It’s in our nature to connect with the land. It’s in our nature to listen and learn from millenia of natural wisdom. When we connect to the natural flow of life, we find harmony.
The South African avocado industry is booming as local demand is increasingly met by the local crop - with some serious sustainability benefits.
Farming enterprise ZZ2 which has avocado farms in Mooketsi, Limpopo, has a new initiative which gives loyal customers the opportunity to purchase in season avocados year-round.
What has once been a seasonal crop with a high price tag, it has now become readily available all year round.
When the country's largest producers of tomatoes turns their hand to avocados, you know they're feeding a growing appetite for the superfood. Hilary Biller gets the lowdown on a visit to ZZ2's Afrikado farms in the lowveld.
What has once been a seasonal crop with a high price tag, it has now become readily available all year round.
Oranges in summer, really? Blueberries, asparagus and rhubarb in autumn? Brussels sprouts in spring and summer? And avocados? Well, we demand them all the time, in season or not, local or imported.
Carreira Centre,
252 Pine Ave, Ferndale
177 Beyers Naudé Dr, Northcliff
19 Harris Ave, Eden Glen
Eagle Landing Shopping Centre, Scott Ave & Christiaan De Wet Rd, Randpark Ridge
56 Tyrone Ave, Parkview
11 Gus St, Wolhuter
Corner of Vom Hagen & President Burger
Lavender Square,
Lavender Road, Wonderboom
Jasmyn Plaas Produkte,
Jan Smuts Road off R 511 Hartebeespoort
Rebel Mini Market
100, 4th Ave Gedult Springs South Africa
261 Emily Hobhouse Ave
Hendrik Potgieter Road & Nic Diederiks Boulevard , Wilgeheuwel
Carreira Centre,
252 Pine Ave, Ferndale
177 Beyers Naudé Dr,
Northcliff
19 Harris Ave,
Eden Glen
Eagle Landing Shopping Centre, Scott Ave & Christiaan De Wet Rd, Randpark Ridge
56 Tyrone Ave,
Parkview
11 Gus St,
Wolhuter
Corner of Vom Hagen &
President Burger
Lavender Square,
Lavender Road, Wonderboom
Jasmyn Plaas Produkte,
Jan Smuts Road off R 511 Hartebeespoort
Rebel Mini Market
100, 4th Ave Gedult Springs South Africa
261 Emily Hobhouse Ave
Hendrik Potgieter Road & Nic Diederiks Boulevard , Wilgeheuwel
