Feeding sheep at Holmeleigh Farmyard

A think a lot of city kids would have benefited from growing up on a farm, being able to play outside all the time, help with the animals, ride on the tractor or the back of the bakkie and eat a lot more health rather than sit inside, watch television, play Playstation and eat junk … Continue reading Feeding sheep at Holmeleigh Farmyard →

Rust in Peace

Next to The Ark in Joubertina in the Langkloof stands the rusty remains of a tractor. A very old tractor. In actual fact a 1928 Wallis tractor. The first tractor to be brought to the Langkloof and the first of many tractors to follow. Seeing a sight like this as a monument could be a bit on the … Continue reading Rust in Peace →

Future dairy cows

The area around Nanaga and eastwards is one of the biggest dairy producing districts in the province. These calves will one day form part of the milk producing herds at Nanaga Dairy Farm.

Citrus farm tour

While browsing around the stalls at the Patensie Citrus Festival on Saturday I heard the announcer say something about tractor trips to one of the citrus farms and I immediately went to enquire. Five minutes later the family was sitting in a trailer behind farmer Danie Malan's tractor in anticipation for the tour to his farm … Continue reading Citrus farm tour →

Fresh fruit and veg

On Saturday morning I loaded the family into the car and headed out to the Gamtoos Valley west of Port Elizabeth for the annual Patensie Citrus Festival. There were a couple of reasons for our little outing the first and foremost being the fact that I loaded a boot full of fresh fruit and vegetables for … Continue reading Fresh fruit and veg →

Montagu Dried Fruit

I love summer fruits (well, any fruit actually) like peaches, plums and apricots. That was one of the many reasons I looked forward to spending the first part of our summer holiday in the Klein Karoo town of Montagu. The area has a rich soil and amazing micro climate and along with the fact that … Continue reading Montagu Dried Fruit →

Farm in the city

I often say that Port Elizabeth may be a full blown city, but its still a town at heart. Or in this case a bit of rural as well. Driving up Heatherbank Road between Charlo and Lorraine, one can easily forget that you are still in the city. The farms and small holdings in this … Continue reading Farm in the city →

Foggy Farm

Travelling from Mossel Bay to Oudtshoorn a week or so ago, we made a quick stop at Eight Bells Mountain Inn for a site inspection. Although I haven't been to Eight Bells for a while, it used to be one of my regular overnight stops when I was a tourist guide. The morning of our … Continue reading Foggy Farm →

Baby ostriches

A couple of baby ostriches at one of the ostrich farms just outside Oudtshoorn

Klein Karoo farm house

A farm house on one of the ostrich farms just outside Oudtshoorn on the road to Schoemanshoek. The mountain in the background is the Swartberg where the Swartberg Pass (read here and here) can be found.