It is said that one sheep in the Karoo has to walk a square mile to get a square meal, which is why Karoo farms need to be large enough to sustain enough sheep for the books to balance. It also means that farmers who are concerned with keeping the land rich and fertile for [...]
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In the good old days, old Mac Donald had a farm… and on that farm he had some chickens, some ducks, some turkeys and other farm animals. These days Mac Donald is a global corporation producing fast food at low prices. In order to keep prices low and a constant supply of fast chicken nuggets, [...]
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I’m not sure whether it is the knowledge that I have gleaned in over thirty years of being in love with the ocean or Justin getting sick and tired of me talking about it whenever I can, but here I sit writing a blog for him. I’ve been involved with Cooked since the 1st episode, [...]
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Hi. I am Helena Kingwill. I am a free-lance journalist, TV. -Researcher and independent filmmaker. I make documentaries about environmental concerns. (See more on my film Buried in Earthskin.) When Justin’s producer called me up out of the blue one day and asked if I could quickly research 13 episodes for Cooked 5, I jumped [...]
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After checking out free-range beef in Namibia, our next stop was the Pool family farm in Biesiesfontein on the West Coast where we hoped to remove ourselves from the grid. We said our goodbyes to the Kibble’s and drove the 1000 odd kilometres back into South Africa in one stretch, crossing the border post at [...]
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“A place of shimmering lakes, meandering waterways, tropical forests, remote beaches all within the iSimagaliso Wetland Park” The route we took between Thonga Beach Lodge and Kosi Forest Lodge is meant to take about an hour and a quarter. We took 5 hours. Along the way we pulled into secluded bays, stopped at scenic view [...]
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“.. little piece of heaven situated in a world heritage site at Mabibi” We have had an interesting last few days. We left the Transkei and continued north all the way to Thonga Beach Lodge, just beneath Mozambique. En route we spent a night in Amanzimtoti, at a Guest house called Graceland – named because [...]
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We arrived at the farm Klein Rivertjie, before the sun had set, which was very interesting as we got to see just how close we are to the SA/Zimbabwe border, only 800m. The Nel’s farm a wide variety of veggies, smart – not to have your eggs in one basket and now even I am [...]
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Danny, who has been with us since we began shooting a month ago, has left us. We all knew the day was coming but had hoped it wouldn’t. In much of Southern Africa a true reflection of a man’s wealth is the number of heads of livestock he has. It’s a little different with us, [...]
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Its funny how easily one can fall into the swing of the way things used to be, where our daily priorities were not only about those things that make us happy but the ones that are an integral part of survival. But at what cost? After two solid days of travel, starting at Katse Dam, [...]
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