#westerncape — Public Fediverse posts

Supermarket grows hope with 300th community food garden – dailysun https://www.allforgardening.com/1900001/supermarket-grows-hope-with-300th-community-food-garden-dailysun/ ##shoprite #Bredasdorp #garden #WesternCape #ZeroWasteAssociationOfSouthAfrica

Supermarket grows hope with 300th community food garden – dailysun https://www.allforgardening.com/1900001/supermarket-grows-hope-with-300th-community-food-garden-dailysun/ ##shoprite #Bredasdorp #garden #WesternCape #ZeroWasteAssociationOfSouthAfrica

South Africa Wine wins top award for climate intelligence tech

South Africa Wine was honoured with a top Industry Innovation Award at the 2026 Western Cape Economy Innovation Awards for its pioneerin…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #SouthAfricanWine #agriculturalawards #Future-focusedfarmer #southafrica #SouthAfricaWine #WesternCape #Wine #Wine(Industry) #WinefromSouthAfrica #WineofSouthAfrica
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2672867/south-africa-wine-wins-top-award-for-climate-intelligence-tech/

South Africa Wine wins top award for climate intelligence tech https://www.diningandcooking.com/2672867/south-africa-wine-wins-top-award-for-climate-intelligence-tech/ #AgriculturalAwards #FutureFocusedFarmer #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricaWine #SouthAfricanWine #WesternCape #Wine #Wine(Industry) #WineFromSouthAfrica #WineOfSouthAfrica

https://www.fogolf.com/1275647/battle-brewing-over-plan-to-turn-cape-town-golf-course-into-housing-precinct/ Battle brewing over plan to turn Cape Town golf course into housing precinct #CapeTown #CityOfCapeTown #Golf #GolfNews #Housing #KingDavidMowbrayGolfClub #WesternCape

Gabrielle Union pays tribute to late father at South African wine estate

American actress Gabrielle Union announced that she had buried her father’s ashes on a Cap…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #SouthAfricanWine #act #actress #CapeTown #entertainment #Franschhoek #GabrielleUnion #localnews #LocalStories #movies #southafrica #WesternCape #Wine #WinefromSouthAfrica #WineofSouthAfrica
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2665570/gabrielle-union-pays-tribute-to-late-father-at-south-african-wine-estate/

Gabrielle Union pays tribute to late father at South African wine estate https://www.diningandcooking.com/2665570/gabrielle-union-pays-tribute-to-late-father-at-south-african-wine-estate/ #act #actress #CapeTown #entertainment #Franschhoek #GabrielleUnion #LocalNews #LocalStories #movies #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricanWine #WesternCape #Wine #WineFromSouthAfrica #WineOfSouthAfrica

Jackal Buzzard at Sunset

Just about sunset we were cruising the dirt roads around Riviersonderend and found this Juvenile Jackal Buzzard

He (or she) didn’t like our invasion of his privacy so took off in a flurry.

Wine tourism: SA farms are cashing in on the experience economy

Long-term success in wine tourism takes more than beautiful views. Investors look for climate resilience, strong governance, and deep community integration. Nedbank Comme…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #SouthAfricanWine #Agritourism #Helpmeunderstand #Nedbank #southafrica #WesternCape #Wine #WinefromSouthAfrica #WineofSouthAfrica
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2661054/wine-tourism-sa-farms-are-cashing-in-on-the-experience-economy/

Wine tourism: SA farms are cashing in on the experience economy https://www.diningandcooking.com/2661054/wine-tourism-sa-farms-are-cashing-in-on-the-experience-economy/ #Agritourism #HelpMeUnderstand #Nedbank #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricanWine #WesternCape #Wine #WineFromSouthAfrica #WineOfSouthAfrica

Tidal Pool Swim

In Hermanus on Monday to collect our unsold paintings from an art gallery we decided a bit of tidal pool swimming was in order. We discovered Ficks Pool and decided that was the right thing to do.

The water was icy probably 16°C but still we swam and it was fun.

And I got caught by a wave!

We had coffee and a pizza in a restaurant overlooking the pool afterwards.

Century of conservation work at risk as Kirstenbosch collections decline, warn plant groups https://www.allforgardening.com/1786304/century-of-conservation-work-at-risk-as-kirstenbosch-collections-decline-warn-plant-groups/ #CapeTown #conservation #environment #garden #gardening #GardeningUk #KirstenboschNationalBotanicalGarden #WesternCape

SEE | Leon Kluge leads Team SA to another RHS Chelsea gold https://www.allforgardening.com/1779814/see-leon-kluge-leads-team-sa-to-another-rhs-chelsea-gold/ #environment #garden #gardening #GardeningUk #GoodNews #WesternCape

Sometimes driving to work isn't that bad.

