/ 9 May 2021

Wild garlic harvesters back in court

May 05 2021 Ronald Adams At His Herbal Medicine Stall In Kleinvlei Near Blackheath In Cape Town. Along With Four Others, Adams Was Arrested For Illegally Harvesting Wild Garlic On A Farm In Durbanville In August 2020 & Will Appear In The Belville Magist
‘Bush doctor’: Ronald Adams at his herbal medicine stall in Kleinvlei near Blackheath, Cape Town. He says the wild garlic he finds cannot be bought at a supermarket.
Healers say the plant is part of their heritage, but officials counter that it is a protected species

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