‘We made the move’ From city life in Joburg to the farm life in Rhodes, Make your own compost Six ways to turn kitchen and garden waste into black gold and Passion fruit You can still enjoy the tropical flavours of granadilla long after the harvest...

In this issue of Platteland: Green hygiene - Practical tips for garden health; Errieda du Toit’s inspired autumn fare; Full steam ahead - A nostalgic look at the grand old dames of rail; Orania - Back to the future? Skin deep - The story of Karoo lanolin and the merinos in charge and Sabie RiverValley - We explore the hidden gems.

In this issue of go! Platteland: Our platteland after 10 years + Bun Booyens’ thoughts on rural decline; Discover the great spirit of Kleinmond; Photo essay - Casting light on the darkness; Kambro - Karoo oasis in the middle of nowhere; Marita van der Vyver - Travel slow, take the detours, find the pulse of your country and Festive summer plates from Herman Lensing and Ilse van der Merwe.

In this issue of go! Platteland: Let’s go Dutch! - Find out where Woolies’s tulips‘hatch’, Masterclass: how to make bitterballen, appeltaart & kletskopjes; Rugby fever brings hope to Van Wyksvlei; Plet's homeless reap rewards from a food and medicine garden; Is your pet more than just an animal?; Plants that restore humans and the soil en Koringberg - A golden 100!

In this issue of go! Platteland: Ever seen  an 8-year-old farmer master large machinery?; Graaff-Reinet - Ageing gracefully… and typically Karoo!; Riebeek-Kasteel's - 'egg tannie' gets cracking!; Enchanting Groot-Marico - That’s the spirit!; 'Build' soil with your own forest plus compost within 6 hours? - We test the iCompost and Invest in a dairy ....and 'earn' your milk, butter and yoghurt.

In this issue of go! Platteland: Open Gardens - Ramble (and dream) amid the splendour in Hogsback & Bedford; Photo essay - Break your journey with a visit to Colesberg; Pieter Hoffman - One man spearheading change in Carnarvon; Harvest to Table - Recipes from the Sandveld; Kliprand - Barely there... and Barrydale - ‘A spaceship dropped us off here!’

In this issue of go! Platteland: Let's relax! - 2 Special menus - Ina Paarman shares fuss-free fare from her latest book and Isabella Niehaus prepares a West Coast feast; Photo Essay - Middelburg hosts the very first wool festival; Smokin'! - SA’s own handrolled cigars; 21st-century home industry - Taste the Breede RiverValley in a bottle; De Rust - Heaven on earth in the Little Karoo and Forging ahead - The ancient craft of smithery.

We explore Vanderkloof, a peaceful Karoo town tucked away among koppies on the shore of South Africa’s second-largest dam. Alan Duggan went
looking for people with an affinity for flowing water, and came away with
a plan for the rest of his life. The beauty of the Tankwa Karoo, captured by Adriaan Oosthuizen.

In this issue of go! Platteland: Don't cut them all down, says Dave Pepler - Blue gums; Join us on a stroll through Prince Albert; Backwaters of the Molopo - Discover Piet Plessis, Bray, Tosca and Vorstershoop; Genadendal - Hallowed haven in the Overberg; Explore the Wilge River’s valley of plenty and New beginnings in Koperfontein.

In this issue of go! Platteland: A dry river comes to life... Miracle in the Kalahari; Clocolan - Through Obie Oberholzer's lens; Lavender blooms in the Free State + Rosendal is enjoying a revival; Entrepreneur - Meet the woman who farms with flies; Steenbokpan - The Bushveld at its most serene; Mariana Esterhuizen from Stanford on the ground rules of Potatoes - 6 recipes from around the world and Grow your own wild food.

In this issue of Platteland: Pick the right guard dog; Fly-fishing - Hooked on the Eastern Cape!; Put down roots in Swellendam; Downsizing is all the rage… But is a tiny home for you?; Kampersrus - Where travellers come to rest; Healthy eating - 10 superfoods to plant in your garden and Explore the Northern Cape - Willemsrivier - Where the emptiness is as beautiful as the flowers, Pella - A downpouring of rain and blessings, Pofadder -  Pull up a chair at the Bushmanland long table.

In this issue of go! Platteland: Go all out with vegetables - No garden? Rent an allotment!, Peas: pick and enjoy them now, A lunar gardener reaps the rewards; 10 Years on - Simply Bee is flying high; Hops - The source of the bitterness in your beer; All hands on deck in Trompsburg; Photorealism - Artist Willem Pretorius shares new platteland ‘snapshots’from his book; Rouxville - An award-winning author returns to his roots; Poet Carina Stander - ‘We love it here in Tsitsikamma’.

