THE ORCHARD JOURNAL

Fruit Recipe Ideas & Lifestyle Guides

Real recipes and real recipes and fruit tips & tricks from our family orchard in Gisborne.

Recipes

Honey

A Slice of Sunshine: Dreamy Orange Cake

August 18, 2025

Pear Bruschetta

March 11, 2024

Make the Most of What’s in Season

From our family orchard in Gisborne to your kitchen, we love finding new ways to use good, honest New Zealand fruit. This is our collection of fruit recipe ideas, simple, real recipes using what’s in season. Got a box of lemons or a glut of feijoas from the tree?

We’ve probably got something for that.

Browse by fruit

Avocados

Feijoas

Grapefruit

Lemons

Limes

Mandarins

Oranges

Tamarillos

Guides and Tips

From the Orchard

Our patch of Gisborne, and the people who grow it.

Gifting Ideas

Thoughtful ways to share.

Health & Goodness

What all that fruit is doing for you.

Storage & Ripeness

Keep your fruit fresher for longer.