Imagine knowing precisely where your food comes from and how it ended up on your plate. This is exactly what guests of the Earth to Eat winter dinner series at the Vadas Smokehouse & Bakery can expect.
Vadas will host the four dinners at Spier Wine Farm, each with one of its suppliers in attendance, for an evening of sustainably sourced food and a selection of award winning Spier wines.
Vadas’ supply partners are all, in their own way, deeply committed to sustainable and regenerative principles and practices. They’re motivated by the desire for ecological balance so humans and the planet can live in harmony.
Join the team at Vadas for an evening of fantastic food, keen insights and valuable lessons about the food one eats – and the land and waters that support it.
It starts with Earth to Eat: Abalobi at 18:00 on Saturday 30 July. Abalobi challenges consumers to think sustainably about the fish they eat. Their “Fish with a Story” initiative provides full traceability of all of their produce and evidence of an impressively low-carbon operational footprint supply chain. Working with small-scale fisheries, Abalobi has created a business model that focuses on delivering lasting social, economic and ecological change.
Next up is Earth to Eat: Lowerland on Saturday 20 August at 18:00. Lowerland works with nature to champion biodiversity and regenerative farming practices and increase agricultural resilience. Lowerland believes in the power of social and environmental regeneration to enable future generations to prosper.
On Saturday 3 September it’s time for Earth to Eat: Farmer Angus at 18:00. Farmer Angus rears grass-fed beef in Spier’s lush organic pastures. With a focus on biodynamic and regenerative agricultural practices, Farmer Angus demonstrates the importance of balance between how one nurtures the planet and what it gives in return. With space for cattle, pigs and laying hens to roam freely, the animals give back to the earth, so there is no need for hormones, antibiotics, artificial preservatives or glyphosates.
Last up in the series is Earth to Eat: Spier Food Garden at 18:00 on Saturday 17 September. The garden supplies the estate restaurants with delicious and nutritious fresh veggies, salad and herbs, produced without the use of any inorganic pesticides or artificial fertilisers. Worm compost and weekly foliar sprays keep the produce fresh, while a paddle of 15 Indian Runner ducks take care of unwelcome critters.
