{"id":53259,"date":"2025-03-19T16:59:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T14:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/?p=53259"},"modified":"2025-03-28T13:45:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T11:45:53","slug":"lamb-chops-from-farm-to-shelve-tells-story-of-family-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/lamb-chops-from-farm-to-shelve-tells-story-of-family-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamb chops from farm to shelve tells story of family farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A new documentary series is bringing authenticity to food traceability by telling the stories of six South African sheep farmers from five provinces, following the journey of lamb from farm to the supermarket shelves of Pick n Pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The six-episode <em>Die Hart en Siel van Skaapboerdery (The Heart and Soul of Sheep Farming) <\/em>sees presenter Minki van der Westhuizen travel the country to tell the stories of farmers on their journey to the Southern Africa Agri Initiative (Saai)\u2019s Lamb Champs competition where the top sheep farmer won R160 000 in prizes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lamb Champs was started to tell the story of family farmers, who, for the first time, have their products stocked at a national retailer thanks to Pick n Pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Free State Farmers are Jason Davel from Reitz and the sole female farmer is Trudine Leonard from Kroonstad. 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