Waterstone Berries is located in the Tulbagh Valley renowned for stone fruit and grape production since the early 1700’s. The project was initiated in 2020 with the aim to establish a world class blue berries development. The project is located in a mid-chill climate with water supplied from the Tulbagh Water Scheme with exceptional quality. Since its inception in 2021, three of the four planned phases of more than 130ha of net infrastructure was established by end of 2023, with 650,000 blueberry plants consisting of 8 different varieties. The crop is planted in bags with substrate supported by a fully automated irrigation system based on the latest technology. Once phase four is completed, the project will have approximately a 180ha of established blueberry plants. An efficient and reliable cold room facility was constructed over two phases to accommodate the increase in production. The final phase is scheduled to add the needed capacity once the project is completed and in full production. This includes a packaging line that will diversify the packaging format in which blue berries can be supplied to markets. The project created in excess of 100 permanent employment positions with more than 1500 seasonal jobs. Waterstone Berries prides itself for the positive impact it has in the local Tulbagh community and continuously strives to improve and uphold sustainable business and farming practices.
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