EDITOR'S COMMENT

Time for good deeds

Time for good deeds
May 25, 2020 It feels like a lifetime has passed since our last printed edition, for time has...
Time for a rethink…

Time for a rethink…
May 4, 2020 We could tell you about the Swedish epidemiologist who believes Covid-19 lockdowns are anti-democratic and...
Food miles & no jobs

Food miles & no jobs
May 4, 2020 Most people are aware of the concept of food miles. That is, the number of...
Ten more years

Ten more years
February 25, 2020 How has summer been for you this year? With only a few weeks left before...

THE BACK PAGE, BY BLOMMETJIE

Saved by the bellow
May 25, 2020

Saved by the bellow

This past Christmas a single young man of my acquaintance, (let's call him Fred), did...

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Lockdown days: Loo paper & beans
May 4, 2020

Lockdown days: Loo paper & beans

There's no point denying that life over the last five weeks has been very strange...

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Saying goodbye to my Hilux…
May 4, 2020

Saying goodbye to my Hilux…

It's the end of an era, really. For my venerable and much beloved old Toyota...

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Blog Posts

World Bee Day

World Bee Day
May 20, 2020 Smallholders need no reminding of the vital role played by bees in the environment. Today...
Keeping Cattle: Early Considerations

Keeping Cattle: Early Considerations
April 22, 2020 Unless you have plenty of land with good grazing and adequate water, some good outbuildings,...
Preserving Jalapeno Peppers

Preserving Jalapeno Peppers
April 16, 2020 Peppers and chillies are very rewarding to grow, providing a generous and on-going harvest. They...
Tuli Cattle

Tuli Cattle
March 18, 2020 Unless you have plenty of land with good grazing and adequate water, some good outbuildings,...
Cutting, Raking and Baling Grass

Cutting, Raking and Baling Grass
March 11, 2020 For the last few weeks smallholders, especially those without livestock, have been dealing with the...
Community Supported Agriculture

Community Supported Agriculture
March 3, 2020 Most of us have heard about the concept of providing clients with a box of...
Keeping Tortoises ~ or Not

Keeping Tortoises ~ or Not
February 26, 2020 South Africa has 14 species of tortoise, which is the richest diversity of tortoises  in...
South African Chicken Breeds

South African Chicken Breeds
February 19, 2020 When Jan van Riebeeck arrived at the Cape there were already chickens there. He refers...

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