Two Oceans wines now sold in eco-friendly light-weight bottles
Popular South African wine brand Two Oceans is now sold exclusively in light-weight 350 gram bottles that are fully recyclable. The label, its inks and adhesive are also biodegradable. more
Summer Heirloom Seedling Share
No store-bought tomatoes for me this year - I'll be growing my own, thanks to the Summer Heirloom Seedling Share from the Food Collective. more
South African Fairtrade Week
Today Fairtrade Label South Africa (FLSA) celebrates the start of their very first Fairtrade Week in South Africa, a campaign aimed at raising awareness about Fairtrade among the local public. more
Hout Bay Green Faire 2011
Gutted. The Hout Bay Green Faire is on this Saturday, and I'm going to miss it. Again. But, for those of you who will be in town this coming weekend, it's a fun day out, and a great way to find out about eco-friendly products and services in Cape Town. more
Plant a Virtual Seedling for World Food Day
I really do like this initiative - a virtual wall of seedlings that will soon become actual seedlings, planted in food gardens around the country... more
Tuffy helps with Clean-Up South Africa Week 2011
Tuffy brands, the pioneers of 100% recycled refuse bags, aims to clean up South Africa this month, by providing 150,000 recycled refuse bags to all regions in SA to facilitate a massive clean-up operation with Plastics SA for Clean-Up South Africa Week, which runs from 12th to 17th September. more
Gaia Food Market: Specialty food market for Constantia
The Gaia Food Market, launching this coming Sunday, is a new market specialising in plant-based cuisine. Basically, what that means is that the focus is on products and services that are made from or revolve around plants and plant-derivatives. Intrigued by the concept, I met with the organiser to find out more... more
Sustainable Farming Can Double Food Production in 10 Years
It's starting to become obvious that we don't need massive inputs of chemicals and fertilisers to grow enough food to... more
Two Oceans Wines supports SASSI to promote better seafood choices
1 April 2011: Two Oceans, one of South Africa’s leading wine brands is supporting SASSI, the Southern African Sustainable... more
Farmers making use of mobile phones to increase crop productivity
The use of simple technological innovations, such as weather alerts via text messaging, is helping farmers reduce harvest losses and increase crop productivity. more
Let’s stop doing bottles: SodaStream’s compelling new campaign
Last week SodaStream launched a new campaign: "Help Free the World from Bottles" - and I think they're on to a really good thing. It's an initiative that makes both eco-friendly and economic sense, and might just change the way people go about consuming bubbly beverages. more
Avondale launches La Luna 2006
Avondale Estate is one of my very favourite wineries out there, not just because they take earth-friendly organic and biodynamic... more
Nedbank establishes Africa’s first wind-powered bank branch
It's good to see some concrete steps being taken to make big companies like banks more eco-friendly and less energy-draining. Nedbank, already carbon neutral and making strides in the 'green' direction, has just opened its first partially wind-powered bank branch in Du Noon. more
Uitkyk becomes a BWI champion
The Uitkyk wine estate is the newest winery to become a Biodiversity & Wine Initiative Champion, the 20th to do so. The estate, at 591 ha one of the largest in the Stellenbosch area, has set aside more than 310 ha of virgin veld, or 52% of the total property, for conservation. more
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