Hard Workers

May 29th, 2012

Please meet the hard workers, without whom we couldn’t get our honey into our bottles, and into the farm shop!


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Young Waterblommetjies

May 25th, 2012

A perfect accompaniment to the cold, wet Cape winter weather is a warm pot of waterblommetjiebrede, made with the flowers of a waterlily plant – ...

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Cordially Yours

May 21st, 2012

You may already know that the themes of the menus at Babylonstoren revolve around what is in season in our garden, and with over 300 ...

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Our Edible Garden

May 11th, 2012

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 ...

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Wurmkompostering

April 30th, 2012

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 ...

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Strawberry Popcorn

April 26th, 2012


Ever heard of strawberry popcorn? We’ve been having fun growing, harvesting… and then popping it!

The plants of this beautiful heirloom ornamental maize ...

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A visit from Giles Guillot – Part ii

April 16th, 2012

Part II of a blog post written by head gardener of Prieuré Notre-Dame d’Orsan, after his stay at Babylonstoren in March. Click here to read ...

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A Visit from Giles Guillot – Part I

April 12th, 2012

When planning the 8 acres of formal garden at Babylonstoren, we drew upon the expertise of Patrice Taravella of Prieuré Notre-Dame d’Orsan, the gardens in ...

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Autumn’s Golden Apples

April 3rd, 2012

Quince, the ancient fruit from northern Persia, is coming back into favour as people rediscover its unique, delicious taste and fragrance.  At Babylonstoren, the quince ...

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What’s a Tussie-Mussie?

March 27th, 2012

If you found a tussie-mussie, would you know what to do with it? Well, our hotel guests all find a tussie-mussie in their bathroom, with ...

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