Free creche and after-school facilities among Wakkerstroom’s staff benefits.
For Ceres grower, Robert Zulch, increased mechanisation is not the answer. “I want to provide more work for people, not less work, and employing more mechanisation on the farm will mean less work for people who need it,” he says.
May 6 is Grabouw day.
Two sporting events on May 6, 2017 will bring the Grabouw community together to celebrate the end of the harvest, help to raise funds for local schools and promote healthy living. Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest marketer of South African apples
Carnival themed Helderberg Relay for Life raises R124, 000 to support cancer survivors.
Educating the public and providing support for those affected by cancer is the mission of non-profit organisation The Cancer Association of South Africa - CANSA. The CANSA Relay For Life events help support CANSA in the fight against cancer in
CFG sustainability efforts bear fruit
The sustainability efforts of one of the largest employers in the area, Ceres Fruit Growers, is bearing fruit saving the environment and the bottom line in the process. Wholly owned by the growers in the region, Ceres Fruit Growers is a
Tru-Cape hosted by Caxton Magazines in Johannesburg.
Farmer’s Weekly and Food & Home Entertaining Magazines hosted Tru-Cape to an apple and pear-inspired lunch in Johannesburg so that we could share the latest news with the editorial teams of Caxton Magazines. Along with Buks Nel, Tru-Cape’s New Varietal
Tru-Cape staff team together to support Helderberg firefighters
Many in the Helderberg areas covering Somerset West, Sir Lowry Village and beyond in Grabouw started the new year with a pit in their stomachs out of concern for the impact of the raging fires in the Helderberg region, many
Leef in Oorwinning – From November 2016 issue of Lééf met Hart & Seil.
Leef in Oorwinning – From November 2016 issue of Lééf met Hart & Seil. God praat op verskeie maniere met ons en Sy stem is dikwels nêrens so duidelik nie as in die natuur. Leer by ‘n appelboom, meen ‘n egpaar
Champ on the roads, at home and work.
Tru-Cape Packhouse Challenge race winner Akhona Mdaka (23) not only wins at running marathons but also at work and as an inspirational hero in his home community of Pineview, Grabouw too. Winning the 2016 Tru-Cape Packhouse Challenge for team Two-a-Day where
Tru-Cape grower is Toyota New Harvest winner of the Year
Tru-Cape grower André Cloete, a farmer from the Overberg area in the Western Cape, won the 2016 New Harvest of the Year award. The New Harvest competition recognises the most promising young farmer from a previously disadvantaged background. All entrants
Tru-Cape Eselfontein Festival raises R100, 000 for local charities.
Although the Tru-Cape Eselfontein MTB Festival is the least costly of all Ceres events to enter, it has successfully raised R100, 000 for local Ceres charities. Fifth-generation Eselfontein owners and Tru-Cape growers Deon and Janene Malherbe hold this annual event to
