Tag: Stanley Growers

• Friday, July 28th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  Falklands lawmakers want Stanley Growers back in the private sector

  

  The Falkland Islands Government is committed to continuing to operate the Stanley Growers business, including fresh imports, MLA Mark Pollard said in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday.

• Friday, June 30th 2023 - 08:01 UTC

  Falklands Government acquires Stanley Growers provider of 90% of fresh vegetables and fruit

  

  Last 21 June it was announced that the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) would be acquiring Stanley Growers Limited and Stanley Nurseries and Garden Centre and the land which both businesses occupy, with the intention of managing the business for a time before selling it.

• Thursday, June 22nd 2023 - 13:56 UTC

  Falklands government negotiating the acquisition of Stanley Growers

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) is currently in final negotiations with the Directors of Stanley Growers Limited and Stanley Nurseries and Garden Centre to acquire both businesses and the leases of the land on which they sit.

• Saturday, March 2nd 2019 - 05:05 UTC

  Falklands' most productive half acre and vegans' organic dream

  

  Tucked way under the hill and half hidden by 10,000 young trees it’s easy to forget how vast the area is covered by Stanley Growers Ltd. in the Falkland Islands, to the east of the capital Stanley.

• Friday, October 21st 2016 - 14:20 UTC

  Falklands in short supply of fresh produce, because of changes in Chilean Customs procedures

  

  Falkland Islanders has been warned that fresh produce may be in short supply for some time to come due to changes in the Chilean Customs' procedures. Stanley Growers owner Tim Miller said that a large order for fruit and vegetables was not shipped from Santiago last week, as Customs officials at Punta Arenas insisted for the first time that LATAM airline provide them, in advance, with exact weight and contents of the cargo.

• Saturday, August 13th 2016 - 09:26 UTC

  Falklands' fresh produce high prices blamed on Montevideo's port charges and fees

  

  Uruguayan port charges and fees from port operators and shipping agents are the cause of fresh produce being so expensive in the Falkland Islands, Stanley Nurseries Tim Miller told Penguin News this week. Montevideo port costs add 75-100%, “on top of actual SAAS (shipper) freight costs. In UK similar operations add a mere 20% to the SAAS freight cost said Mr. Miller.

• Saturday, July 11th 2015 - 06:45 UTC

  Keeping Falklands pristine: waste fuels and oil recycled into energy

  

  The Falkland Islands have been for many years utilizing waste fuels and oil for energy from a variety of different sources and now the oil companies operating in the Falklands, having complied with all the safety regulations on storage and handling, are also contributing to the local 'processing' industry managed by Tim Miller and his greenhouse fresh vegetables enterprise.

• Monday, April 25th 2011 - 18:59 UTC

  Falklands’ market garden approaches 25th anniversary against all odds

  

  Almost twenty five years after its inception, and despite setbacks primarily brought about by Falklands/Argentine politics, the bustling market garden, Stanley Growers, on East Falkland Islands, now prides itself on being in the top three countries in the cruise ship catering world for the quality of its produce.