We’d love to use this opportunity to share our latest blog posts, recipes from PJ Vadas, yummy product news, our Farmer Angus family and friends, and a little inspiration from me.
Latest blog posts
Vaccines have become so controversial. In my blog this month, I’m not claiming that you should or should not vaccinate your children or yourself. I want to rather ask why vaccines have become such a controversial subject and relate one of my farming experiences with a live vaccine.
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Farm to plate
Since primary school, I’ve known that Cape Town was established so that the sailors could get fresh food because they had no access to Vitamin C at sea and hence got scurvy. We have been selling collagen since July, but I did not remember my history lessons. The sailors had no shortage of collagen but it could not be absorbed because they had no Vitamin C, which is why we are now adding Vitamin C to ours.
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Cooking with PJ Vadas
Who doesn’t like crispy chicken skin? There’s something so moreish about it and its a good source of fat if done the right way. This month, PJ Vadas shares his secret recipe that’s finger-licking good.
Next time you visit Spier make sure you book a table for breakfast, lunch or dinner at Vadas Smokehouse & Bakery. Check out the rest of our menu at https://www.vadas.co.za/menu
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Farmer Angus family and friends
To celebrate 10 years of supporting our regenerative agriculture project I took Chef Rudi Liebenberg at Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel, a Glyphosate free chicken from our pastures. 10 years ago I barged into his office with a chicken under my arm and showed him photos of our fledgeling farming operation. Since then he has been our biggest client in Cape Town. It’s wonderful for us to be associated with the greenest hotel in the country.
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What inspires me
I am totally inspired by our chickens. We just got the results back of an amino acid profiling that was done of our outdoor eggs vs the caged eggs vs the “free-range” and what we’ve found is that you are getting the most nutrient-dense eggs when you choose to buy ours.
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