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With the first road, the new place is accessible a

With the first road, the new place is accessible and I thought it well to make a quick hello and update video. We marked out some spots for building shelter and planned animal camps out this last weekend. See the video at https://youtu.be/HBmSkMhD3z8

Apologies for not posting in a long time. Been so

Apologies for not posting in a long time. Been so busy trying to put a foot down on the new farm. Been scraping access into the wilderness with as little damage as possible. Almost done. Will try to get a video out on YouTube asap. Be good and safe !

Trolley Company's MeshXL has been a major labour s

Trolley Company's MeshXL has been a major labour saver for me in only 2 weeks so far. 100kg loaded here, put of the 350 Max. A small scale, homestead must have.

This is just the drainage from 300m of gravel road

This is just the drainage from 300m of gravel road. I can't help but imagine what all this water could do if captured into lines or swales for soil penetration... Let alone how much water such a small piece of land can catch. It's so much. Gurgle gurgle.

Freak winds took my new chicken tractor 2 storeys

Freak winds took my new chicken tractor 2 storeys up and destroyed it :( going to have to bend and repair it all week *sob*

So much water. 160mm over 2 weeks and 40 in the la

So much water. 160mm over 2 weeks and 40 in the last few hours. Soaked clay. Swales is not the answer everywhere. Welcoming the rains though , just wish it was not while we needed to move things off the old farm 🤠

New kids in die coldest, wettest days we have. And

New kids in die coldest, wettest days we have. And we need to pack and move all of them to the new farm as well. Eeeeek

A bit of winter mild ferment in the form of lemons

A bit of winter mild ferment in the form of lemons, molasses, cloves and grapes. Nothing to see here...

One solution to get internet from a tower 25km awa

One solution to get internet from a tower 25km away. Rural isolation solutions. More about this soon at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJYoOZq1FB8UGA7d5wWTVVA

Chicken tractor #1 for the Barbi d'ucles finished!

Chicken tractor #1 for the Barbi d'ucles finished!

Hello friends. This was compacted clay a year ago.

Hello friends. This was compacted clay a year ago. Bacterial boosts thanks to animal hooves, manure and other nitrogen sources turned this into perfectly arable soil. Other than providing and being food, providing services and doing a lot of good overall, animals are also a lot of fun on the stead. Keep an eye out for a video on this soon on the channel.

Morning frenzy. Some days they just don't want to

Morning frenzy. Some days they just don't want to free range without a kickstart.

The various, massive permaculture swales doing bul

The various, massive permaculture swales doing bulk dryland water harvesting over at Charls farm. Really stunning to see after just one month of rain. Good work, guys!

Ground dug furnace with forced air port from the s

Ground dug furnace with forced air port from the side to melt metal. One of those nights where just a braai won't be enough. Hehehe.

Scouting and filming day for the next YouTube vide

Scouting and filming day for the next YouTube video. Karoo veld is still damp from.the rains. Please subscribe to stay in touch over at the YT channel.

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