In this issue of Platteland: Veganism - How a vet grew a healing garden; Thinking big in the Karoo - Merweville’s nougat ‘sisters’, Garlic products that pack a punch, The merino farmer who makes jam; Go hiking with Beaufort West’s ‘farmers of silence’; You're invited! - Prince Albert’s Open Studios - A photo essay by Samantha Reinders; Ghost stories to get your skin crawling; Henley on klip - Pastoral bliss on Joburg’s doorstep and Annelien Pienaar’s meat manual is out now! We share 8 of her best recipes.

In this issue of Go! Platteland: Snip a cutting! - Sharing is caring; Lüneburg - German hospitality at its best in KZN; DIY - Planters made from paper; Entrepreneur - Lotions & potions from the Lowveld; Coming up roses - Ludwig’s turns 50; Strange pets - From a bearded dragon to a baby aardvark; Wupperthal* - Rising from the ashes (*Yes, with an ‘h’!); A reader’s warning Cats and lilies are a fatal combo; Food with feeling - Chef Mynhardt’s recipe for coping with a pandemic.

Take a Sunday stroll in Vanrhynsdorp . Lebanese flavours for a festive table. Unwind on a West Coast
beach farm. 

In this issue of go! Platteland: Is cannabis a cure-all? - Make your own cannabis oil, honey with a buzz; Take a walk! - It's good for you; Tesselaarsdal - Faith, hope and love in the Overberg; Plastics - Simpler labels for effective recycling; Photo Essay - Rooibos - From the Cederberg to your teacup; Horses - Companions & healers (and a huge responsibility) and Baby Marrows - Bland and boring? Think again!

A spirit of creativity reigns in White River in the “Slowveld”. Explore four ghost towns of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. For a young Hartbeespoort couple, distilling spirits has its challenges and rewards. Dr Donovan Kirkwood sets out the myths and facts about spekboom.

In Ohrigstad, Limpopo, your neighbour is your best friend. The drought in Bushmanland, seen through Chrismari van der Westhuizen’s camera lens. Have you heard of Val, the smallest place in South Africa with a postal code?

Karoo debate- Locals and visitors need to combat regional drought and decline. Meet
the tree whisperer of Albertinia. Farm your own fish for the table – in your back yard!

Meet the goat’smilk- cheese makers of Mbombela. Vosburg is not your average Karoo town. Jac Kritzinger has
captured the late-winter beauty of the Overberg landscape. Around 1948, the Bosluis Basters of the Northern Cape were allocated a piece of land in the Richtersveld where they could settle.

The dos and don’ts of caring for cats and dogs. Under the spell of Underberg. Meet the retirees from Settlers who give old tractors a new life. Alongside the N4 lie Machadodorp, Waterval Boven and Waterval Onder… Do pop in!

Matatiele may roam among three provinces, but its residents have their roots sunk deep the soil. Meet the Greek and the Boeremeisie who make bubbly in Hout Bay. This album is Sam Reinders’ ode to the Karoo.

In Skukuza, “capital” of the Kruger, locals live in harmony with nature and one another. Matjiesfontein: the
town that never really became a town. Meet the man behind the cocktail-syrup brand Blue Bee (yes, also in Kleinmond!).

Unwind beside the waters of Chrissiesmeer. Antoinette Pienaar’s still life in the Karoo. DIY- Make your own all-natural body products. Life through the lens on a farm in Bushmanland.

Stop over and explore Richmond, Booktown of the Karoo. How Liedjiesbos outside Bloem became a haven for animals, art, plants and people. Limpopo’s Rooiberg: the renaissance of a former tin town. Chrisma Butchery in Rawsonville is a family business in the true sense of the word.

Where in the world is Tonteldoos?(Not even the government knows). Geluksburg -The town time forgot. Call of the Kalahari- Kathu • Kuruman • Hotazel. Starting a community garden?

Meet the blind ice-cream maker of Tweespruit. St Lucia: Natural beauty,
exciting wildlife and lovely people. A beginner’s guide to exploring the wonders of the night sky (warning: it’s addictive!). Two artists
didn’t have to go far from the city to find their happy place in Wellington.

The Overberg village Baardskeerdersbos has been attracting more and more weekend visitors. Destination One dam, three provinces… Get to know the people who live around the Gariep. The story of the Karoo Donkey Sanctuary is a remarkable one of a huge rescue effort.

Visit Nieu-Bethesda and your life will definitely change. Light, laughter, life. The Owl House through Sam Reinders’ lens. Sustainable firewood We test the nine best options... and please let’s leave kameeldoring alone. This winter head for the Panorama Route in Mpumalanga.

We explore Heidelberg, which might as well be a suburb of Johannesburg. Riebeek-West and Riebeek-Kasteel are not your typical Swartland towns – wine, olives, fruit
and dining attract the tourists. A farm stall in Biesiesvlei, North West, is worth a stopover. 

Meet Betta of the blue bus. Composting toilets -The new long drop. Beginner gardeners take note: it’s easy to start with onions, chives, garlic and leeks. We take a closer look at why so many platteland parents are taking their kids out of school. 

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