A fallow site on Lourensford Wine Estate in Somerset West in the Western Cape that was previously used for plums as been transformed into a subterranean wonder.
Five metres below the ground and accessed by a curved ramp that is also wheelchair friendly, a 24m-long excavated chamber is revealed. This is Earthbox, which the organisers claim is a world first.
Reaching Earthbox is by means of a tractor-drawn trailer that passes Bon Chretien pear orchards and sunflower fields on land previously dedicated to Chardonnay grapes.
Best known for its wine production, Lourensford also has 90ha to apples and pears,
