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Central Otago - The place where there are four seasons, stunning landscapes, amazing fresh produce and artisan growers and creators who use the produce to create magnificence! Scrubby Gully Co Ltd is a proudly a part of that Central Otago landscape and embraces all that makes this place so unique.
Jo and James Robinson are the growers, pickers, bunchers, makers and sellers behind Scrubby Gully.
Jo is Dunedin born and raised, but in 1987 while living in Greece she dragged her English other half back to NZ. After initially settling in Auckland, in January 2000 the family moved to Central Otago and Scrubby Gully was born.
Originally the farm was planted with tulips, daffodils, peonies and pinot noir grapes but the focus is now on producing a wide variety of flowers plus the fruit for the preserves.
James brings endless patience to the mix plus an amazing amount of kiwi #8 wire ingenuity for an Englishman! He can fix anything Jo breaks and adds a good dose of practicality to the ideas. While he claims to know nothing about flowers, he rules the roost when it comes to growing the grapes for the raisins and sultanas, dealing with weeds and irrigation, tending to the fruit crops and caring for the bees. He can pick and bunch flowers with nearly as much enthusiasm as he can demolish the preserves.
What's behind the name of the company? The company takes its name from Scrubby Gully Creek - the waterway that provides irrigation to the property. After all there is no life without water, particularly in the dry, desert like climate of Central Otago.
We offer our customers delicious preserves that contains spray free fruit that has been tree ripened. As much of the fruit as possible is grown by us on the farm before being crafted into gluten free delights made in a gluten free kitchen.
Buying flowers from us, our customers know that they are getting locally grown, chemical free blooms that bring joy to those who give and receive them. The flowers are available by the bloom, bunch, bouquet or bucket. Bodacious blooms one customer commented...we love that description!
We grow it, we make it, we sell it - we love it!
Our products are grown and made locally by us. We focus on seasonally and sustainably grown fruit and flowers so that our customers always receive quality products.
This is your chance to buy direct from the grower/artisan producer and skip the middleman!
If you need to replace a damaged order, we will do that if you cantact us within 24 hours of receiving your goods. If we can't replace the product we will happily give a full refund. Get in touch with our team through phone or email for assistance.
Free pick up from the farm or from the Farmers Markets we attend. Flower freight at cost - you will be advised of the cost when you have placed your order. Freight for preserves is calculated at checkout.
Scrubby Gully sustainably grows fruit and flowers - we grow it, we make it, we sell it. Set in the heart of New Zealand's finest and most unique landscape, our goal is to offer food for the body and flowers for the soul. Our mission is to create products that tickle your taste buds and enhance your day-to-day living. Everyone wants a piece of Central Otago and here's your chance to add Central Otago to your pantry or to your vase.
Scrubby Gully provides food for the body, flowers for the soul. Both are done by working in harmony with our environment. • Our seasonal flowers are farm fresh and sustainably grown. All care is taken to improve our natural environment by practising soil regeneration and water conservation techniques. We are determined that this land is protected and is repaid for what it provides for us. • Artisan preserves - locally grown, locally made. We grow the fruit for our preserves on the property following the principles of organic production. Caring for our crops is a way of caring for our customers and our land.
Jo and James Robinson
We Grow It, We Make It, We Sell It!
(and I love it! - James -)
Our Land
Without this, we are nothing