An Ancient Tree In The Modern World The ancient and whimsical baobab! It is amazing how this strange tree that thrives in arid areas on poor soils can provide such an incredible variety of uses. Used in Africa for thousands of years for its fruit, leaves, fibre and medicine, baobab has achieved international acclaim for […]
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Following Her Bliss Sarah Lilford grew up on a farm in Guruve, where food and family was very much part of daily life. After she left school, Sarah completed a short cooking course and travelled the world cooking and eating and learning from many different cuisines. When Sarah returned to Zimbabwe, she started a catering
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Discovering Delicious Traditions Charlene Chisvo always had a deep love for food and cooking growing up. She found herself doing the odd catering and baking job to make some extra cash but her interest in traditional ingredients was piqued after she manned a food stall at the 2015 Good Food Festival and was inspired by
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Thriving On What’s Local Dana Lister owns the Zimbabwean company Thrive, which specialises in fermented health drinks. “I was always into healthy eating – fermented food and drinks and traditional ingredients,” says Dana. “And I have always believed in going back to what our grandmothers used to eat. I started making fermented drinks and my
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Blending Tradition With A Twist Peta Searle is the owner of Petalilli Organics, a herbal tea company based in Harare, Zimbabwe. Peta first started using indigenous herbs in 2016, when she developed Petalilli Organics’s loose leaf herbal tea range. “I wanted to create fruity, funky blends using primarily indigenous herbs to support local communities and
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Childhood Memories Churned Into Memorable Flavours Rose Shumba Huru is one of the chief ice cream makers at Gelato Crema, an innovative Zimbabwean company specialising in Italian style iced confections made from fresh, organic, local ingredients. The company began experimenting with unusual ingredients in 2014, after getting inspired by their experience at the Good Food
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