BULLETIN ISSUE 26: Summer 2019
GREENLEA TO LAUNCH ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES By Tony Egan
Gen Y is on the attack with twenty-five-year-old Chloe Swarbrick hurling ‘OK Boomer’ across Parliament and sixteen year old Greta Thunberg hurling ‘How dare you’ at the United Nations … apparently we are not ‘mature enough to tell it like it is’. Making matters worse, I was recently embroiled in an argument about the rights of crustaceans … turns out these are not the same thing as pale stale males after-all, but they do need healthy rivers to be happy. Having spent the past year on the Primary Sector Council I have learned a lot about alternative views of the world … some think mine aren’t radical enough. I’m a boomer with a black hat in a room full of chatter who accepts some change is inevitable. Fortunately, farmers can smell bullshit from a mile away. They see the rules changing and most know what needs to be done.
Greenlea is keen to play its part and has implemented a practical scheme to assist those at the coal face. Greenlea is launching an initiative to provide advice to our farmers, where needed, for farm environment plans and free natives to assist with offsets. We have made a conscious choice to talk less and do more. Region by region, our buying team are up to speed and ready to offer this support. We know that what’s good for farmers is ultimately good for us as processors. Last week’s launch of the NZ chapter of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef connected NZ to 23 other countries on a similar path. Three NZ processors SFF, ANZCO and Greenlea, have agreed to support this initiative as it provides a forum for reasoned debate and sensible change. We have all put money in to support pragmatic solutions. I believe these initiatives show that baby boomers are indeed ok and that we are in fact mature enough to tell it like it is … after all, it’s our world too!
It’s Arrived - Just In Time For Christmas!!
GREENLEA BUTCHER SHOP SUPPLIER STORE
As we hinted in our previous newsletter, we are proud to announce the launch of the Greenlea Butcher Shop online store portal exclusively for our loyal farmer suppliers. The Butcher Shop farmer portal has special meat prices and deals only accessible to our valued clients. To access these specials, simply log into your Greenlea livestock supplier portal page as you always have (same email address and password). Click on the “Shop” button. This button will take you directly to the farmer only page of the Greenlea Butcher Shop website. If you are not already using the supplier portal, simply contact our livestock department (0508 GREENLEA), and they will set up an account for you.
www.greenlea.co.nz
Cut off for Christmas orders December 18
Additionally, you can convert livestock sales into a store credit on the online store. We can also arrange for farmers who have store credit with Hamilton Wholesale Meats to switch their credit to the Greenlea Butcher Shop. Contact butchershop@greenlea.co.nz for help with any of these options. Please be aware that due to the perishable nature of our product, we cannot deliver to all addresses. We do have numerous delivery options for those at rural delivery addresses that are difficult to reach overnight. Contact butchershop@greenlea.co.nz to discuss delivery options for your particular situation.