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Sunday, 12 May: ‘My Mother always said’ Mother’s Day Lunch
MARTS 26, 2013 | My mother always said: ‘Never run after a man or a bus – there is always another one coming.’ –Tessa Kiros, Limoncello & Linen Water
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Sunday, 31 March: Easter Sunday Lunch and Egg Hunt
MARTS 26, 2013 | There’s no better way to ring in the season of chicks and bunnies than in the surrounds of Spier’s magical farmyard. When you arrive on Sunday morning, your kids will be invited to visit the chicken coup to collect freshly laid eggs, which they’ll get to paint and decorate. Once that’s done, a traditional Easter egg hunt will ensue…
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Lorraine’s Zucchini Soufflé with Baked Goats Cheese and Pancetta Cream
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Harvest 2013 overview
MARTS 19, 2013 | 2013’s Harvest is almost complete, and we sat down with Cellar Master Frans Smit to find out how the wine harvest is progressing. This vintage had a very cool build-up to harvest and an unusually cool February, resulting in great fruit concentration, specifically on the white wines. Frans also think 2013 will be remembered for some great white wines. 2013 Wines will also be characterised by good natural acidity, meaning they will age well.
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Today’s photo: Hand sorting Pinotage 2013
FEBRUAR 07, 2013 | Pinotage, with it’s finicky and temperamental character is true to it’s South African roots.
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What is an Eggmobile? More about our laying hen operation.
JANUAR 07, 2013 | What is an Eggmobile? More about our laying hen operation.An Eggmobile is a mobile hen house. Inspired by Joel Salatin who I learnt about reading The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan. We have 10 on our farm with each housing 250 hens. Below is a picture taken in early September 2012 as the girls are heading out for another day of free ranging on our pastures. (This is genuine free range not the theoretical access to the free range that you actually buy when you buy free range. More about this later in the blog.)
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