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03/10/2026

Inspired, proud and in awe of the women of this community. CLAY & COFFEE LOWVELD launch is a story of resilience.

Tastebuds delighted by Daniella | Bakes by Noo
Eyes delighted by Paper Moth Art Gallery
Ears delighted by The Dark Whites
Heart delighted by the support of this gorgeous community 🥹❤️

I’m excited for all the creative dates to come 🥳

18/09/2026

WHY AREN’T WE ALL GROWING THIS IS OUR GARDENS!?! 🌿

Last night we zooted up to UP to attend the launch of Forgotten Gardens: Chaya, Anciet Greens for Modern Tables a beautiful open-source (MEANING FREE CHECK MY STORIES OR DM ME FOR A LINK) recipe book (56 accessible and many oh-so-doable recipes) celebrating Chaya, the humble “tree spinach”. Think Moringa but actually tastes good 🤭

Chaya neh - she is nutrient-dense, rich in protein, fibre, calcium, iron, vitamin A and antioxidants, and an incredibly resilient plant (we’re proof 🤣) that grows abundantly with little fuss. Basically: sounds to good to be true but isn’t. Nourishing, sustainable, versatile and seriously underrated friend.

Everyone at the event walked away with a Chaya clipping of their own to stick in the ground and share this goodness.

This was a true labour of love by Richard, who loves to grow things (and eat them), and Hennie, who loves what Richard grows and turning it into things Richard (and everyone else) loves to eat.

Then came Hennie’s final-year Culinary Art students, who recipe-tested and retested until they apparently promised to never return to UP or eat Chaya again. 😂

And yet, one year later, they all gathered again, proud of what they had created, and nourished by the very plant they had sworn off.

I think that’s what I loved most about this mammoth task of compiling recipes on a plant never before highlighted (in English anyway - apparently a small Spanish recipe book exists from who knows when).

This is a story about forgotten plants, sustainability, agrobiodiversity, food availability, driving change in communities, curiosity and the magic that happens when we grow, cook and eat together.

And the best part?

They’ve made the entire book OPEN SOURCE — meaning you can download it for FREE. This team THAT passionate.

(First image Chaya Energy Bars pg 27 of the recipe book)

Chaya Falafel & Hummus 🤤 (pg 43 of the recipe book PLUS I love learning about origin and influence of these dishes at the bottom of the recipes 😍)

Chaya Sago Wafers (p33) - a cross continent influence. A South Indian snack infused with nutrient dense Chaya leaves

Chaya Risotto (p59)🤤🤤🤤 a crowd

08/09/2026

FIRST: Balancing your stress bucket. A weak immune system is the reason that virus or whatever is going around is affecting you but somehow not affecting your partner, family or co-workers despite being exposed to the same environments. That means pulling back on some of those stressors when the body is asking. Not drinking, sleeping more, adding plenty of colourful and fibrefull foods to feed your microbiome (since most of your immune system exists within the gut) and even pulling back on hormetic stressors like exercise.

OKAY the deets:

Daily:
Elixir (my version of a multi-vitamin), Natural Elixir anti-inflammatory whole food diet, prioritising sleep, meditation, movement, hydration.

Often:
Neti Pot: “Noses are for breathing, mouths are for eating  First signs of sickness:
Vitamin C Powder (I try to find ones from Dis-Chem with as little sweetners and other thangs as possible)
Turmeric Latte: Anti-inflammatory power = Turmeric & cinnamon powder with honey, warm milk, a grind of black pepper and cayenne pepper (don’t be scared it’s actually really yum but go easy on the cayenne pepper, just a pinch is plenty). All available at any Dis-Chem Foods   It’s coming in hot:  WITCHES BREW TEA: Raw honey, echina, ginger, turmeric, rosemary, elderflower, olive leaf, artemisia,
Tulsi (Holy Basil): Antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antiviral
Echiniaforce: 20 drops 1 - 4x a day

ALL that to say, use what works for you boo! Ali just does not have the office space to do a mid day yoga nidra and will go to gym until he is full blown sick so he’ll have all of the above AND have Linctagon :P

Different strokes and these are mine when sickness thinks she can mess with me.
PSS: I may not have had a flu or cold in 8 years BUT I’ve had 1.5 kidney infections and mildly poisened myself on multiple occasions to figure out the things I’m sharing with you today. TRIAL and error be real.

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