Transitioning to a plant-focused lifestyle can seem really daunting but often the idea. This vegan lentil pasta recipe will change your mind.
Bewitched by the fynbos and enchanted by the milkwood forest at Grootbos Private Nature Reserve, Melanie Farrell samples fine food with a distinctly local flavour.
We climbed Table Mountain, starting from the Kirstenbosch and up the Skeleton Gorge Trail. Here's how we did it.
I’m pretty sure the people reading this article are passionate about wilderness, the protection of wild spaces, and accept that rewilding needs to include a mass recovery of ecosystems across the g…
Last weekend I toured a series of public art installations around Joburg that were either created or inspired by late artist Andrew Lindsay.
On my 59th birthday, I completed 19 of my proposed #59Walks before I turn 60. In March, I wasn’t hurrying as I thought I had heaps of time to fit them all in. I didn’t count on 3 months…
Mia Freedman speaks candidly about her perimenopause journey, detailing how it started and how it's going. She also shares her experiences with HRT (MHT).
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It is easy to get flustered at this time of year when radishes go to seed so fast, courgettes double in size each day and there are more beans on the vine than you know what to do with. One way to …
My family and I are trying to go plastic-free and I've been documenting our progress on Green Slice of Life. Click to read about our process.
Victoria Young-Pugh started the only zero-waste store in Hermanus, Victoria’s Pantry, a year ago. I caught up with her to talk about eco-conscious living in the Overberg.Victoria’s Pantry and other…
Meet Erin Hudson-Shier from Cape Town, South Africa “I am 27 years old and I am fiercely passionate about many things ranging from teaching History for empathy to regenerating land. My husband and I live in Cape Town, South Africa; a beautiful country with beautiful people. South Africa is, how ...
A river runs through it...
I live in South Africa and it’s easy to feel detached from the climate crisis the northern hemisphere is experiencing. We’re in winter while Europe’s sweating through a heat wave. But summer is com…
Thorten and I went hiking in Kloodendal Nature Reserve. It was my first time there in 11 years, and we saw hundreds of king proteas in bloom.
'I had been feeling an anxious despair.'
This recipe reminds me so much of my childhood. The aromatic aromas escaping from the kitchen from the moment you add the spices. Indian flavours really make me quite nostalgic, especially when I really just miss my grandmothers cooking. From a young age she taught me about the magic of cooking. I will never forget
Hi friends Green Route ZA is exploring a new path over on Substack. It would be great if you could subscribe on that platform. Would love to see you there! The first post on Substack The Little Bro…
Pandemic dining is stressful, and sadly that's not going to change anytime soon. Here are 5 local places where I feel comfortable eating.
You can recycle/upcycle SOMETIMES, you can eat vegan SOMETIMES, you can avoid plastic SOMETIMES, you can support good causes SOMETIMES… a few people doing everything perfectly is not as good …
From kintsugi ceramics to repurposed kimono, how the Japanese concept can help us to live more sustainably.
Mia Freedman speaks candidly about her perimenopause journey, detailing how it started and how it's going. She also shares her experiences with HRT (MHT).
I visited Arniston for two days and was blown away by the town's history, culture, and astonishing beauty.
I visited the Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point in Africa, for the first time. But I was lazy and missed a lot of the attractions.
Thorsten and I spent two days at the De Hoop Nature reserve, near Cape Agulhas in the Western Cape. It was my second visit to De Hoop.
Lilian Road Studios is a collection of funky artists' studios in a historic building in Fordsburg. They have Open Studio days on Dec. 10-11.
