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Regenerative agriculture & how it can help us to leave the planet better than we found it

Regenerative agriculture & how it can help us to leave the planet better than we found it

You have probably heard the words regenerative agriculture or green agriculture at some point. In these times when the news about environmental collapse is enough to send you into a spiral of depression, this amazing farming system becomes a tangible and exciting solution for the future of our planet. For the skim-readers among us, here is the super important gist of why regenerative agriculture is completely amazing: the cure to fix our planet is right under our feet! If we understand how precious soil is, and learn how to take care of it properly, we can actually slow down climate change.  No...

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The Joy of Creating Vegan Foods that Taste Good AND Do Good

The Joy of Creating Vegan Foods that Taste Good AND Do Good

Did you know that every single product we create at our Black Mamba Heatquarters in Eswatini in sunny South Africa is 100% vegan and cruelty-free? It totally is! See, because our Black Mamba products and processes do not contain any animal-derived ingredients, it allows us to tread very gently on the earth. This is one of the many wonderful fringe benefits of working with small-scale organic fruit and vegetable farmers and being a part of a forward-thinking circular economy thanks to our association with local permaculture NGO Guba.  In the spirit of World Vegan Month, here are a few fun...

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Support Fair Trade Business with Black Mamba

Support Fair Trade Business with Black Mamba

At Black Mamba we are very proud to be a fair trade enterprise that treads lightly on the earth, provides safe and sustainable employment to talented women from vulnerable communities, and contributes to an earth-first organic supply chain that upskills and empowers small Eswatini farmers. To this end, we are proud to be associated with both GUBA and SWIFT. Guba Permaculture Training Centre share their knowledge of permaculture and regenerative agriculture with all the smallholders that grow our chillies and herbs. This allows us to get organically grown ingredients that are good for our customers, but also good for the...

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What is Black Mamba’s Secret Sauce?

What is Black Mamba’s Secret Sauce?

What are the things that set you apart?  This is a very important question every business owner should ask themselves regularly. After all, if your products and vibe are exactly the same as those of your competitors, what's the point? If everything is just a copy, there's no point.  At Black Mamba, our secret sauce - the thing that sets us apart - is made up of four very important ingredients. This includes:  1. A beautiful bowlful of far-flung heritage What do you get when you mix a Colombian with itchy feet and big dreams of changing the world, with...

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