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April 19th, 2016
It’s believed that station commander Jan van Riebeeck planted the first quince trees in Africa from pips that he brought from Holland. Quince trees are often used as rootstock for other fruit trees. In our garden, we’ve grafted old-fashioned medlar trees onto some quince rootstock.
October 2nd, 2015
You know that slightly rushed, panicked feeling that characterises most of our lives? It is no excuse. Bees have it too, in fact they live to be only six or seven weeks old. What they achieve in so little time is remarkable. Through their masterful pollination skills and their sexy little dances, they are responsible for over one third of all the food we eat.
April 7th, 2015
We grow quite a number of olive cultivars, some we use for pickling, and the rest we use to make our extra virgin olive oil. ...
October 30th, 2013
Summer is here and we’re enjoying watching the last spring blossoms turning into ripening fruits.
Our new summer menu in Babel is inspired by the ...
September 30th, 2013
October is mushroom month at Babylonstoren. In our mushroom cellar, a hi-tech space in which light, humidity and temperature are strictly controlled, we are ...
August 6th, 2013
A great Boland convention is waterblommetjiebredie (a delectable, hearty stew). Waterblommetjie (Aponogeton distachyos) literally denotes “water flower” and is endemic to the Western Cape. During the ...
July 9th, 2013
Seeking a creative alternative for everyday table salt? We’ve been making a biltong and olive salt for the farm shop and restaurant. This salt compliments ...
March 13th, 2013
One of our favourite breakfasts (and a great mid-afternoon snack, too). We offer a fresh fruit, yoghurt and muesli or granola breakfast to our hotel guests ...
August 10th, 2012
There’s some pretty icy weather forecast for the Western Cape this weekend, so we can’t think of anything more appropriate than making a big pot ...