Winter menu coming soon

Every season, we change our menu at Babel restaurant. And since the winter is just around the corner, it is almost time to do so once again.  Of course, you cannot just compile a menu full of ideas: all the combinations must be tested and tasted to ensure that it will work.  So this is exactly what we got stuck into yesterday. Sometimes hard work can be fun, too!

Keep an eye out for the new Babel menu, due out of 1 June! In the meantime, don’t miss out on our Summer menu, still running for a few more weeks.

Our Edible Garden

Our4 ha vegetable garden really is the heart of  the Babylonstoren farm.  Each one of the 300 varieties of fruit and vegetables grown there is edible, and you can see exactly what we grow in our garden here.

Every morning one of our waiters goes out with the garden staff to harvest the fresh produce of the day, and the food they pick is included in our menus, both at Babel restaurant, as well as at the Tearoom. Here are Julian and Constance busy harvesting this morning’s crop of violets, and tomarillos too.

If you’d like to find out more, we have a daily hour guided garden tour, starting at 10am, and taking about 1.5 hours to complete. Please remember that bookings are essential, and you can make a reservation by email at: enquiries@babylonstoren.com.

Today's garden tour was led by Constance-Marie, and here is the group of friends who took the tour just before setting off this morning.

Winter warmth

Slowly but surely, winter is approaching, and when it’s chilly like this , we can’t think of a better way to beat the winter blues than to spend a night or two at our farm hotel. Our cottages are the perfect place to sit and relax next to a cosy fireplace, with a book from the handpicked library we provide in each room.

Tempted?  Well, come and experience it for yourself! Find out more about our accommodation options on our website, or call reservations at 27 (0) 21 863 3852.

Early morning on the farm

There’s nothing as lovely as an early morning on the farm after a few days of rain, with everything looking and smelling so nice and fresh and crisp.  The sun is breaking through, and the birds are singing as we bustle about, preparing Babylonstoren for all our weekend guests. We’re looking forward to seeing all of you!

Wurmkompostering

Ons het n wurmkomposteringsproses begin so vyf maande terug . Handevol erdwurm Eisenia Fetida was in ons gesorteerde kombuisafval geplaas, met die idee om baie waardevolle kompos te maak. En nou is ons bly om te sê dat ons die “vrugte” - ons eie wurmkompos – uiteindelik kan pluk.

Ons kombuisafval is in die vorm van windrye neergelê met dakkies vir koelte, en daarna die klaargemaakte kompos is in kleiner hope gemaak om die wurms van die kompos te kan skei.

Herwonne papier by die teetuin word ook gebruik om kompos te maak.

Hier wys Pieter Pieterse ’n mangopit wat begin ontkiem en sommer sterk begin groei het in die vrugbare komposhoop.