go! Platteland Magazine - Winter 2021

In this issue

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.

A Splash Of England At The Klip

At the turn of the previous century, a delightful fragment of rural England rooted itself among the willows on the banks of the Klip River, south of Johannesburg. Welcome to Henley on Klip, where you can expect a few pleasant surprises.

10+ mins

Where You Hear The Earth's Heartbeat

In the folds of the Nuweveld Mountains, about 70km southwest of Beaufort West, Douwe and Liezl Vlok have realised their dream: to live simply and to tread the earth as lightly as they can. Let’s go for a walk in their footsteps.

10+ mins

What Can You Do For The Karoo?

When you’ve had enough of life in the city, what do you do? Some people pack their bags and move to the platteland, where a completely different – but also at times challenging – lifestyle awaits. Artist Cobus van Bosch and journalist Madeleine Barnard can attest to that.

8 mins

Garlic Galore The Pungent Smell Of Success

Three months after lockdown was implemented last year, dealing a nasty blow to her business, Santie Marais from Laingsburg took her chances and bought a successful small enterprise that elevates Karoo garlic to salivating new heights.

6 mins

Sweet rewads

Last year, amid the soul-destroying drought and lockdown, two madcap yet deeply devout women from Merweville borrowed money from their husbands to buy a nougat business. They christened it Karoo Blessings… and lo and behold, a mere three months later these two“CEOs”were able to to fully repay their debt.

10 mins

Where Ghosts Linger

The vast Karoo landscape is not only hauntingly beautiful, but it is seemingly also haunted by a great many spirits. Madeleine Barnard went on a ghost hunt.

10+ mins

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go! Platteland Magazine Description:

The slow life is the good life: go! Platteland celebrates the rural lifestyle and the entrepreneurial spirit of people whose hearts are in the platteland – whether they grew up in the countryside or are already based there, are contemplating making the move or simply hankering after the rural life. Platteland offers articles that focus on entrepreneurs, DIY projects, animals, gardening, food, towns and people. It is both practical and inspiring – as much of a visual feast as it is a celebration of great writing.