Animals of Soetmelksvlei

September 20th, 2024


The Handmade Tale



Chapter 2







Farms in the late 19th century relied heavily on ...

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Maestra of Mozzarella

April 26th, 2024


Behind Babylonstoren #6: Alta Eybers







“Water buffalo?!” she says incredulously. “If someone had told me five years ...

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How to create an ideal bee habitat in your garden

May 20th, 2021

In celebration of World Bee Day, Arné Stander, entomologist at Babylonstoren, shares some tips to create an ideal bee habitat at home.

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Ek wil ook koop!

August 12th, 2014

A visitor mistakenly left the gate to the pen open today, and Meisiekind came in to do some shopping. After a bit of a browse she left...without breaking a thing.

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Our Permanent Guests

December 4th, 2012

One of the many lovely things about staying in the Babylonstoren Farm Hotel is that there’s no need to climb into an elevator to go ...

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Our Herd of Ducks

July 4th, 2011


Visitors to Babylonstoren need to prepare themselves to possibly come across a herd of ducks during their visit. And yes, the collective noun for ...

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