#SouthAfrica #WesternCape #CapeTown

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Mountains #Clouds
#Rural #Winelands #Vineyard

South Africa’s wine grape production heads into 2026 with optimism https://www.diningandcooking.com/2637320/south-africas-wine-grape-production-heads-into-2026-with-optimism-4/ #2026Harvest #AgriculturalGrowth #agriculture #HarvestSeason #LaNiu00f1a #lead #NorthernCape #OptimisticNews #ProductionConditions #rainfall #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricaWine #SouthAfricanWine #SouthAfricanWineIndustry #vineyards #WeatherConditions #WesternCape #Wine #Wine(Industry) #WineFromSouthAfrica #WineOfSouthAfrica

Stoep to cellar: Sauvignon blanc takes centre stage this May

There’s something quietly joyful about a long weekend that begins with a good glass of wine. This year, International Sauvignon Blanc Day falls on Friday, 1 May 2026, neatly …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #SouthAfricanWine #Informme #SauvignonBlanc #southafrica #WesternCape #Wine #Wine(Industry) #WinefromSouthAfrica #WineofSouthAfrica
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2623969/stoep-to-cellar-sauvignon-blanc-takes-centre-stage-this-may/

Stoep to cellar: Sauvignon blanc takes centre stage this May https://www.diningandcooking.com/2623969/stoep-to-cellar-sauvignon-blanc-takes-centre-stage-this-may/ #InformMe #SauvignonBlanc #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricanWine #WesternCape #Wine #Wine(Industry) #WineFromSouthAfrica #WineOfSouthAfrica

Move over, France: this South African Merlot just won ‘Wine of the Year’ in London https://www.diningandcooking.com/2621908/move-over-france-this-south-african-merlot-just-won-wine-of-the-year-in-london/ #CarrynWiltshire #constantia #francais #france #French #FrenchWine #InternationalLondonWineCompetition #InternationalOrganisationOfVineAndWine #london #Mediterranean #MerlotOfTheYear #SidPatel #SouthAfrican #SouthernHemisphere #SteenbergVineyards #WesternCape #Wine

Heute mal ein Double: #Fensterfreitag und #Fotovorschlag

Fotovorschlag: im Rahmen / framed

location; the abandoned seaside resort of Macassar Bay (near Cape Town, #SouthAfrica) when we visited in 2019. To my knowledge, this is no longer open to the public, but there is an article about it on Atlas Obscura.

if I find the time, I will set up a gallery of all the images from that excursion.

@FotoVorschlag

#photography #fotografie #abandoned #westerncape #windowfriday #urbex

SA Olive Oil Slides Into First Place at International Awards! https://www.diningandcooking.com/2612154/sa-olive-oil-slides-into-first-place-at-international-awards/ #CulinaryAwards #DeRustica #Don'tMiss #ExtraVirginOliveOil #featured #inspiring #Mediterranean #MediterraneanOliveOil #NOVAAwards #Olive #OliveOil #ProudlySouthAfrican #SAOlive #SouthAfrica #spain #WesternCape

Black Crowned Night Heron

This is a juvenile Heron, photographed at Rondevlei. The water levels being fairly low, the birds are forced out into the open providing an ample opportunity for photography.

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Climbing Table Mountain

Table Mountain has many paths and routes to the top. Most are sensible, easy hiking. The Platteklip Left B is not one of them. The words on the rock should have warned me.

The approach is simple.

Then it gets tense and the point of that warning becomes clear once you are committed, The thing is that you cannot easily go back easily once committed. Here is why.

South Africa Wine Summit to unpack forces shaping industry https://www.diningandcooking.com/2553009/south-africa-wine-summit-to-unpack-forces-shaping-industry/ #InformMe #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricaWine #SouthAfricanWine #WesternCape #Wine #Wine(Industry) #WineFromSouthAfrica #WineOfSouthAfrica

#CitizenScience rediscovers rare South African moth https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/citizen-science-rediscovers-rare-south-african-moth/ paper: https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/171904/element/8/16038/

"A strikingly handsome emerald-green #moth, lost to science for nearly one-and-a-half centuries, has been rediscovered in #SouthAfrica by #CitizenScientists who posted photographs of it online. The moth was thought to be #extinct. The species hadn’t been recorded since two male specimens were collected near the #WesternCape town of Swellendam around 1875."

Wine harvest event unites heritage and modern leadership https://www.diningandcooking.com/2511622/wine-harvest-event-unites-heritage-and-modern-leadership/ #CommercialisedFarmer #DrIvanMeyer #InformMe #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricanWine #WesternCape #Wine #Wine(Industry) #WineFromSouthAfrica #WineOfSouthAfrica

Pin-tailed Whyder

The handsome bird in the top photograph is the male of the Pin-tailed Whyder species. The Pin-tailed Whyder is a brood parasite – in other words the female lays its eggs in another species of bird’s nest and leaves the host birds to raise the chicks. In this case the host bird species is the Swee Waxbill which is shown in the second photograph.

Meditation

Herewith a quiet contemplative video, filmed in a meditation space in Temenos Retreat Centre, McGregor.

https://youtube.com/shorts/ROg05GURc2I

Freesia caryophyllacea is a dwarf, perennial geophyte endemic to the #WesternCape and forms part of the #fynbos. The species occurs from #Wolseley to #Swellendam, #Hermanus and the #AgulhasPlain. The plant grows to a height of 5 to 10 cm. The plant has already lost 77% of its habitat to agricultural activities, urban development and invasive plants. The phenomenon is still ongoing.

South Africa’s undervisited wineries worth the journey

There is a new side to South African wine waiting quietly to be discovered. Kym Ell…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #SouthAfricanWine #Franschhoekwinefarms #Kwa-ZuluNatalwine #KwaZulu-Natal #northerncape #NorthernCapewine #NorthernCapewineries #southafrica #WesternCape #Wine #WinefromSouthAfrica #WineofSouthAfrica #winelands #winelandsofsouthafrica
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2331820/south-africas-undervisited-wineries-worth-the-journey/