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Spier celebrates the women growing food and trees
AUGUST 07, 2020 | This Women’s Month Spier is celebrating the women-led food- and tree-growing projects that it supports.
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Vegetable garden takes root at Spier to boost food security during lockdown and beyond
APRIL 06, 2020 | On the eve of the lockdown, Spier staff prepared boxes of food for 450 underprivileged families in surrounding communities to provide nourishment for those who might struggle to access food during the three weeks at home.
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Spier distributes food boxes for the vulnerable ahead of COVID-19 lockdown
MARCH 26, 2020 | Spier Wine Farm in Stellenbosch, Cape Town is taking measures to offer relief to the vulnerable in addition to its existing Growing for Good initiatives.
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Summer harvest at the Living Soils Community Learning Farm
MARCH 16, 2020 | Within eight months of starting with the project, the first harvest of vegetables from the Living Soils Community Learning farm started in November 2019 and since then, approximately 1700 kilograms of produce have been harvested from just under a hectare land.
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Chef Hennie Nel: the man behind the Spier Farm Café
FEBRUARY 29, 2020 | Chef Hennie is not a fan of fancy, fussy cooking. “For me, the secret to a great meal is honest, authentic and unpretentious food made with the best quality ingredients.”
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Spier supports the launch of the wine industry's first black-owned, independent wine lab
FEBRUARY 04, 2020 | Former Spier employee, Merecia Smith, has launched WAS Laboratory, the Western Cape's first black-owned wine analysis laboratory.
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