A family farm near Howick in the KZN Midlands — vegetables, free-range eggs and grass-fed beef, at the farm stall or in a weekly box.
The farm
The Midlands mistbelt gives us cool mornings and summer rain, which is exactly what leafy vegetables want. We farm 40 hectares without sprays we would not use in our own garden, rotate the beds with the cattle, and pick to order on Thursdays and Fridays.
Whatever is in season, picked the day before it leaves the farm.
Spinach, beans, tomatoes, butternut and twenty more, through the seasons.
From hens that move across the pasture behind the cattle.
Our own herd, on grass all year, butchered locally and frozen in family packs.
At the farm gate, Friday to Sunday — with coffee and roosterkoek on Saturdays.
What is on the tables most weekends. Come early on Saturdays.
Picked that morning.
Ripened on the vine.
Mixed sizes, all from our hens.
Stored to sweeten.
Grass-fed, frozen in 500 g packs.
Steaks, mince, stewing and a roast.
The spinach lasts a week in the fridge, which tells you how fresh it is. Saturday roosterkoek is a family outing now.
Our veg box arrives on Thursday and the children fight over the tomatoes. We have not bought supermarket eggs in a year.
The family beef pack is the best value in the Midlands, and you can see the cattle on the way in.