Tag: lifestyle
Agro-processing of field crops
Faced with current economic realities, farmers worldwide are searching for new options of surviving as well as expanding their businesses. One of the many...
A short history of Rooibos
Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) is an indigenous South African plant that only grows naturally in the Cederberg mountain range in the Western Cape. Rooibos tea...
Found a fallen vulture?
December to March is the vulture fledgling season when young vultures leave the nest for their maiden flight. Although the incidence of vultures going...
Farm fare: Plantain and chia pancakes
Renske Bouwer from the Kreatery food blog, who is a contributor to the Farm fare section of AgriOrbit recently moved to Nigeria where she...
Today’s machinery is tomorrow’s history
In 1970 a small group of people led by Shirley Hounsell, interested in preserving the history of agriculture in the Eastern Cape, formed a...
Local wine consumer: Let your voice be heard!
South Africa is a large wine producing country with an underdeveloped wine market. This implies that there is potential to stimulate the local market...