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Recycling lives
Turn last night’s empty wine bottle into today’s funky work of art is the motivation behind Bottle Craft who are not only recycling glasses, they are transforming poverty stricken craftsmen into self employed entrepreneurs.

Grow Your Own
Start growing your own wonderful herbs with this set of three growing tins, including Purple Basil, Flowering Oregano & Chive seeds. Keep them on your windowsill, water them every now and then and you’ll have fresh herbs whenever you need them.

If you happen to dislodge a nest during tree felling then consider how you can rescue any fledglings or injured birds.

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What do a fog harvester, olive trees and wonder bags all have in common? They are either products or projects of the Goedgedacht Trust, which operates from a 1704 farm of that name on the Kasteelberg in the Cape.

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Wilma and Rodney, residents of Riviersonderend in the Overberg region have stunned the gardening world with their remarkable creation. They have fashioned flower beds and walkways using glass bottles, and constructed a lapa out of plastic bottle caps and left over water piping.

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I have a confession to make. I am involved in a long-term relationship with not one, but three individuals. All aliens, I’m afraid. I can’t help myself, their roots go deep and the relationships go back to my childhood.

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The Enchantrix superb new cleaning range is highly concentrated and only very small quantities need to be used to get great results.

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Tucked away in the farm lands of Wellington you will find Bloublommetjieskloof Biodynamic Farm, a miracle of creation begun 35 years ago by the pioneering Jeanne Malherbe.

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