GROWING together
One of B-Well SOILL’s greatest assets is its relationships with over 500 local canola producers. We consider canola farmers part of our family and work hand-in-hand with them to achieve success.
Cultivate
Canola is best suited to clay-loam soil that is not susceptible to wind erosion. Good surface drainage is essential.
Harvest
From gemination to seed production, the life cycle of a canola plant takes about 3 ½ months, depending on temperature, moisture, sunlight and soil fertility.
Storage
Harvested seeds are stored in silos awaiting crushing, refining and bottling.
The Origin Story
The name Canola had its origin from Canada where rapeseed was naturally bred to canola in the early 1970′s. Canola, however, is NOT rapeseed their nutritional profiles are very different. Traditional plant breeding methods were used in the 1960′s to eliminate rapeseed’s undesirable euricic acid and glucosinolates.
Canola Oil
The oil is pressed from tiny brown seeds found in pods on the Canola plant. Canola plants grow to approximately one metre high and are unique to the Overberg and Swartland areas in the Western Cape. Optimum night temperatures and the cool sea breeze make this region perfect for the cultivating of this plant.