If you haven’t suffered any veld fires on your smallholding so far this season, don’t breathe a sigh of relief just yet. There’s a good […]
Author: Staff Reporter
Farmers get Loan Fund for Alternative Energy
To help productive farmers, both large and small, to overcome the disastrous effects of constant power outages the Dept of Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural […]
Yacon is an easy-to-grow Food Plant with Multiple Uses
A rare and most special addition to your food forest, yacón (pronounced yah-cone) actually looks more like an ornamental that belongs in the back of […]
Ten items you should collect on your Smallholding
There are many things to collect on smallholdings. In fact there’s stuff that should never be thrown away. Indeed, if the opportunity arises, such stuff […]
Make this Simple Homemade Cheese
It’s the first food you consume as a newborn, and you’ll continue to consume it, and its derivatives, throughout your life. Not surprising, really, considering […]
Veld Fire Bill is up for Discussion Now
A national process of regional public comment meetings is underway to discuss the National Veld & Forest Fires Amendment Bill of 2021. These meetings will […]
Keeping Guinea Fowl
South African smallholders might consider following the examples set by southern and West African small scale farmers who farm guinea fowl as a small commercial […]
Live Sheep Exports: Feedlot Manager Arrested
In an event that amply illustrates the barbarity of the seaborne livestock export trade, the Eastern Cape feedlot manager of Kuwaiti livestock trading company Al […]
Walking Onions
They may not be the varieties that commercial growers concentrate on, but there will always be “new”, old crop species with which to expand your […]
Your Priorities as a New Smallholder
If you’re a recent convert to smallholding life here are some things to do as a matter of priority. Some are obvious. Firstly, ensure that […]