Going green: what are heirloom veggies?
Posted on 19. Jan, 2012 by Sigrid in News & Trends
If you hang around food markets long enough you’re bound to hear about heirloom veggies sooner or later and may wonder what all the fuss is about. Here is a little explanation of the fuss, which we hope will put wind in your healthy veg sails. Hybrid versus heirloom seeds Since the advent of centralised farming [...]
Five herbs to grow for tea
Posted on 08. Aug, 2011 by Kate Schrire in Food & Drink
Growing your own herbs is easy (yes, even in winter) and so much more satisfying than buying your daily brew from the supermarket. Here are my top five herbs to grow and make your own herbal infusions from. I use ‘tea’ and ‘infusion’ to mean the same thing but, technically, ‘tea’ only refers to brews [...]
How to make compost and plant seedlings
Posted on 30. May, 2011 by Marina in People & Places
It is all too easy to buy herbs and vegetables from a squeaky clean supermarket and never count the cost of how they came to be. Last week, some of our Minichefs visited Soil For Life to flex their green fingers and get to grips with growing. Soil For life is a Cape Town based charity [...]
How to farm worms
Posted on 10. Mar, 2011 by Lisa in People & Places
Ever dreamt of owning a farm? If your dreams are proving elusive, starting your own worm farm is an option even if you live in a teeny-tiny flat. We met Mzu at FullCycle in the oh-so-peaceful Noordhoek valley to find out about FullCycle’s mission to spread the love for red wrigglers. The team there believe that the huge [...]
Does your office recycle?
Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Marina in Yuppiechef Diary
We work with a recycling company called Oasis. Every week, they come to our offices and collect paper and cardboard destined for recycling. Neat right? Oasis currently provides a free collection service for over 200 businesses around Cape Town. The program employs people with intellectual disabilities who have scarce access to jobs, and makes doing some [...]
