Category — Farm

Farm Homes for Sale

This property is situated on the boundaries of the Bergriver and surrounded by famous wineries. The Cape Dutch house dates back to 1920. The farm is currently let with a 6 month notice period and has a good rental income. Until 2006 the farm has produced Merlot wines and cold pressed olive oil. Good area, nice views, easy access and close to centre of Paarl. The farm is adjacent to a bird sanctuary with large dams and plenty of bird life. This property needs renovation and has great potential to be re-developed into a wine and olive estate with guest accomodation facilities. Census Real Estate are specialists in Lifestyle, Hospitality and Investment property in the Cape Winelands of South Africa

How to Farm

A wonderful book for anyone interested in starting their own homestead or small farm. This book will show you how to be self reliant and build the things you’ll need. There are more than 200 illustrations showing you how to make handy farm devices. You’ll learn about the farmer’s workshop and tools, running a grindstone, making a dumb waiter, making a cradle, how to clean a well, how to stake out stock, bee keeping, how to transplant trees, how to build a bridge for a small stream, how to keep a gate from sagging, important points in house building, how to build small greenhouses, advice on the best way to split wood, black smithing, and much, much more in this thrift-conscious and environmentally wise book. Wilder Publications is a green publisher. All of our books are printed to order. This reduces waste and helps us keep prices low while greatly reducing our impact on the environment.

Originally published in 1909, “Handy Farm Devices” is more than an engaging trip down memory lane. For any small farmer or homesteader, the techniques and devices described in detail are just as useful, durable, and fully functional today as they were 75 years ago. You will learn to build a portable chicken coop, a stone boat (for moving stone), a lightweight orchard ladder, gates that don’t sag, and a handy wood splitter, as well as rudimentary farm structures, well houses, bee hives, a baby’s cradle, a cheese press and much more. The charming, turn-of-the-century language and useful and inspirational quotes from Shakespeare, the Bible, Bacon, Longfellow and many others make this book a delight to read. –Mark A. Hetts

Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them