SA's only CERTIFIED ORGANIC meat!
Organic Farm & Butchery with delivery service to the Western Cape
The global organic food market is on the rise. A 52.6% growth was reported since 2011. When comparing South Africa to Argentina – a country with a similar socio-economic and ecological standing – it becomes clear that South Africa is lagging behind by many years. There are about 1069 organic food producers in Argentina; many of these are organic livestock farmers. South Africa has roughly 250 organic producers, zero of which farm livestock. (Credit to Zander Venter (article posted in Agri Kultuur June 2016))
We are Smartt Karoo organic. Everything we do, we do to challenge the status quo. We exist because we are different. As from February 2017, we will be the only certified organic livestock farmers in South Africa. (Smartt Karoo Organic is certified according to the ECOCERT ORGANIC STANDARD recognized as equivalent with the provisions of regulation (EC) No 834/2007. www.ecocert.com)
We have always been free-range farmers, who pride ourselves in a superior product that is produced in an ethical way. We were inspired to obtain organic status because of a misconception that organic farming in South Africa is not sustainable and almost impossible to obtain. We have however changed the status quo and are now able to give South Africans the option to choose certified organic meat, like the rest of the world. Over and above our organic status, our meat already has a world renowned taste, simply because our sheep are born and raised in the great Karoo.
Bringing the Farm to the forks of all South Africans
