Cooking School
Preserving to us at Wickedfood Earth Country cooking School is all about locking all that seasonal goodness up in a bottle to enjoy at a later date. Wickedfood Earth Farm has become synonymous with top quality preserves. Our food gardens and orchards are planted with a wide variety of heirloom vegetables and herbs, and the extensive […]
The South African cured meat heritage boerewors, droewors and biltong From R2 490pp – a minimum of 6 people. Hands-on workshop, all ingredients and lunch, or dinner if staying over (we reserve the right to allow up to 4 additional people to join the workshop, making a total of 10). Not only has Wickedfood Earth […]
A 2-Day Hands-On Workshop When – 23 to 24 May 2026 from 9:30am on both days. Where – Wickedfood Earth Country Cooking School in Gauteng . Cost – R2 490pp for both days. With Accommodation – From R3 290pp sharing (R800 single supplement), includes, workshop and accommodation. To book – cilla@wickedfood.co.za or 076 236-2345 or […]
Join the Wickedfood Earth Team, in conjunction with Avi Family Farm for a hands-on 2-day Pork Charcuterie Workshop, where we’ll show you how to break down and butcher a pig for charcuterie, and introduce you to the basics of the three main arts of pork curing, including: whole muscle dry curing and aging, including bacon, pancetta […]
The Wickedfood Earth Country Cooking School and Community Country Food Market are now both fully operational. At the Country Cooking School we have had some fantastic classes, and at our...
Welcome to this, our first newsletter of 2014. May this year bring you lots of food pleasure in the kitchen. At Wickedfood Earth we have finally got...
Most pigs and chickens, more than any other animals, are raised in large overcrowded farm factories, pumped full of growth hormones and antibiotics, to grow...
This year (2011) was a terrible year for veld fires in our beautiful valley. At one stage it felt like living in a volcano, with...
Chemicals, pesticides, hormones and antibiotics are just a few of the nasty toxins we make our bodies ingest everyday through the consumption of certain meat...
For the Highveld, we are in the winter planting season. If possible, get vegetable seeds into the ground before the first frost, for them to...
Farming communities are generally incredibly generous, helping each other out whenever the need arises. They can however also be very secretive. At Wickedfood Earth we...
The Mallard, or Wild Duck (Anas platyrhynchos), probably the best-known and most recognizable of all ducks, is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the world...
Muscovies lay up to 4 clutches of eggs per year and are superb mothers and brooders. They will protect their young from predators even if...
The Muscovy Duck, (Cairina moschata), is a large duck, native to Mexico, Central and South America. Although a tropical bird, it adapts to cold conditions...