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Welcome to 2025. From all of us at Wickedfood Earth Farm and Country Cooking School we wish you a delicious year ahead. 2025 is quite a momentous year for the Wickedfood™ brand:

• We established the Wickedfood™ brand in 2000, 25 years ago;  
• We moved permanently onto Wickedfood Earth Farm 15 years ago and set up Wickedfood Earth Country Cooking School. Our goal was to try and better understand the food chain, research more sustainable farming practises, and create a space where we could pass on the knowledge learned. Our work has been featured in most of the South African media including TV, print and radio;
• 10 years ago we received the Slow Food’s Food Heroes for “…. development of rare breeds and education on sustainable food and farming…..”, a path we continue down today.  

Our path has not always been an easy one. From consumer resistance, to the slow down of the economy, reduced consumer spending and the still knock-on effects of COVID, that we will never fully recover from. We, and many other ethical small-scale food producers, are still literally living from hand to mouth, not knowing if we’ll be able to pay the next set of bills. 

BUT there is a faint light at the end of the gloom. Our free-range pig breeding programme is gaining traction and a lot of positive attention. The programme is starting to become self-funding. Last year we processed over 1 000kg of pork. We bred close to 100 pigs during the year. Thank you to everyone who purchased our pork or pigs over the last year. 

Our other big success story for 2024 has been our Sunday Lunch Programme. To raise funds for the day to day running costs, every 3rd Sunday we do a lunch based around our very special pork. Thank you to all who attended, looking forward to welcoming even more of you this year, see below for dates.   

My appeal to all of you this year is to think local, support the little guy. They may not always get it 100% right, but they are doing it with passion. It’s not always convenient, but it will make a big difference to many of the food heroes and small producers around the country. 

Some of ways to support Wickedfood Earth Farm:

• Support our Country Lunches – Twice a month, on the first and third Sundays of every month, we open our farm kitchen, offering a delicious banquet around a specific theme. More…..
• Learn new skills – We run a variety of workshops from one-day cooking classes where we explore the Foods-of-the-World, to skills, including garlic growing, pig husbandry and charcuterie. More…… 
• Book an in-depth food experience – Join us for a gourmet breakaway with another couple or family – we are offering a special 2-night mid-week breakaway for 4 at just  R1 790pp. Includes 2 nights’ accommodation with farm breakfasts, an in-depth tour of the farm and in-depth cooking workshop followed by dinner. Other options also available.  More….
• Organise an event – For a group of friends, colleagues, or team-building. We have over 25 years’ experience, with regards to running cooking classes that work seamlessly to ensure maximum enjoyment for all participants. We specialize in tailor-making food-related events with an emphasis on team building, relationship building and networking. For more information or to help planning, contact cilla@wickedfood.co.za 
• Purchase produce – We produce a wide variety of product, all grown organically on the farm, from garlic to free-range pork and preserves. Every month, together with our newsletter, we attach an .xls order form. Please consider buying from us, details below.   
• Gift boxes –  Next time you want to send someone a gift, consider our 3-bottle gift pack. At just R150 plus courier costs, it’s a great gift for a food lover. 3 different jams packaged together with a handwritten note by Wickedfood Earth. We can courier to their door anywhere in South Africa. More…..
• Recommend us to friends – share the newsletter with friends and colleagues. Help us to grow our presence on Social Media, like us and share with friends: 
  • Facebook  – Wickedfood Earth Farm;
  • Instagram – wickedfoodearth.

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