Skimmelberg

Skimmelberg is a well-established company that produces and sells quality packaged retail Organic Buchu and Rooibos tea products, locally and internationally.  The company is also a successful Organic bulk Rooibos and Buchu exporter and private label packer locally as well as to many countries around the globe.  We are a family-owned company rooted in the local community with extensive experience gained over generations in the production of Buchu and Rooibos products. Skimmelberg has obtained various Accreditations and Certifications, which include GLOBAL G.A.P. | BRC-GS | CERES and KOSHER.

As both growers and processors of our own products, we can ensure the highest standards in the entire production process, and as such take pride in the outstanding quality of our products. We firmly believe in biodiversity-friendly farming methods and are actively promoting sustainable best practice. We have adopted environmentally friendly farming and production practices, working in harmony with nature by making use of its natural resources. An example of such practices is the use of organic liquid fertilizer, known as compost tea, made on our farms in the process of vermicomposting; another is the use of carbon-neutral fuel in our essential oil distallation plant. As a result we have gained certification of our organic products from CERES, an independent certification organization representing the highest international standards for nature-friendly products.

Within our group of companies, we are one of the first to receive a bioprospecting permit in 2013, and one of the first to reach a Buchu BSA, Benefit Sharing Agreement, with the San and the Khoi-Khoi, as the traditional knowledge holders of the various beneficial uses of the Buchu plant.

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