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Elgin Waste Management is an Enterprise Development project to grow entrepreneurial skills in matriculants. The business is owned by the Two-a-Day Educational Trust (51%) which funds tertiary education in any subject to qualifying applicants and 49% is held by Elgin

A high pack-out percentage of FLASH GALA ™ apples is expected based on the first samples taken when picking began in the Ceres valley recently. Fruit from the Elgin, Grabouw, Villiersdorp and Vyeboom valleys also looks very good says Tru-Cape

Harvest forecasts are sometimes nearer to crystal-ball gazing than to true science and massive fluctuations are often the norm rather than the exception.  Witzenberg Properties in Ceres, was nearly spot-on with its forecast of 130 tons of cherries delivering 132 tons

The very first apple picked in the Company’s Garden, Cape Town on April 17, 1662 can be tasted again for the first time in eons. The Witte Wijnappel is recorded in the diary of the first Dutch Governor, and is growing

The school year has started and for a great many of us maths and science are subjects that even as adults fill us with terror. But, with the onset of the fourth industrial revolution, maths, science and computing skills are

Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears, celebrated 20 years in business today with a festive apple and cinnamon toffee cake and cupcakes for the team.  Here’s to the next 20 years of continued success. Celebrating Tru-Cape's

After a strong finish in 2020 with double-digit growth in apple and pear sales compared to the previous year, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears, is positive about the year ahead. While uncertain market conditions such

Although wheat, oats and animal feed accounts for the largest amount of land used and the cattle, Limosin and Angus breeds, are an important part of the business, pear and apple sales are the bright new dawn for Aurora Farm,

For Robert Zulch and son, Fourie what it takes to be the best grower on their farm Wakkerstroom in Ceres’ Witzenberg Valley is the following recipe: Produce the fruit the market wants, in the best quality and in the right

As the largest exporter of South African apples and pears, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing knows that apples and pears can be enjoyed as thoroughly as a fresh snack right from the fridge or sliced, cooked or baked into delicious dishes. With this