A new Environmental Education Centre was launched last week at Delvera farm, at the foot of Klapmutskop. Representatives from the adjoining farms mingled amongst children from the farm school at Elsenburg who attended the launch. You could follow them by listening to the shrieks when they came up close and personal with some of the animals! The idea for a greater … [Read more...]
Hoe boer mens koolstof-neutraal?
Hoe op aarde boer jy intensief sonder om koolstofdioksied te produseer? ‘n Kollega vertel my van Backsberg se koolstofneutraliteit (al sedert 2006) en ek hoor iets daarvan oor die radio. ‘n Hele nuwe konsep vir my. Ek maak ‘n afspraak met die eienaar Michael Back. Sy eerste vraag aan my: “How serious are you about organic farming?” betrap my onkant en ek mompel iets van … [Read more...]
Boek Resensie – Rus vir die hele aarde deur Ernst Conradie
Die Bybel is nie ‘n wetenskaphandboek nie. Daar is baie aspekte van ons daaglikse moderne lewe wat glad nie deur die Bybel aangespreek word nie. ‘n Goeie voorbeeld is die ekologiese krisis waarmee ons vandag gekonfronteer word. Reg? Verkeerd! In Ernst Conradie se 'Rus vir die hele aarde' wemel dit van Bybelverse met ‘n ekologiese inslag – van Genesis reg deur tot in … [Read more...]
Global worming against global warming?
A supermarket started an earthworm farm at their packing stores in Kraaifontein to dispose of their organic waste in a responsible way. The vermicast was used in their office gardens. But when they wanted to expand their buildings, something had to make way and the worms were chosen. They decided to stick to their principal of 'dispose of in a responsible way' and contacted a … [Read more...]
Back to basics with slow wines
What attracted me to Waterkloof wines, as a horse lover, was that they use horses in their vineyards. I reckoned it was to lower their carbon footprint, but Christiaan Loots, the farm manager, assured me that it was economically motivated. Waterkloof is situated just outside Somerset West on the old Sir Lowry’s Pass road, about halfway to the village. 32 of the 53 hectares … [Read more...]
