Smallholders might want to grow kohlrabi, to make a change from growing the same old faithfuls summer after summer. Kohlrabi is a somewhat underrated vegetable […]
Author: Staff Reporter
UN Food Systems Summit ‘hogwash’
The United Nations Food Systems Summit, held in New York last month, was “hogwash” and a “threat to peoples’ food sovereignty”. That’s the view of […]
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Click here to download the latest edition of the SA Smallholder Magazine, October 2021.
Planting Indigenous Grass For Livestock
A number of the grass species that are used commercially for grazing in South Africa are not indigenous. And, indeed, new non-indigenous species are being […]
Increased Rabies in South Africa Cause For Concern
With rabies infections on a worrying rise in South Africa, this World Rabies Day we should pay special attention to the signs and symptoms of […]
How to Transport Poultry
You take great care of your chickens while they are on your plot, so when you sell them you need to know how to transport […]
Plant the Common Tree of the Year 2021
In 2021 the common tree of the year is Vachellia karroo (Hayne) Banfi & Glasso. Each year, as part of Arbor Month, two trees, one common […]
Celebrate the Spring Equinox
Today is the day to celebrate the Spring Equinox, when day and night are of almost equal length. In our southern hemisphere the Spring Equinox […]
How To Preserve Your Nightshade Harvest
Your summer bounty of tomatoes, aubergines and peppers brings joy and there are many ways to preserve your nightshade harvest for use in winter. People […]
How To Deworm Poultry The Natural Way
Generally healthy chickens with strong immune systems can handle a moderate worm load, but even still you can choose a natural chicken deworming method to […]