Tag: Piketberg

Whernit Dirks from Piketberg in the Western Cape is an inspiration to his workers and the greater agricultural sector. Photo: Food For Mzansi

Farm-living during covid-19: ‘We’ve always been in lockdown’

by Noluthando Ngcakani

9th June 2020

On the Genadeshoop farm, just outside Piketberg in the Western Cape, cattle farmer Whernit Dirks, his father, Galant Toontjies, and six of their farm workers are huddled up next to ...

PODCAST: Agriworker’s son now drives the bakkie and owns the farm

by Duncan Masiwa

12th November 2019

For many farmers, their work is a labour of love. For Whernit Dirks, co-owner of Genadeshoop Boerdery near Piketberg in the Western Cape, nothing has ever been truer. In the ...

Love, hard work and character: the story of Whernit Dirks

by Chantélle Hartebeest

7th February 2021

At age 31, Whernit Dirks’ life is proof that your circumstances do not have to define your life path. Not too long ago this prize-winning farmer was a fourth generation ...

Retailers committed to community-based food security

by Staff Reporter

15th August 2019

Food For Mzansi is giving South African retailers the thumbs-up for bold initiatives taken to create greater market access for smallholder farmers. Whilst not a huge fuss has been made about ...

THE NEW FACE OF SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE

With 12 global awards in the first three years of its existence, Food For Mzansi is much more than an agriculture publication. It is a movement, unashamedly saluting the unsung heroes of South African agriculture. We believe in the power of agriculture to promote nation building and social cohesion by telling stories that are often overlooked by broader society.