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Food labels: How to spot the bull they sell you

Dona Van Eeden -
Here’s a scenario:  It’s a Saturday morning and you are in the supermarket doing your weekly grocery shopping. You've recently tried to shop more sustainably and you’re trying to be a more ethical shopper....
African Food

E Cape entrepreneur takes amaranth to wider market

Candice Pearce -
Indigenous plant lover Regina Kasongo has managed to turn her love for indigenous foods into a sustainable business. She grows amaranth, a crop that thrives with little water and even in...
Food & Health

GERD: 10 acid-friendly foods for chronic reflux

Noluthando Ngcakani -
What goes up, must come down, but what goes down should not always come back up - especially when we're talking about stomach acid in the oesophagus. Everyone experiences occasional heartburn. However,...
Lifestyle

Home food garden: What to plant in March

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Yes, we know, organic vegetable gardening in your own home food garden is an activity that can be challenging. But it is really the simplest and most rewarding experience at the...
African Food

Amadumbe: 5 tips for growing this African vegetable

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Of all indigenous crops in existence, he is caught in a love affair with the potato of the tropics, amadumbe, confesses Qinisani Qwabe, farmer and founder of Ubuntu AgriRenaisance. So much so...
Entrepreneurs

How a Zim refugee became a top vegan restaurateur

Duncan Masiwa -
Raised by his parents and grandparents, who were all farmers, Elisha Madzivadondo decided a long time ago that he too would follow in the footsteps of his forebears. Getting there was...
Healthy Food

Vegetarian Valentine: A no-fuss meatless menu

Dané Vermeulen -
Valentine's Day! We tend to spend a little more on a special gift or order some expensive dish at a restaurant. Or, if you are like me, you will cook an...
Food & Health

McPlant: New vegan burger to hit Mickey D’s soon

Staff Reporter -
Picture this: bae grabbed some Mickey D’s on the way home from work. You’re famished and take the first bite, only to realise that you’re not having a Big Mac, but...
Lifestyle

Veggie garden: What to plant in February

Noluthando Ngcakani -
It is ten years later, and you still have not followed through on that resolution to plant the veggies you have been ranting and raving about. We bet your wooden planters...
Food & Health

Covid-19: Nature-based ‘solutions’ can boost immune systems

Staff Reporter -
While South Africa continues to log new daily records in covid-19 infections, a natural scientist and agricultural expert urges people to turn to nature for many “solutions” that may be assist...
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Parts of the Northern Cape remain on its knees due to a severe drought since 2012. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi
News

Drought disaster means ‘dololo’ without farmer support

Duncan Masiwa -
Following countless, urgent requests from farmers across the country, a drought disaster was declared for three provinces. While this unlock some financial support for suffering farmers, some are doubting whether it will even reach them.
MEC Desbo Mohono is proud to welcome the opening of the first departmental-owned chicken abattoir in the North West province. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi
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N. West chicken abattoir a ‘big boost for beginner farmers’

Lucinda Dordley -
Up-and-coming chicken farmers in North West have welcomed the opening of a government-owned chicken abattoir with more affordable rates. MEC Desbo Mohono says it helps farmers to grow the local economy and jobs. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi
Many of the metropolitan municipalities that Moody’s downgraded to junk status have neglected the fresh produce markets in their domain, according to Agbiz CEO Dr John Purchase. Photo: RSA Group/Twitter
News

Junk status: ‘Time to reposition fresh produce markets’

Duncan Masiwa -
Sovereign credit ratings agency Moody’s downgraded four of South Africa’s top metros to junk status, but what does this mean for agriculture? This could actually impact fresh produce markets, warned Agbiz.
Liewe Lulu addresses a beef farmers grievances with her heart broken daughter. Photo: Food For Mzansi
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Beef farmer: I am caught in the middle of my child’s...

Noluthando Ngcakani -
This beef farmer is struggling with an adult daughter who is pouting like a child and an ex son-in-law renting land.
FarmSol is making it possible for Clifford Mthimkulu to continue his father's legacy. No-till
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Father-and-son no-till farming team builds for the future

Nicole Ludolph -
Every Friday, we feature one of the rising farm stars participating in the FarmSol Youth Ambassador programme. This week, we travel to the Free...

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