Country Life this week meets Ian Kerr who produces a range of salad greens near Lake Karapiro in Waikato. He says lettuce is most tender if it's woken up gently before it's picked.

Lettuce Man Ian Kerr.
Lettuce man Ian Kerr.

In our Odd Jobs section this week we meet Peter Dewes who spends his days tracking down stray voltage in dairy sheds. It's a problem which is often undiagnosed in cow sheds and can have quite an impact on cow productivity.

And, the Aromaunga Flowers nursery in Heathcote, Christchurch sits right above the point where the earthquake struck on February 22nd. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes visits the growing business to find out what damage has been done and how owner John Baxter and his partner Elisabeth Marsh are coping.