Spring Peas: From planting to plating

October 25th, 2022


Snap. Crackle. POP! The preferred breakfast snack of our green-fingered queen of the nursery tunnels, Elzé Bresler, isn’t puffed rice, but a colourful and ...

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Blood Oranges: We’re seeing ruby red!

August 25th, 2022


It’s the fruit of the winter gods. When the garden seems stalled in its seasonal slumber and most of the orchards stand bare against ...

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Sun’s Out! Babylonstoren is going solar

July 13th, 2022


“Beeeep!” That comforting sound when the microwave lets you know that the power is back on after two and a half hours of waiting. ...

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WORLD BEE DAY: A Day in the Life of a Babylonstoren Entomologist

May 20th, 2022


You’ll spot him strutting around on the farm in a white beekeeper’s suit, guiding guests to peek inside the humming beehives at one of ...

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Tomato? Tomato! Heirloom Tomatoes at Babylonstoren

May 6th, 2022


The new nursery tunnels at Babylonstoren, earmarked to produce heirloom crops of tomato and cucumbers, have come alive this year with rambling vines stretching ...

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In Honour of Eggs

April 25th, 2022


Eggs are the original superfood. They’re small but powerful and packed with high-quality protein, all wrapped in a neat little long-life shell. In the ...

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Babylonstoren Wine Museum

March 14th, 2022


Take a walk through The Story of Wine







Babylonstoren’s new wine museum was inaugurated this month. ...

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Growing heirloom cucumbers at Babylonstoren

February 17th, 2022


There’s a rustle in the new tunnels at Babylonstoren where the finest heirloom cucumbers are stretching up their rambling arms and bearing the most ...

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Ou Brulparra

January 25th, 2022


They lurk by the side of the lavender patch and tilapia ponds … motionlessly awaiting the heat of the day when youngsters draw near. ...

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Bloom of Ages: The Lotuses of Babylonstoren

December 20th, 2021


They’re admired the world over for their transcendent beauty … delicate flower crowns that appear to float on water and exist only for a ...

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