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THE Schild family (from left) Wayne, Tracey, Daniel and Tara, their garlic mince tub product. Photo: LAUREN HAY.
Blair Burns

GREATER Hamilton has traditionally been known as sheep country and alternatives for land use in the area are few and far between, but local farmer and Grange Garlic managing director, Wayne Schild, has forged a path with his family business to succeed with a crop that has little local history of being grown in commercial quantities.

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