Buy a bag of apples and feed a hungry South African this World Hunger Day
For every bag of Tru-Cape Apples sold at coastal Food Lover’s Market stores during the month of May, FoodForward SA will feed one hungry South African. With 50% of South African households experiencing hunger or food insecurity, South Africa’s leading
In 2017 Tru-Cape saves what might be South Africa’s oldest apple tree for future generations.
South Africa’s most elevated apple tree might also be its oldest. After a three-year search, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest marketer of South African apples and pears, the successful sale of which is responsible for the livelihoods of 15,200 people,
Greyton grower helps staff seed their future self-sufficient successes.
According to recently awarded New Harvest apple and pear grower, Andre Cloete, he knows the high cost of living and does everything he can to assist his staff to make ends meet. “I go to supermarkets quite often and know
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.
New Harvest award of 2016 goes to Tru-Cape apple and pear grower
As published in Indwe Magazine: 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
New Grabouw sorting line and packhouse uses the latest global tech available.
To better manage the increasing volume of fruit from growers in the Elgin, Grabouw, Villiersdorp, Vyeboom and Greyton valleys Two-a-Day, one of the shareholders of Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest marketer of South African apples and pears, has invested in
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
Images from our Heritage Orchard Open Day
Twice a year Tru-Cape opens our Heritage Orchard at Oak Valley Estate to the public for a free tour and an opportunity to see and taste ancient apples no longer in commercial production. Tru-Cape is saving the genetic materials of
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
