We host our workshops during the warmer seasons, when the garden is buzzing with Cape honeybees, hard at work foraging for pollen and nectar. The workshop starts with a guided walk through the garden to explore the bees’ favourite spots, from nectar-filled annual flowers to pollen-rich trees. We’ll then invite you to put on your […]
UKU’ZINZA: an invocation from the Nguni people that speaks to being grounded, being calm. Stillness is a mechanism for survival, a strategy for imagination, and an ability and persistence. In a world losing its breath, where breathlessness pervades, we witness the tremors in our bodies and the depths we must dive to sustain life. This […]
UKU’ZINZA: an invocation from the Nguni people that speaks to being grounded, being calm. Stillness is a mechanism for survival, a strategy for imagination, and an ability and persistence. In a world losing its breath, where breathlessness pervades, we witness the tremors in our bodies and the depths we must dive to sustain life. This […]
Following a short ride along the picturesque slopes of Simonsberg, we’ll descend towards the historical farmyard of Soetmelksvlei, which represents a time when life was simpler and craftsmanship was treasured. Here, herbal queen Gundula Deutschländer will guide us through the Soetmelksvlei garden and farmyard to find a cure in nature. After a hands-on morning in […]
UKU’ZINZA: an invocation from the Nguni people that speaks to being grounded, being calm. Stillness is a mechanism for survival, a strategy for imagination, and an ability and persistence. In a world losing its breath, where breathlessness pervades, we witness the tremors in our bodies and the depths we must dive to sustain life. This […]
UKU’ZINZA: an invocation from the Nguni people that speaks to being grounded, being calm. Stillness is a mechanism for survival, a strategy for imagination, and an ability and persistence. In a world losing its breath, where breathlessness pervades, we witness the tremors in our bodies and the depths we must dive to sustain life. This […]
UKU’ZINZA: an invocation from the Nguni people that speaks to being grounded, being calm. Stillness is a mechanism for survival, a strategy for imagination, and an ability and persistence. In a world losing its breath, where breathlessness pervades, we witness the tremors in our bodies and the depths we must dive to sustain life. This […]
UKU’ZINZA: an invocation from the Nguni people that speaks to being grounded, being calm. Stillness is a mechanism for survival, a strategy for imagination, and an ability and persistence. In a world losing its breath, where breathlessness pervades, we witness the tremors in our bodies and the depths we must dive to sustain life. This […]
UKU’ZINZA: an invocation from the Nguni people that speaks to being grounded, being calm. Stillness is a mechanism for survival, a strategy for imagination, and an ability and persistence. In a world losing its breath, where breathlessness pervades, we witness the tremors in our bodies and the depths we must dive to sustain life. This […]
Put on your hat and slip on a pair of comfortable shoes – we’re going to the orchards! Take a stroll through the olive orchards with farmer Ian de Villiers who will explain how to grow, maintain and harvest olives. We then move from orchard to press as Petrus van Eeden, our resident olive man, […]