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Kōrero: Organic farming

Processing organic vegetables

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Heinz Watties, a large food-processing company, encouraged many of its vegetable growers to convert to organic methods in the 1990s. This video clip shows organic potatoes and peas being prepared for processing at a Heinz Wattie’s factory.

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Seager Mason, Organic farming – Organics in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/16951/processing-organic-vegetables (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Seager Mason, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.