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Today, we went to Sanford Fishing Company. During our meeting, we explored into the factory where the factory workers were shipping the fish products and checking to see if the fish was good. I found this to be important because every company needs checkup and there is a lot of fish to look after. After…

Sanford and Sons is New Zealand’s oldest fishmonger. They have been supplying ‘Kiwis’ with fish in the Auckland Fish Market since 1800s. Albert Sanford -the founder- went on to open his first fish market in Auckland in 1894. Today, Sanford and Sons Fishmonger is still the heart of The Auckland Fish Market, operating as a…

Sanford Fishing is the oldest fishery in NZ, we learned about the different types of fishing they do and how they use different methods to maintain a sustainable ocean habitat. We also learned about how sustainability plays a role in their factory processes. They have many different sites throughout NZ and use their influence to…

Today we went to Sanford and Sons and talked to Dr. Peter Longdill, the GM of sustainability. We learned about fish farming, fishing, processing, packaging, and fish auction that Sanford Works with. One of the questions I had was about the packaging. I was surprised to learn how some of the packaging they used, such…

Today’s experience at the Sanford Fishing Company was very interesting. I appreciated the conversation quite a lot. Personally i was very happy to hear about the new technology they are developing for there Fishing boats. It’s much better and seems a lot more humane then anything i’ve ever seen. It was also quite impressive to…

We visited waivers island today and it was very pretty. I loved planting the trees and exploring the island. The sustainability efforts they are doing in the island through the planting of the trees and restoring native grounds is super cool. I also enjoyed tasting the wine and learning about New Zealand specific wine. I…

Today started off early with a ferry ride to Waiheke Island. It was a very rainy and windy boat ride but the views were beautiful nonetheless. When we arrived at Waiheke Island, I bought a hot chocolate to defrost a bit and waited for a representative from the Waiheke Resource Trust. We then went on…

Today we left early to catch a ferry to Waiheke Island. We started our time on the island by planting Manuka trees on land that is being restored. The land is undergoing a restoration project to transition from farmland to a space with lush native plants. Next we stopped at Mud Brick vineyards where we…

Today we visited a sustainable vineyard on Waheke island. We also were able to plant manuka trees and we learned a lot about viticulture and sustainable forests.