Tru-Cape partners with Food Lover’s Market to fight hunger
Over the last seven years, Food Lover’s Market and its partners like Tru-Cape have done extensive fund-raising during the month of May, culminating with World Hunger Day on 28 May. The beneficiary of the funds is FoodForward SA, whose main
Book now for Grabouw Weekend Warrior: April 15
Don't delay in securing your place for the Grabouw Weekend Warrior. To take full advantage of the peak apple season so that many of the orchards in the apple valley will still be laden with fruit while the mountain bikers explore
Tru-Cape sponsored Eselfontein MTB raises R212,000
The Tru-Cape-sponsored Eselfontein MTB Festival, held in Ceres in the Western Cape in October, is an important fundraiser for local communities. According to Janene Malherbe of the farm Eselfontein in Ceres which grows apples, pears, and cherries for Tru-Cape and has
2022 Eselfontein MTB Fest raises more than R240,000.
The fundraising 2022 Tru-Cape Eselfontein MTB Festival, held in October, made a profit of R240,000. Organiser Janene Malherbe of Eselfontein which produces apples, pears and cherries for Tru-Cape, says decisions still need to be made about how the profit will
Women are being celebrated at Two-a-Day
Apple and pear processor Two-a-Day is one of the largest employers in the greater Elgin, Grabouw Villiersdorp and Vyeboom areas. Two-a-Day has been celebrating women since August but in October, a number of events are dedicated to raising awareness about the
One of the largest employers in Ceres pays staff earlier
Ceres Fruit Growers (CFG) has changed a near 100-year old practice to benefit its staff. According to Ceres Fruit Growers (CFG), one of the largest employers in the Ceres region, the lessons learned while coping with the COVID-19 pandemic have continued
Tru-Cape Eselfontein Festival is October 14 to 16 this year.
This three-day event, held on Eselfontein Farm in Ceres, is a community fund-raising initiative that can accommodate 300 entries for the multi-stage event. On Friday, October 14 there is a 30km ride beginning at 18:00 while day two, on Saturday October
Celebrating women in Agriculture
As the Women’s Month of August comes to an end, we are pleased to share this excellent interview with one of Tru-Cape’s suppliers, Amoré Viljoen who is farm manager of Lakeview Farm in Villiersdorp, as published in Landbou Burger. Click
New Two-a-Day solar equivalent to planting 484,380 trees.
South Africa’s Ratelberg Solar in Grabouw, owned by Two-a-Day employees, has awarded Technoserve the contract to install an additional 610kW to expand its footprint at Two-a-Day to a total 4.99MW energy provided by the sun. According to Bernhard Kotze, Commercial Manager
Tru-Cape makes Mandela Day fruit donations
In celebration of Mandela Day, the July 18 birthday anniversary of former South African president Nelson Mandela, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing joined many other South Africans in acts of service. This year, each of Tru-Cape members of staff was located a carton
