Kiwifruit since around 1966, when the fruit was first exported from New Zealand to the United States. Kiwifruit has since become a common name for all commercially grown green kiwifruit from the genus "Actinidia". In New Zealand, the shortened word "kiwi" is never used to refer to the fruit, as it usually either refers to the kiwi bird or is a nickname for New Zealanders. Early varieties were described in a 1904 nurseryman's catalogue as having "...edible fruits the size of walnuts, and the flavour of ripe gooseberries", leading to the name "Chinese gooseberry". In 1962, New Zealand growers began calling
Gooseberry Patch titles on Amazon.com, B&N.com, Sony's Reader Store, Apple iBookstore, Kobo.com and Google Books. There have been approximately 4 million eBook downloads. Knack3 has launched the Gooseberry Patch-branded line of collectible and functional home products. The products coordinate across a series of items including dinnerware, drinkware, kitchen textiles, table linens and more. There are five themed collections including Farmers' Market, Sunflowers, Harvest, Halloween and Holiday. Products will be shipping in April 2013. Following the changes to the business, 9 full-time, and 2 part-time, people are employed in the areas of Wholesale Sales, Creative, Information Technology and Administration. Offices are located in