Blog & News
More than R2 Million for Rooibos Research in 2012!
Exercise, stress, ageing, cancer and obesity are some of the lifestyle challenges that feature prominently in the South African Rooibos Council’s R2 million research budget this year.
If you see red, just drink some Rooibos tea
Drinking rooibos tea has anti-anxiety and stress-relieving benefits, researchers at Stellenbosch University have found.
Wild Rooibos regrowth after veld fire
On the face of it, one would think of fire as a disaster. However, fynbos needs to burn periodically and fire is in fact regenerative.
Open source designs for farming
Farmer and social innovator Marcin Jakubowski believes that only by opening the means of production can we achieve abundance for all.
Michelle Obama goes BOS!
First Lady of the USA Michelle Obama and family decided to pop by to our beloved lunchtime spot ‘The Kitchen’ opposite BOS Africa headquarters today!
BOS weekend at Klipopmekaar
The BOS Ice Tea management team spent a glorious winter’s weekend with us, getting to know pour farm and the crop that goes into every can.
New windmill sculpture created
With a bit of ingenuity and no small amount of creativity, our friends created an artwork from an old windmill that a generous neighbour donated to us!
Advice For Farmers
My friend’s mom, Di van Niekerk, recently found this letter and poem of farmers’ advice when going through some old family documents.
Solar Water Pump Donation To Bulungula Incubator
The daily toil of fetching water and using unsafe water are now a thing of the past for Nqilini villagers thanks to the Bulungula Incubator’s efforts, and with a little help from us.