{"id":456,"date":"2026-09-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=456"},"modified":"2026-10-18T15:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T15:28:18","slug":"where-our-fresh-produce-comes-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/where-our-fresh-produce-comes-from\/","title":{"rendered":"Where our fresh produce comes from"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"456\" class=\"elementor elementor-456\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-6be5a1b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6be5a1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf3c4f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"cf3c4f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Most of our fruit and veg comes from small farms around the Western Cape, picked within a day or two of delivery. We work with growers we have known for years, so we know how they grow.<\/p><p><em>When local stock runs low, we bring in from trusted suppliers elsewhere in South Africa. Freshness comes first, every time.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-23da163 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"23da163\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-087d0bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"087d0bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05504c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"05504c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2>Our growers<\/h2><p>Each supplier on our list has been delivering to us for at least two seasons running.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b1d7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_infobox\" data-id=\"d1b1d7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-info-box text-left box-icon-align-top box-style-base color-scheme-\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"info-box-title title box-title-style-default wd-fontsize-s\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEVENT INFO\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"data-elementor-setting-key=\"content\"><p>\u201cMeet The Growers\u201d @Freshkorf Depot<br \/>\nUnit 4, Depot Road \u2013 Johannesburg<br \/>\n8 \u2013 12 April \/ 09:00 \u2013 13:00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"wd-info-box-link wd-fill\" aria-label=\"Infobox link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174d718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"174d718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>We visit each farm on our list at least once a season, to see for ourselves how things are grown.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d3ace e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4d3ace\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c08470c elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"c08470c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/freshkorf-weekly-meal-planning-ingredients-and-containers-la-9aba2.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/freshkorf-weekly-meal-planning-ingredients-and-containers-la-9aba2-700x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x600 size-700x600\" alt=\"Weekly meal planning ingredients and containers laid out on a light wooden table\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/freshkorf-weekly-meal-planning-ingredients-and-containers-la-9aba2-700x600.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/freshkorf-weekly-meal-planning-ingredients-and-containers-la-9aba2-75x65.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-a0aab3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0aab3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34dc573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"34dc573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Not every grower makes our list. We look at how the soil is treated, how pickers are paid, and whether a farm can keep up with steady orders through the season, not just the easy months. A few have dropped off over the years when standards slipped, and we have added new ones when a grower asked to be checked out properly. It keeps the list honest.<\/p><h2>How we choose suppliers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7402249 wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_images_gallery\" data-id=\"7402249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_images_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-images-gallery photoswipe-images\" style=\"--wd-align-items:center; --wd-justify-content:center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-grid-g\" style=\"--wd-col-lg:3;--wd-col-md:3;--wd-col-sm:2;--wd-gap-lg:10px;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/freshkorf-person-in-a-bright-south-african-kitchen-storing-f-ac107.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-index=\"1\" 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src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/freshkorf-freshkorf-grocery-delivery-route-wall-with-produce-705e8-400x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x300 size-400x300\" alt=\"Freshkorf grocery delivery route wall with produce crates and delivery bag\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/freshkorf-seasonal-south-african-fresh-produce-arranged-for-d3aa8.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-index=\"3\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/freshkorf-seasonal-south-african-fresh-produce-arranged-for-d3aa8-400x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x300 size-400x300\" alt=\"Seasonal South African fresh produce arranged for a monthly in-season blog feature\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/freshkorf-a-shopper-storing-fresh-bread-and-pantry-items-nea-6f998.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-index=\"4\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/freshkorf-a-shopper-storing-fresh-bread-and-pantry-items-nea-6f998-400x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x300 size-400x300\" alt=\"A shopper storing fresh bread and pantry items neatly on kitchen shelves\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/freshkorf-freshkorf-fresh-produce-sourcing-scene-with-south-8c5eb.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-index=\"5\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/freshkorf-freshkorf-fresh-produce-sourcing-scene-with-south-8c5eb-400x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x300 size-400x300\" alt=\"Freshkorf fresh produce sourcing scene with South African farm harvest crates\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/freshkorf-freshkorf-grocery-order-being-packed-carefully-wit-54916.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-index=\"6\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/freshkorf-freshkorf-grocery-order-being-packed-carefully-wit-54916-400x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x300 size-400x300\" alt=\"Freshkorf grocery order being packed carefully with fresh produce, bread and pantry items in a delivery crate\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f853c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"0f853c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>We visit our suppliers' farms and packing sheds to see how things are grown and handled before they reach our shelves. That matters to us as much as price does.<\/p><blockquote><p>Fresh is not just a word we use. It is a short trip from the farm to your fridge, with as few hands in between as possible.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of our fruit and veg comes from small farms around the Western Cape, picked within a day or two<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[74,75,85],"class_list":["post-456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration","tag-guide","tag-inspiratio","tag-style"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=456"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35580,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456\/revisions\/35580"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/grocery-store\/grocery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}