As Orchard Manager, I am responsible for all growing and harvesting operations in the business. Because of the interconnected nature of our sales mechanism, this also involves managing the sales pipeline so that we pick berries at exactly the right time and ensure maximum freshness and quality for our customers.I manage the operations, activities, and performance of our seasonal staff, which number up to 350 per year.I also manage the growing strategy. Monavale Blueberries cultivates at least 46 different varieties of blueberry across 100,000 bushes, to manage risk and extend the supply opportunities across the growing season. From propagation to rearing seedlings, to planting and pruning, hand-picking berries, wind and frost mitigations, soil health management, weed and pest management (all hand weeding) and mowing, all while maintaining compliance with a range of food safety and other regulatory requirements, as well as our all-important BioGro organic certification.I also bring expertise and advice on innovations to support the management team in strategic investments and overall efficiency and financial success of the business.

General nursery duties, including propagating around 40 different varieties of fruit and nut plants, and facilitating each plant from a viable tissue culture to a saleable product, and selecting individual plants for distribution.