Our olive trees bow heavy with fruit as autumn burnishes the farm in sepia tones of old gold. The rhythm shifts from the hurried press of grapes to the steady crush of olives, with the 2025 olive oil vintage taking shape.

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A week in the life of Babylonstoren’s VIP garden workers, by our resident beekeeper and entomologist, Arné Stander.  

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Die gevoel van die somer is nog met ons, maar alles gebeur teen ’n effens stadiger pas, en ons raak bewus van die natuur wat homself begin voorberei op die volgende seisoen. Daar is dikker skille, digter vlees en meer gekonsentreerde suikers. Die tuin deel haar skatte in amber, goud en robynrooi, en elkeen wat geduldig hierop wag, word beloon met ongeëwenaarde geure.

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As summer’s flush softens, the rush of quick ripening gives way to a slower, more deliberate transformation. Skins thicken, flesh densifies and sugars concentrate, ...

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It’s coming on pumpkin season at Babylonstoren, and if there’s one person with gourds on the mind, it’s Tenecia Stevens. Tenecia meticulously tends to the young tendrils as they creep and grow from spring through summer. Come autumn, her squash crop is a modern-day Cinderella story with giant gourds, big enough to sit on. 

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