If you are thinking about adding a bit more sustainability to your home and lifestyle and not sure who to call, here are five options to start with, from supporting more sustainable farming practices, installing water reservoirs, or even converting to prepaid electricity or solar. Sustainable living does not only happen within the infrastructure of your home but truly starts in your kitchen. Supporting local, sustainable farmers and their produce is an investment in...
Meet a wonderful family who excels in always staying true to their health and well-being, respects the earth we live and walk on, and provides the same love and care for their community. We don’t always feel our heartbeats every second of the day, but if we stop and concentrate we will feel that thump, thump, thump. We can say the same about the Duncan family, who have been keeping the community’s heartbeat healthy...
We look at how the Wood family went from owning a cow in their garden Essenwood Farm. I wake like clockwork, at 4:30 each morning, and head off to milk my precious small herd of Jersey cows on Essenwood Farm in Curry’s Post, KwaZulu-Natal. Chewing cuds, peaceful and content, they lift their heads, gently and quietly, and moo a welcome to me as I approach my humble milking parlour. It is a very special time...
We are given an insider’s peek into what the life of a Weston learner looks like and how this agricultural school actively prepares the boys for their future studies or careers. Set in the beautiful KwaZulu-Natal Midlands is a high school like no other. The road leading to this unique agricultural school, which was built more than a century ago, is lined with established trees and welcomes aspiring young agriculturalists. Weston Agricultural College promises to...
As part of exploring the talented people right here in the Midlands, we decided to take to the skies. Well, not really, but we heard from Kelly, who is a pilot and savvy businesswoman, spreading her wings and taking to the skies, all while staying grounded throughout it all. What if I told you there is a place that’s magical, a place of peace, where you don’t look over your shoulder or lock your doors....
We look to the intricacies of Sugarcane Farming in the Midlands for this edition’s Farming Feature and just how a husband-and-wife team makes a huge difference in achieving business success. And did we mention they produce their own handcrafted rum? Words by: Brad and Marisa O’Neill, & edited by Nick Nel. Photos: Marisa O’Neill Brad and Marisa O’ Neill proudly share their little slice of Mkhuzane magic, Seafield Farm, with us. Seafield, ensconced in the...