, 2024
Central Otago’s first cherries of the season are here, and they’re as rare as they are delicious. Check out the electric Rainiers!
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A Big Congratulations to Mike!

December 10, 2024
Mike has just taken home the Transformational Leadership Award at the Sustainable Business Network Awards! A proud moment for Forest Lodge
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New Bling on The Orchard!

December 2, 2024
Fresh signs, fresh merch, and cherry boxes ready to fill—things are looking sharp (and electric) at Forest Lodge as we gear up for another big season.
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Summertime in Central

December 1, 2024
The lupins are blooming, the sun is shining, and harvest is just around the corner!
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