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With the globe focussed on staying well and remaining fit and healthy, it is good to know that apples and pears come naturally loaded with health benefits. Not only do apples taste delicious on their own or when added to dishes

The formidable duo, Buks Nel and Henk Griessel, are this year’s recipients of the coveted Hortgro 1662 Industry Award for their invaluable contribution to the South African deciduous fruit industry. The 1662 Industry Award was initiated by Hortgro to celebrate the first two

We have long been told that we are what we eat but now a study by the International Society for Stem Cell Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States suggests a compound found in apples can actually make us

Carmen Siologas posted this gloriously elegant tart in the Lockdown Recipe Storytelling Book group on Facebook. "So here's my long awaited French apple tart. This tart was originally created by Cedric Grolet, one of my favourite French pastry chefs.  This is

The Tru-Cape Mile is an open-water swim event to be held at the Grabouw Country Club on Sunday, May 2 in the pristine waters of the Eikenhof Dam. It consists of five mile events and participants can decide if they

One of the positives to come out of Covid-19 lockdowns around the globe is the growth in on-line  chat tools and communities where people can safely connect. One such group is a South African phenomenon. Not only did the Lockdown Recipe

Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing has partnered with the Lockdown Recipe Storytelling Facebook Group and sampled some of its most active members with FLASH GALA ™ apples and asked them to suggest recipes. There were many outstanding recipe suggestions some of which

The largest exporter of South African apples and pears is also entirely owned by its growers. Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing growers produce apples and pears sold throughout South Africa and in 105 countries around the globe. As eating fresh fruit and

As one of the largest employers in the Elgin Grabouw region, Two-a-Day’s Director: Human Resource, Dimitri Jacobs, is a frontline contact person for many in the community.  “Given the large numbers of people who work in the Two-a-Day Group we have

Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing is wholly owned by its apple and pear growers and is the largest exporter of South African apples and pears. Each year Tru-Cape opens its Heritage Orchard at Oak Valley Estate in Elgin to the public to