{"id":19984,"date":"2026-02-12T10:32:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bosbrands.com\/za\/?p=19984"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:35:09","slug":"rooted-in-red-leading-in-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bosbrands.com\/za\/rooted-in-red-leading-in-green\/","title":{"rendered":"Rooted in Red. Leading in Green."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How BOS\u2019s Rooibos Farm became climate positive and what it means<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s one thing to talk about sustainability. It\u2019s another to live it and lead it.
Our mission has always been about bringing joy that\u2019s bold, bright, and better. Now, we\u2019ve got something big to celebrate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our very own Klipopmekaar Rooibos Tea Farm is officially Climate Positive.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not just neutral. Positive.<\/em>
<\/em>Here\u2019s why that matters, and why your next cup of rooibos just became a powerful act of feel-good impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is a Climate Positive Farm?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ve heard of \u201ccarbon neutral\u201d. But climate positive<\/strong> takes things further: It means our farm doesn\u2019t just cancel out<\/em> its carbon footprint which means it actively removes more carbon from the atmosphere than it produces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to over a decade of regenerative farming, Klipopmekaar now stores more<\/em> carbon in its soil than it emits through farming, harvesting, and transporting rooibos across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t a carbon offset. It\u2019s carbon captured, right at the root.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Journey to Net-Zero and Beyond<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To get here, Klipopmekaar partnered with Trace & Save<\/strong>, a respected sustainability organisation, to assess the farm\u2019s full carbon cycle. From farm gate to shipping container, they measured it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result? Net-positive emissions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That means the land itself, through sustainable practices like cover cropping, soil management, and biodiversity preservation, is doing the heavy lifting and winning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even better? If current practices continue, the farm can supply net-zero rooibos tea for the next 80 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Does This Mean for You?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you sip BOS Rooibos tea<\/strong><\/a>, you\u2019re not just choosing a naturally caffeine-free, antioxidant-rich drink.
You\u2019re choosing a brand that\u2019s supporting real action on climate, with the only certified carbon neutral farm, from the ground up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’re backing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n