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Heritage Fair | Stellenbosch Village Museum

lance — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Fun for the whole family. There will be an amazing race through the museum to keep the children busy. Workshops will be held on the day, beading, oil painting, Arabic-Afrikaans writing tradition and more. Malayan choir, Boereorkes and more live performances. Good food, and wine tasting. The entrance fee is payable at the Museum’s ticket sales office in Ryneveld Street and includes all workshops hosted on the day.

Jannie du Toit & Vriende

lance — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Join the renowned Jannie du Toit and his musical friends for a concert filled with acoustic folk and pop hits from the 60s, French and German classics, as well as original songs. The concert is in support of the good work of the National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities, with all artists and the theatre combining forces! Featuring Laurinda Hofmeyr, Fearika Heyns, the Franzsen family (Riël, Lars, Karin, and Tanja), Dirk Aldrich, Annelie du Plessis-Hoberg (flute), and pianist Gerhard Niemand. Tickets will also be for sale at the door.

Stellenbosch Wine Festival

jenna — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 15:00:00 +0000

The Stellenbosch Wine Festival is the key event of Wine Town Stellenbosch – a focused celebration of wine in and around Stellenbosch. The wine festival will take place in the Stellenbosch Town Hall over 4 & 5 August 2023 and tickets include wine and food vouchers. Date: 4 & 5 August 2023 Time: Friday 17h00 – 21h00 & Saturday 14h00 – 18h00 Venue: Stellenbosch Town Hall Walk around Tasting, including food and 18 tasting vouchers.

Grow your own veggies (workshop for kids aged 8–12)

jenna — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Babylonstoren’s veggie garden is a magical place with tasty morsels growing overhead and underfoot. The farm prides itself on the seasonal vegetables that abound in our gardens, and we are happy to share our experience. With guidance and top growing tips from master gardener, Brent Reid, you can learn to grow your own. Sow seeds, make cuttings and start potting in this vegetable growing class where you get to pick and nibble as you plant. You’ll get to take home some vegetable seedlings to grow at home and impress the folks. Juice and light snack are included. R350p.p.

Craft your own homemade soaps

jenna — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Learn how to make your own natural soap using Babylonstoren’s olive and essential oils as inspiration. The experience kicks off with a visit to our farm’s aromatic fields to harvest rosemary, lavender or rose geranium. In Babylonstoren Scented Room, you’ll learn how essential oils are distilled before using these in your own soap. Practical advice on the intricacies of natural soapmaking, such as infusing, preparing and casting soap will be shared by Babylonstoren’s in-house compounder, Gavin Hendricks. Steaming coffee from our Lekker Room is served upon arrival. Lunch at the Tasting Room is included. R900p.p.

Compost 101: Let’s get down and dirty

jenna — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000

his hands-on workshop is led by our head gardener, Alex Bosman, who will share all his secrets on how to make several different types of compost through the selection of different types of materials and ingredients. The aim of the class is to better understand different soils and where to apply the different types of compost between your annual and perennial plants in your garden. Steaming coffee from our Lekker Room is served upon arrival. Lunch in the Greenhouse is included.

Sharpen your fruit-tree pruning skills

jenna — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000

A good trim goes a long way to ensure a good crop of fruit next season! Spend the day learning from Anton Roux, our pruning pro, as he guides you on how and where to prune fruit trees into shape – be it peach, plum, quince or fig. Steaming coffee from our Lekker Room is served upon arrival. Lunch at the Greenhouse Restaurant is included.

Spice it up! Harness the golden glow of turmeric and root spices

jenna — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Join master gardener, Gundula Deutschländer, for an earthy masterclass in root spices. Be prepared to get your hands dirty for this one, as you’ll be digging for turmeric and ginger gold. Our guests will be invited to follow our Spice Trail through the various places on Babylonstoren where these spices become heated topics and concludes with a hearty, belly-warming meal within our exotic Spice House. Steaming coffee from our Lekker Room is served upon arrival. Lunch at the Spice House is included. R900p.p.

Explore the magic world of mushrooms

jenna — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Spend the day with Babylonstoren’s head gardener, Alex Bosman, to discover more about the functions and uses of fungi. Walk the farm to better understand how fungi fulfill a role in our garden. Enter our mushroom grow room to see how we cultivate different types of mushrooms for our restaurants. Alex will also share and demonstrate a few tricks to cultivate oyster mushrooms and under his guidance, you’ll fill your own oak logs with shiitake plugs, to grow (and harvest) at home. Steaming coffee from our Lekker Room is served upon arrival. Lunch at the Greenhouse Restaurant is included R900p.p.

Winter vine weaving

jenna — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Harness the beauty of winter with flower artist, Constance Stuurman, in this creative workshop. We’ll be using bare willow branches and dormant vine prunings and bring them back to life to create our own winter-inspired decor. Guests will cut and weave a basket or try their hand at a scare crow to ‘plant’ in your vegetable garden at home. The morning kicks off in the garden, our main muse for creativity even in the bare winter. Steaming coffee from our Lekker Room is served upon arrival. Lunch in the Greenhouse is included. R900p.p.