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Keeping Cattle: Early Considerations
Unless you have plenty of land with good grazing and adequate water, some good outbuildings, some experience with cattle, lots of time on your hands […]
Preserving Jalapeno Peppers
Peppers and chillies are very rewarding to grow, providing a generous and on-going harvest. They freeze and dry well and can be preserved in sauces, […]
Tuli Cattle
Unless you have plenty of land with good grazing and adequate water, some good outbuildings, some experience with cattle, lots of time on your hands […]
Community Supported Agriculture
Most of us have heard about the concept of providing clients with a box of fresh vegetables from our smallholding once a week. However there […]
Keeping Tortoises ~ or Not
South Africa has 14 species of tortoise, which is the richest diversity of tortoises in the world. In Gauteng the most common tortoise is the […]
South African Chicken Breeds
When Jan van Riebeeck arrived at the Cape there were already chickens there. He refers in his diary in October 1652 to fowls which were […]
Growing Turmeric
Turmeric is surprisingly easy to grow if you are lucky enough to get some rhizomes to plant. Occasionally good nurseries have them or you might […]
Freezing Aubergines
This past weekend we harvested nearly 8kgs of aubergines, so spent a happy evening processing what used to be known as “mad apples” for the […]
Master Your Poultry Terms
Many smallholders keep chickens, so here is some poultry terminology that will be useful. Bantam: A small domestic chicken that is often a miniature version […]