Rietfontein Boerdery: farm, hiking trails & wedding venue
Cattle and maize farmers Maurice and Celestè Leonard have established hiking trails, a wedding venue and accommodation on their Gauteng farm. They spoke to Gerhard Uys.
Local flair cottage
Dear Jonno We intend building a comfortable two-bedroom home, with a third room for crafts and other activities, and would like to utilise as many...
Upside down apple pie
An important celebration deserves food that’s a feast for the eye as well as the more usual parts of the body. Apple Tarte Tatin certainly plays its part: it looks...
Emerald Vale Brewery – craft beer with added value
Craft breweries have become popular in South Africa in recent years. Grant Hollins visited Emerald Vale Brewery on the Wild Coast to learn about its commercial success.
Upgrading a safari lodge
I received a call from Andrew, an acquaintance from some 15 years ago, to upgrade existing accommodation and catering facilities at a private game park...
Time for chicken-fried steak
In one of my other lives, I write a weekly television review. US swamp-related documentaries grab my attention from time to time, and it was from these that I learnt...
Coffee and olive oil: authentic Italy in the Western Cape
Capitalising on their Italian heritage, Carlo and Lucar Marra have turned their interest in Italian food specialities into a lucrative agritourism business on their 30ha farm. They spoke to Jeandré...
Lodging for outdoor enthusiasts
I received a call from a Farmer’s Weekly reader in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands to design an upmarket lodge developnment. After browsing through my many...
Slow-cooked lamb shanks with sweet potatoes
This delicious dish is melt-in-the-mouth, and is a superb way to mark any occasion.
A small but stylish home
Dear Jonno I’m a regular reader of Farmer’s Weekly, and am also intrigued by all the different home styles you devise. I am recently widowed and...
Spicy pork belly
I come from an ancient family tradition in which we never ate pork. But when I became a man, I cooked like a man, and pork found a minor but...
Parmesan dip biscuits
Most of us spend time and effort on making dips, rather than on the dip vehicle, call it what you will. This results in first-class dips smeared on sometimes stale,...
A better house out of the ashes
Dear Jonno We really need your help: our thatch home burnt down! Please find attached the photo of what is left as well as the...
New or improved staff quarters
Dear Jonno I follow your page in the Farmer’s Weekly every week. Thank you for all your ideas. I am a small farmer in a low-...
A home with a planted atrium
Dear Jonno We were inspired by a layout we saw in the Farmer’s Weekly of 25 December last year, in which a cottage was converted into...
Banana cake with pecan nuts
A banana cake is just like banana bread, only better, and it’s one of the best ways to begin your personal adventure into baking. Not only do you get a...
Bacon pasta with chopped tomatoes
Penne pasta is designed to convey the most flavour from plate to mouth. These palate-tempting ingredients allow the flavours to come through rich and strong.
A rustic chapel
Paul, a previous client, has requested that the wedding facility he had been thinking of for the last six months go ahead. I suggested...
Stylish and cost-effective home
Dear Sarah and Gary Thank you for the informative afternoon on site and ideas for your new home. Attached here are the layout sketches for...
Gazpacho soup served cold
This, fellow kitchen mechanics, is a gazpacho. It is not simply a soup; it is a new way to combine the freshest vegetables and herbs to produce a memorably delicious...
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