The Contribution of Mr and Mrs Gock to New Zealand

Who is Joe & Fay Gock ?

 Joe and Fay Gock are gardeners they won the bledisloe cup for gardening they began marketing after they were married in 1956. Over the years, they had to deal with many problems in their gardens. And they solved these problems in very clear ways.

 They’ve never had much money, so they couldn't pay people to solve their problems. But that’s never stopped them. As Fay say’s,”if everything comes easily, you don't have to think

 Joe and Fay could also be called “Citizen scientists”.Throughout their long careers, they solved many problems  By:

Questioning

Collecting

evidence Experimenting

Collecting more evidence

 Applying that evidence. Along the way, these amazing innovators invented new ways of doing things and changed the ways vegetables are grown in New Zealand.