HTA School of Culinary Art bark up the right trees

In honour of National Arbor Week, HTA School of Culinary Art planted a coupled of trees on the school’s property.

Director of training and development at the school, Chef Kabelo Segone said September is regarded as Arbor and Heritage Month and as such the school saw it important to celebrate this national week. On 1 September chefs at the school gathered with the objective to raise awareness around the importance of trees, “They are sources of healthy living, food, and simple scenic beauty,” he said.

He added that trees play a vital role in the health and well-being of our communities. “Without trees there is no life.”

According to the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the department focuses on the country’s champion trees which include some of the oldest, largest and culturally significant trees. These include the Sophiatown oak tree and the Sagole baobab tree in Limpopo, which are part of our heritage.

For them, National Arbor Week is an opportune time to call on all South Africans to plant indigenous trees as a practical and symbolic gesture of sustainable environmental management.