Besticide: How to make an organic insecticide using household ingredients
19 April 2018
Surely the reason for growing your own food and flowers is that you know the love and labour you’ve put in will manifest in nutritional value and beauty. Read more
Gardening with Babylonstoren has turned over a new leaf
27 March 2018
If you’re an avid gardener you will know about our community-driven gardening app, Gardening with Babylonstoren. Well, the app is turning over a new leaf and is now moving to Candide, a brand new app with a new look, and most importantly, lots of new features. Read more
Growing Pears in a Bottle
20 March 2018
It’s one of those conversation starters: how did the pear get into the bottle? The answer: with an age-old French technique, and a lot of patience. Read more
3 Harvest-Time Recipes with Grapes
21 February 2018
Harvest season is an exciting time on the farm. Both winemaker and chef eagerly await the ripening of our bounty of grapes, the first of which is the crop of Chardonnay. The harvest is divided up to be used to great effect in the cellar and Babel kitchen respectively. Read more
In Search of Jan van Riebeeck's Apple
30 January 2018
Just above the cultivated Kirstenbosch Gardens, amongst the lush indigenous forestry on the Southeast slopes of Table Mountain, grows an ancient wine apple tree. Read more
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