YOUR INDUSTRY
Jack's grandfather kicked off his passion
Passion for horticulture in the genes
YOUNG GROWERS
Massey University Horticulture Science Master’s student, Jack Hosking, says he inherited his passion for growing from his grandfather. By Andrew Bristol Although Jack was brought up in Auckland rather distant from the crop growing areas of the country, he says, “I have always been interested in nature, the outdoors and food production, and the lifestyle seems a lot better than working in town and living a big city life.” “My grandfather kicked off my passion. He had a quarter-acre section and grew heaps of fruit trees, vegetables and roses. My grandfather was passionate about his land, garden and soil, and his passion has been passed onto me.” At Macleans College in Howick, Jack was the only person in his year to go on to study horticulture,
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and perhaps the only person ever to take up horticulture after college. He adds that the subjects he took in Year 13 for University Entrance (Statistics, English, Geography, Chemistry and Biology) “gave me a good background for the horticulture degree that I have just finished.” And this year, he is starting a two-year Master of Horticulture Science. A career in horticulture attracts him because as he puts it, “There’s a lot of great stuff going on as the industry develops ways to meet challenges.”
