With summer upon us, smallholders might have a fruit harvest too bountiful to eat ~ so why not make jam to use up the fruit […]
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Make your own Compost Tea
We have already sung the praises of using compost tea in your garden. Click here to read those benefits. Read on to find out how […]
Sakeliga KragDag postponed until 2021
Sakeliga KragDag, which was due to be held next week on 3-5 December 2020, has been postponed until the first quarter of 2021. The annual […]
Training available in 2021
As we prepare for next year, now is a good time to get abreast of what courses are available to you to help better yourself, […]
The Benefits of Compost Tea
Compost tea is water in which compost has been soaked and then strained. It is an effective, low-strength, natural fertiliser for vegetables, seedlings and garden plants, and it […]
Reduce the size of your lawn
It is common that a large patch of lawn, probably consisting of kikuyu, in our gardens is most desirable, and indeed the sign of a […]
A sensible analysis
It is very easy, when entering the fray about the climate crisis, to become embroiled in a veritable barrel of environmental red herrings, as activists, […]
The routine of a smallholder’s life
Even if you don’t love it, everybody ~ animals included ~ appreciate a set routine. Some routines are long, like the routine of life: birth, […]
Snakebites and antivenom in South Africa
As smallholders, we have to be aware of the dangers of snakes on our properties. When dealing with a snake bite from a potentially deadly […]
Meet Usain Bolt, the tortoise
Trundling up a fence-line in one of my fields earlier this year I spotted a boulder. Nothing unusual there, because we use boulders to block […]