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We produce a variety of Microgreens to both hospitality and residential customers in Queenstown. All deliveries are electric in our LDV E-Deliver3 Van.

We offer multiple varieites of microgreens which are available in living trays or in pre-cut punnets. Both have surprisingly fantastic shelf life with the living trays easily lasting two weeks in the fridge (one week on a bench top in peak summer) or our harvested punnets which remain in fresh condition for up to ten days. Some of our current varieties:
Pak Choi, Red Cabbage, Tatsoi, Sunflower, P

ea Shoots, Fava Bean, Mustard, Mizuna, Daikon, Rambo Radish, China Rose Radish, Rocket, Mixed Selection, Shungiku,

We harvest and deliver on same day (Tuesdays & Fridays) and operate regardless of public holidays. We have recently teamed up with Crunchy NZ, EDF & Remarkable Fungi and have these now available for home delivery or wholesale. Remarkable Fungi - Gourmet Culinary Mushrooms
NZ Native Lions Mane/Coral Tooth,Tawaka, Pink & Phoenix Oysters, NZ Enoki/Velvet Shank. Edible Dehydrated Flowers (EDF)
Cornflower petals, Calendula petals and Chive flowers. Crunchy NZ Sprouts
Radish, Broccoli, Bean Combo, Alfalfa

If you have any queries about any of our products please touch base as we would love to hear from you. Should you have any special requests or you want to know if we would consider custom growing a unique variety for you then get in touch as we do our best to accommodate those who support us. Our business strives towards minimizing waste and environmental impact through a few green strategies. We source our electricity through Ecotricity - an energy provide which is New Zealands only 100% carbon zero provider and supplies 100% renewable electricity to our site. All used growing medium and other trade related waste is utilised on site in our food forest or other horticultural operations

We incentivise the return of all containers, grow trays & punnets (deposit/credit system) to minimise single use packaging.

28/12/2024

Here’s our last restaurant highlight of the year, Nest Bar & Kitchen located inside Kamana Lakehouse 🍴

Located up in Fernhill, the views are epic which is matched wonderfully with the food that Chef and team curate 👨‍🍳

Be sure to check out their degustation menu to experience the full offerings that Nest has to offer 🌱

26/12/2024

We hope everyone had a great Christmas celebrating in your chosen way. 😊

We wanted to showcase one of our favourite salads to add to your weekend BBQs, featuring our micro mustard. Let us know what you think ! 🥗

Recipe list ;

Beetroot roasted in the oven
Feta cheese
Chopped walnuts
Balsamic glaze
Gibbston Microgreens micro mustard 🌱

24/12/2024

Merry Christmas to everyone !! Love Gibbston Microgreens Team xo 🎄🎁✨🎅🏻

21/12/2024

And our winner is

DM us to claim and organise your pick up for delivery, congrats !! 🙌

Thanks to all for your tags and share, if there’s interest, we’ll look into doing something similar again in 2025 💚💖

19/12/2024

Meet the latest bird addition at the Gibbston Microgreen HQ – Cortonix - the domesticated quail. 🐦

We’ve had them since September and they’ve settled in really nicely to our daily routine, even getting visits from the wild Californian quail which roam the property. 🌿

We get to enjoy their little eggs daily and have plans to look into adding some to our artisan produce offering in the new year. 🪺

*currently they are personal consumption only as we are not yet certified to sell them*

17/12/2024

Meet Mark 👋

Mark has been with us for over a year now and although he now only works with us on a casual basis, he brings new ideas and innovation to the team when he is around. 💡

His easy going yet solid work ethic is a great help to us all and when he isn’t planting or delivering microgreens around Queenstown, he spends his time planting natives, caring for his fruit trees, helping with community initiatives and spending time with his family. 🌳🍒🏡

13/12/2024

Not long to go raspberry friends !!

We should have landing of our first batch from true good berries in a weeks time (weather gods permiting) ☀️🤞🏻

Anyone who has already DM’d us about interest, whether for home delivery or for restaurants, we’ll be in touch directly with you once we have them to hand.

Hope you’re all as excited as we are for some true good berries. 🤩

07/12/2024

As we approach to the Christmas period, we wanted to do something for our followers and do a little giveaway !! 🎄✨🎁

This giveaway will include a Nevis Bluff bottle of olive oil, a jar honey from , an exotic mix from , a full living tray of gibbston microgreens, a punnet of fresh edible flowers and a punnet of organic raspberries from true good berries. 🕊️🌱

To be in for a chance to win, tag who you’d like to share this bundle of local artisan produce and make sure you’re both following us.

