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Malnutrition starts in the soil. The paradox that is agriculture.
Hello Obesity, starvation and infertility are all forms of malnutrition which starts in the soil. 1. We, South Africa, are now the third most
The asthma drug that helps finish your beef.
Dear Reader. Less than 1% of the beef marketed in South Africa is grass fed beef. The rest is produced in a feedlot where grains
The farms I grew up on are now part of 120,000 hectares of economically sterile land.
Dear Reader My father left his farms, for which he was paid by the government, this past Saturday the 31st of May 2014. Like all
The biggest lie in agriculture is free range eggs.
Dear Reader “We need conventional, chemical, toxic, GMO and soil destroying agriculture to feed the world” – This used to be the biggest lie in
An opportunity lost due to the fanaticism of the vegans.
Dear Reader. I cannot remember who said it but the ferocity with which you defend your position is directly proportional to the insecurity you feel
Why we chose to plant our pastures this past week.
Hello Farming BioDynamically is about farming in harmony with nature. In particular the energies that enable fertility and fecundity. We have just planted 20 hectares
Vegetarianism, and it’s meager cousin Veganism, is not the answer. Eating more beef is.
Dear Reader. I would like to be very specific about the second sentence above. Eating more grass fed beef is a partly correct answer. Eating
Free choice mineral lick – Balancing our soils biologically as opposed to mechanically.
Dear Reader All soils are deficient in minerals. Some a lot more than others. Plants growing in those soils will have the same deficiency that
The scariest document I have read this year – Roundup in chicken manure
Dear Reader The two main issues are first, that by using this manure you could be inadvertently be applying a herbicide to your land and
Shelterbelts. Part of our pasture management system.
Hello dear Reader If you look closely at the above photo, taken in October 2013, you can see a bumble bee in the middle of
The worst agricultural practice.
Every sixth months, in the five years that I have been farming, I meet a smart, driven, talented individual who is doing what they do
Two opposing views of work in the wine cellar. Sulphur and it’s alternatives. Recovering the lost art of agriculture.
Dear Reader This past weekend we had the great privilege of having Nicolas Joly visit Spier as part of the Secret Festival. His 4 hour