Fruit production in sunny South Africa

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Fruit production in sunny South Africa

—story by Kate Prengaman—photos by TJ Mullinax and Kate PrengamanFruit2U Packers in Wellington, South Africa, recently installed solar panels to keep the lights on and the refrigeration running at the packing house during regular “load sharing” power outages — one of many logistical challenges the country’s export-focused fruit industry has adapted to in recent years. Surrounding the packing house sits the Sandrivier Estate’s 200 hectares of plu…