Bonus entry for sharing to your stories.

We’ll draw at random a winner on 21st December. 🤶🏻🎅🏻

Prize will need to be claimed / collected in person at our HQ by 24th December 2024 or we can deliver to you on our delivery run on the 24th too. 🚚

Our regular loop is Arrowtown / Lake Hayes / Shotover Country / Frankton / Queenstown CBD / Fernhill / Arthur’s Point 💚

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram / Meta.

We don’t just deliver our microgreens in the Wakatipu Basin but we also partner with other local artisan producers. This...

05/12/2024

30/11/2024

We use both jute and paper medium for growing in our hydroponic environment. 🌱

Jute is a renewable, natural fibre – commonly grown in tropical areas. It has great water retention properties and is a clean and stable pH medium – ideal for growing in our system. 💧

The paper medium we use is from inserotech. It’s a by product of lumber production which is produced soley from virgin, sustainably sourced raw materials which gives us another clean and stable pH medium. 🪵

Some varieties prefer the paper vs jute, but ideally all of these mediums are able to be composted and naturally break down after use. 🌿

21/11/2024

Living trays of microgreens are a hit amongst both our home delivery service and hospitality customers in Queenstown. 🌱

A full tray contains x 8 punnets - each a different variety, which are grown in a soil free, paper or jute medium which allows the greens to stay living, fresh and full of nutrients until consumed. 🍴

They create an interactive element to eating microgreens and allow for maximum shelf life as all they require to keep living is a little water in the tray to keep the roots hydrated. 💧

We also offer custom built display boxes for those restaurants wanting to showcase the product and communicate the element of fresh produce used in their outlet. 🧑‍🍳

DM us if you’d like to know more or add a living tray to your next order 💌

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19/11/2024

We don’t just deliver our microgreens in the Wakatipu Basin but we also partner with other local artisan producers. This is so that we can provide our zero emissions delivery service to our customers and so that we are able to achieve a wider scope of offerings. 🌱

One of those is honey. 🍯

Bee the Change facilitates thriving bee colonies through beehive sponsorship by both individuals and corporate sponsors. These branded hives are placed in high profile strategic locations enabling environmental education and pollination initiatives for local communities. 🐝

Bee the Change is fronted by Neal McAloon who loves the community and wants to help create an environmental footprint that helps to off-set the effects tourism and development is having on the district. 🌏

Neal identifies strongly with the Māori principle of kaitiakitanga, meaning guardianship. ✨

These environmental principles have been the inspiration and driving force behind Bee the Change 🌸

We help distribute their Otago Gold and Thyme honey on our Tuesday and Friday delivery days, including our home delivery customers! 🚚

Drop us a DM if you’d like to add some to your next order or if you’re interested in knowing more about their sponsorship opportunities 📩

16/11/2024

This is our newest member of the team, Jo ! 👩‍🌾

Some may recognise her from her 7.5 year stint working at Jervois Steak House Queenstown, but she’s hung up her shaking tins to be the latest face to bring you Gibbston Microgreens. 🌱

A beekeeper herself and avid home gardener, she’s also the one behind the social media posts you’ve seen lately. 🐝

Be sure to say hey next time you see Jo around, maybe she can give you some cocktail advice for your Christmas party shenanigans. 🍹🍸👋🏻

14/11/2024

What better start to the day is there than some fresh quail eggs, pan fried and served on a toasted bagel with micros and a locally made gochujang sauce. 🥯

This is one of Chris’s staples at HQ, enquire now if you’re keen to add some fresh and locally grown goodness to your lunches during the week. 🌱

12/11/2024

Did you know that we offer a home delivery service too? 🏡🚚

We deliver around the Queenstown area (Arrowtown/Lake Hayes/Shotover/Frankton/CBD and Fernhill) twice a week in our e-vehicle.

For our home deliveries we have our living tray selection available. You can order a half tray (4 mixed punnets) or a full tray (8 mixed punnets) - all grown to perfect size for you to snip and serve on demand. ✂️

These can be kept living on your benchtop for you to add some delicious and nutritious supergreens to the meals you cook at home. 🌱

We also offer an exotic mix of locally grown Remarkable Fungi which can include Lions Mane, Oysters, Tawaka & Enoki mushrooms – a perfect option to pair with your micros. 🍄‍🟫

Soon we will be offering a local honey option by Bee the Change and spray free raspberries produced by True Good Farms in Gibbston. 🍯

If you’re interested in finding out more about our home deliveries, send us a DM and we’ll run you through our options. Be in quick, spots are limited! 💌

