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Cook with Extra Virgin Olive Oil this Winter

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Cooking with extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is not only a great tasting alternative to vegetable or refined oil,...

Weave your own scarf ‘to dye for’

Estimated reading time: 0 minutes Rita Trafford of Trafford Textiles and The Vineyard Weavers taught a three-hour workshop "To Dye For - naturally of...

Avos to the Rescue this Father’s Day

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Tired of trying to drag Dad away from the TV as he performs his weekend ritual of being an...

Loadshedding friendly recipes to celebrate World Avo Month this June

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes The avo, with all its delicious creaminess, is a firm winter favourite! Its availability throughout the cooler months in...

Avocado cocktails, the new Insta-worthy trend on everyone’s lips

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Avocados were a key part of America’s culinary revolution in the 1970s and 1980s and are fast becoming ambassadors...

Marinated smoked pork ribs

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Smoked ribs are a real treat at any braai. The secret is creating the perfect marinade with the right...

Biltong and goat’s cheese savoury cheesecake

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes What could be a better way to make dairy this month’s recipe focus than with a cheesecake – and...

Traditional potjie with pulses

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Farm Fare created their own version of a traditional ‘potjie’ recipe, by adding pulses to the dish in support...

Springbuck Wellington

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Beef Wellington is a traditional British dish, consisting of beef fillet and mushroom pâté rolled up in golden puff...

Have Hawaiian chicken and bacon pineapple kebabs this summer

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Summer is finally here and so is the festive season. This recipe for Hawaiian chicken and bacon pineapple kebabs...

Enjoy gourmet boerewors rolls this summer

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes It is almost time for the December holidays and South Africans are certainly looking forward to spending more time...

Naledi Farm’s guide to organic veggie gardening

It is finally December and with the extra time there is for doing what relaxes you, we have compiled all the articles that Manti...

Growing potatoes in your own garden is easier than you think

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The greatest comfort comes from food that we grow ourselves. What could be more satisfying than harvesting fresh potatoes...

Kalbas Padstal: ’n Noordwestelike juweel

’n Mens kan soms dikwels by dieselfde baken langs jou pad verby ry en jou voorneem om tog eendag dalk daar te stop. Doen...

Don’t be put off: Growing beans this summer is easy

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes What is summer without beans? Don’t be put off if you are a new gardener because this is probably...

Extra virgin olive oil: What exactly is it?

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Thinking that “olive oil is just olive oil” would be like saying that “wine is just wine”. However, there...

Learning to grow a vegetable garden takes time

Growing vegetables is not always as easy as planting a few seeds and harvesting your crops a few weeks or months later. I get...

The how and why of organic gardening

The simplest definition of organic vegetable gardening is growing food without the use of chemicals. It is growing food more naturally. Organic gardening views...

Starting small: The secret to a healthy vegetable garden

Before you start growing your vegetable garden, you need to choose the right location and prepare the soil. In this regard, my advice to...

Beef up your meat knowledge

Do you know all the beef cuts? Even if you know a few, it can be more complicated than you might think. Not all...

Match your vegetable garden to your time

You have probably been thinking about starting a vegetable garden and growing your favourite vegetables and herbs, but never quite got around to it....

Two ways to grow potatoes at home

With the recent disruption of our day-to-day lives, which affected global buying patterns and created fears of limited access to food, there could be...

Exploring red meat cooking methods among consumers in the Western Cape

The preparation of red meat can involve numerous cooking methods, often classified as either dry-heat cooking methods (e.g. fried, oven baked, oven grilled, roasted,...

Farm Fare: Hemp and cannabis in food

The use of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) in food and beverages has grown in popularity in recent years. Hemp products and their extracts are...

Weird and wonderful veggies

Consumers have been spoiled for choice with shelves filled with new weird and wonderful veggies to experiment with. With consumers being more exposed to...

Milk and microbes: A match made in heaven

Fermented milk has been part of human history for a very long time and is a versatile product made in various regions around the...

Farmer Kidz: 21-day lockdown fun farming project

Steven Barnard of Garden of Life runs the Farmer Kidz initiative that teaches kids in pre-primary schools how to grow their own vegetables. He...

A look inside the SA leather and hide industry

South Africa’s leather industry has come a long way from mainly supplying leather boots during the world wars in the early to mid-20th century. Since the...

Starting your very own charcuterie

Bragging that he can make bacon from mutton during a night of revelry with friends, was what started Neil Jewell from Franschhoek on the...

An introduction to heirloom vegetables

You have probably heard of heirloom or heritage vegetables. You might also have noticed the diversity of strange vegetables on supermarket shelves, from rainbow...