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Internationally acclaimed poets gather at Spier
FEBRUARY 24, 2014 | The renowned South African writer and artist Breyten Breytenbach brings together poets from around the world for the second season of The dancing in other words Spier Poetry Festival. The festival combines literary debate with poetry readings at Spier near Stellenbosch on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th May.
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Gemma goes hunting
FEBRUARY 24, 2014 | Recently Gemma, one of Eagle Encounters' more adventurous spotted eagle owls, was found hiding behind the delicious monsters in the owl enclosure. We discovered that she was hiding a baby olive house snake in her beak.
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Spier Secret Harvest Market
JANUARY 08, 2014 | Celebrate the Cape’s culinary bounty on Saturday 15 March at Spier’s Secret Harvest Market.
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Valentine's Full Moon Picnic
JANUARY 06, 2014 | Make this Valentine’s Day unforgettable with a romantic evening picnic under the stars at Spier.
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Limited edition Blind Astronomer range released
DECEMBER 02, 2013 | Two handcrafted, limited edition wines have been released as part of the new Spier Collaborative Series, which pays tribute to the work done by recipients of the Spier Arts Patronage Programme which supports extraordinary artists over an extended period of time.
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The 7 reasons we planted shelter belts on the Spier farm
DECEMBER 02, 2013 | Look closely at the photo above (taken October 2013), and you can see a bumble bee in the middle of the picture enjoying the nectar of the keurboom (virgilia oroboidies). This tree was planted in our first shelterbelt alongside our first pastures two and a half years ago.
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