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09/11/2024

One of the most important aspects of our production model is the element of water - the source of all life! 💧

In our climate controlled grow rooms, we irrigate all our crops using a flood and drain method. This hydrates the medium & roots of our microgreens from below and prevents mould/fungal issues by keeping the canopy of our crops dry. 🌱

More importantly, we recycle our water back into a centralised reservoir which is a closed circuit system - preventing wasted water and decreasing our use by up to 90% compared to traditional agricultural irrigation techniques. ♻️

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07/11/2024

NEW PRODUCT ALERT - LOCALLY GROWN SPRAY FREE RASPBERRIES 🤩

We have teamed up with True Good Farms to help make their product more available to the hospitality scene in Queenstown. 🚚

This seasonal product will be available from mid December until March/April (weather depending). ☀️🌡️

Their farm focuses on growing a premium, spray free raspberries which are hand picked the day before we deliver them. 🙌

We are gauging interest in this product so please contact us for samples and pricing. 📩

01/11/2024

Coco coir is an amazing medium when growing in both traditional horticulture and hydroponic methods. 🧑‍🌾👩‍🌾

Being sourced from coconut husks, coco coir is 100% natural and one of the best renewable resources we can use to grow in. 🥥

The fibres are inert (no nutrient available) but act as a great base for roots to establish themselves in and have great water retention properties. 💧

Once our microgreens have been grown and harvested, we can easily compost the coir use it as a mulch layer in our food forest which then allows the remaining seeds to grow and provide a second round of greens which we use for personal consumption. 🌱

The coconut blocks arrive on site as 5kg dehydrated bricks which we add water to. x1 5kg block + 25L of water give us around 85L of this fluffy goodness. 😃

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http://www.gibbstonmicrogreens.com/

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Our food forest is loving the extra hours of sunlight we have been getting as we approach into Summer ☀️ Plants and trees are blooming, providing rich nectar and pollen sources to our friendly bees which roam around the property. 🐝 We’re excited for the berries to start ripening so we can have some mid morning snacks for the team – that’s if Sophie hasn’t gotten to them first ! 🌸

Margo’s 🌵🏜️

It’s Restauarnt Highlight time and who better to showcase than Margos?! 🌵 The team at Margos have supported us since they opened back in 2020, being one of our biggest customer orders week on week. We love to see their take on tex-mex and how colourful does their food look, aided of course with our Microgreens 😉🌱 We know for sure one of our favourites is to start with their Queso Fundido, delve into their coconut tempura prawns, add some tacos into the mix and finish with their dulce de leche crème brulee. You certainly won’t leave Margos hungry. 🌮 Thanks to the Margos team for the support and we’ll see you soon for some Frozen Margs. 💚🍹

As part of our mitigation for waste and recycling, we recycle all our used growing medium back into our food forest. ♻️ The jute, coco coir and a paper medium is placed onto the ground in the food forest post harvest. 🌳 This gives us the ability to supress the grass that we are trying to minimise (as it tends to compete for nutrients in the soil with other productive varieties). 🌲 Any extra seed not germinated in our system can be embraced by nature – whether that’s decomposing back into the ground, feed for the birds (we luckily have a few tui that call this place home) or for microgreens to pop up and outcompete the grass whilst providing an edible crop. 🌱💚

At our HQ site in Queenstown, we are fortunate enough to have the space to be able to establish a food forest as apart of our own model towards food resilience, education and experimentation. 🌳 A food forest is a collection of plant specials (mostly perennials) that all act in unison to support each other, yet with their own specific function. These include fruit and nut producing canopy species, mineral accumulators, nitrogen fixers, ground covers, medicinal varieties and pollination attracting flowers. 🌿🌷 The idea was to establish climate appropriate species so we could experiment over the coming years and learn more within our team about this unique horticultural dynamic. We enjoy showing our efforts to the wider community so if you’re interested please get in touch! 🌱💚 Can you hear all the little birds around us? Plus spot @beethechangenz bee friendly zone sign 🐝

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Our Story

We produce a variety of nutrient dense microgreens for both restaurants and residential consumers in the Queenstown area. We sell both living & cut microgreens and incentivise the return of the empty containers & growing trays so that we can re-use them for the next crop. Our goal is to operate with minimal waste on our external environment. We compost all of the used growing medium and by recycling the trays, we remove the element of package waste and create a financial and sustainable motive for our customers to return them. We have converted a shipping container into a year round production space. In this, we grow vertically on tiered flood & drain beds & in the near future aim to have a well established aquaponic system.