Food is international and, hopefully, non-political, writes Andre Erasmus. After all, potatoes are grown in nations as far apart as Peru and China,...

While there seems to be a general air of optimism for the 2017 potato crop, things have not always been good writes Andre Erasmus, and farmers ar...

   You could say we are spoilt for choice these days, in so many ways. Years ago, if you wanted a car it was a ...

 Hot potato: a phrase that refers to a controversial issue or situation, which is awkward to deal with. Well, writes Andre Erasmus, being a succe...

  There are some jobs that people view as desirable, writes Andre Erasmus. Like being a racecar driver, a top footballer, a pop star or ...

 It’s a funny thing, this world we live in. Dinosaurs have come and gone, the Dodo is extinct and the rhinoceros is in danger of ...

  So what do Matt Damon, Peru and China have in common? The answer is easy, it’s potatoes, writes Andre Erasmus, having recently learned that ...

  It’s a sunny morning and the potato farmer stands looking anxiously, it appears, skywards. What is that he sees? Is it a bird? Is ...

    As I sit and munch on my lightly-salted  (I am weight conscious, after all) crisps awaiting another drink, I look at the barmaid ...

It is already the middle of December and, sitting back for a second to catch my breath, I find it hard to believe how and where ...