Did you know you earn Farm Source Reward Dollars (FS$) every time you buy through Farm Source and our partners? You can redeem in-store on farming supplies, or the 5000+ products online, through Dream Rewards or Charitable Giving.
Aroha Clements and her family started off 2025 with a bang thanks to Farm Source Reward Dollars.
Aroha and husband Neil have a 500-acre farm in Arapohue, east of Dargaville where they milk a Pedigree Jersey herd and a few Friesian cows (bought to make up numbers when they sold their dairy farm in Kerikeri and moved to a bigger farm). Long time suppliers of the Co-op, the couple calve twice a year in spring and autumn (“we’re all go all year-round”).
Taking a much-needed break from the farm, Aroha and Neil headed to New Zealand’s top tennis tournament, the ASB Classic in Auckland, where they enjoyed a courtside corporate box paid for with FS$.
“To be honest, I hadn’t thought about using Farm Source Rewards dollars until my husband mentioned it. It was such as easy process. It was just pretty much a phone call, and then everything else fell into place after that,” says Aroha.
With six seats available in the courtside corporate box (food and beverages extra), Aroha was able to share the experience with her children and the local tennis community.
“I play for some local tennis clubs and was very involved with Tennis Northland when my children, were younger (our daughter is now 19 and son is 23 and coaches in Auckland). We were able to give them some time slots in the corporate box to watch some sessions. Sharing the experience with people who normally wouldn’t have the opportunity to watch the ASB classic in a corporate box is very satisfying and to hear they really enjoyed it, is the most satisfying of all,” Aroha says.
“It was an amazing experience. We’re big fans of [French tennis player] Gaël Monfils, so to see him in the final was a definite highlight – and to win the whole thing! Our kids and their friends also had a wonderful time. It was a great experience, and we will wait to see what this year brings, but all things going well, it will be on our agenda again next year.”
The Farm Source Rewards Programme is easy to join. All you need is a Farm Source account to start earning.