A winters day on the farm

Steve Bird captured a setting sun after a rainy day out on the farm. This is home to me. I’m the 6th generation of Hugo’s here, and hope to keep the lineage.

(Frontal view of our home, in Old Georgian Style)

The first building on the farm is now more than 200 years old. It used to be a multipurpose building, as home, shed, barn, all in one. Has since been second house on the farm, a B&B, and now being rented out to a young family.

(The original house on the farm. Cape Dutch architecture)

(Gran mothers old garden)

A few months back the blue berries were planted out from their 20l plastic bags under shade netting. They are mainly for export to the UK, although the lower grades go to the domestic market.

(Blue berry rows)

Cuttings have been cultivated into new shoots, and will now go under the shade netting for a few years. The netting takes the extremities from the elements, and creates a favourable controllable micro climate.

(Shade netting behind Josh’s big green tractor)

The old farm shed is probably one of my Godson’s favourite hangs in his little world. Where all great tractor rides start.

(Farm shed)

(A few Friesland cows kept for milk for the farm)

(The smallest of dairy parlours)

(Bella - Ridge-back-Labrador cross. Not my favourite)

That’s some of the homestead. Mainly a wine farm, some blue berries and figs for diversification. About 10km outside of Worcester, towards Villiersdorp.