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Wild camels a godsend for drought-stricken Kalahari farmer

Dawn Noemdoe -
A caravan of wild camels once used by the mounted police to patrol the Kalahari region in the 1950’s was a sheep farmer’s answer...
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Food Trends

The world’s first ever dairy alternative made with insect larvae created in Mzansi

Dawn Noemdoe -
Strange as it may seem, the world’s first-ever dairy alternative made with insect larvae is trending in Mzansi. EntoMilk is a leading dairy substitute made...
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Food Facts

What’s in my juice?

Dawn Noemdoe -
A juice box for lunch, a fruity drink at dinner or even an entire meal replacement for breakfast is how most people consume juice...
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Breakfast Recipes

There is power in food to unite Mzansi

Chantélle Hartebeest -
“I learnt early on that food unites people and we can learn so much from each other’s culture through tasting it.” So says Ulla Pakendorf-Loubser,...
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Food & Health

RECIPES: Flavourful Flu Shots

Andrea Du Plessis -
Getting ready to defend yourself from the flu this winter? Try these dietary flu “shots”, a mixture of immune-boosting ingredients in a shot-glass. They...
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Celebrity Chef

The Lazy Makoti decided to cook instead of farm…

Chantélle Hartebeest -
Mogau Seshoene, also known as The Lazy Makoti, is cooking up a storm and it is all done in celebration of South African food. Although...
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Food & Health

Cauliflower, broccoli and cabbage – one healthy green family

Chantélle Hartebeest -
Did you know that cauliflower and broccoli stem from the same family? Yip, so does kale, cabbage, brussels sprouts and even collards. They are...
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Dessert Recipes

No end in sight for SA’s love affair with potatoes

Staff Reporter -
Are potatoes South Africa’s favourite veg? It certainly seems like it, based on how inflation-proof our demand for this versatile vegetable is. Despite increases in...
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Between the Headlines

Food clubs: Let’s turn the tables on SA’s deteriorating health

Andrew Ardington -
Sick people get sicker much easier and much faster than healthy people. It is really that simple. Once the first line of defence in...
Founder of CoffeeMM, Mhlengi Ngcobo (25) was told by doctors to never consume caffeinated beverages, then he went and started a coffee roastery. Photo: Supplied.
Groundbreakers

Young coffee roaster plans to uplift smallholder farmers in Mzansi and...

Duncan Masiwa -
At the beginning of 2007, Mhlengi Ngcobo was just another happy 13-year-old boy playing with his friends after school. Then suddenly he started getting...
Pictured: (from left) Thoko Didiza, minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development, Ferdi Meyer, director of the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (center) and Anton Rabe, executive director of Hortgro.
News

Three things happening in SA agriculture today, 10 July

Duncan Masiwa -
The agricultural master plan is in full swing and today vegetable industry stakeholders had the opportunity to give input. These are the top three...
Lifestyle

How to wash fruit, veggies to safeguard them from virus

Staff Reporter -
If you’re not already washing your fresh fruit and vegetables before consumption, you have got a problem. Two health experts, Andrea du Plessis and...
Liewe Lulu

Liewe Lulu: Is there a proposal on the horizon?

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Over The Edge from Bela-Bela in Limpopo writes… Liewe Lulu, I like to think that I am a smart girl who can make good decisions for...

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