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Farm Stall
There are hundreds of farm stalls dotted all around South Africa some in the
heart of big cities, and some tucked away in the middle of nowhere.
And till now they were hard to find. Youd maybe know one or two close to
where you live, but once you hit the open road youd probably end up at the
tender mercies of the faceless fast-food-factory joints that dispense burgers
and coffee along with unleaded and diesel. If you dont move fast enough,
they may wash your face with one of those squeegee window cleaners,
and try to pump up your tackies.
Well, farm stalls are different. Farm stalls are where you can get real food, made
with real ingredients by real people, and often made with love. You may even get
treated as a real person, and the chances are no-one will offer to check your oil.
Farm Stall
to
Farm Stall
Following broad routes between major centres, this book lists and describes in
excess of 150 farm stalls from tiny roadside shacks to shiny bucolic emporia.
With contact details, opening times and GPS coordinates, this is an essential tool
for ensuring you never have to eat a soulless meal on a road trip ever again.
I S B N 978-1-77026-594-3
781770 265943
MAC/CPT/0613/NB/GH/TG
VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR UPDATES, DOWNLOADS, MAPS, CATALOGUES & SPECIALS
by Jennifer Stern
If its true that the journey is the destination, then lunch may be the
ultimate objective. Enjoy the ride. Bon appetit.
Contents
Quickfinder
Page 3
Introduction
Page 8
Overview Map
Page 16
Page 18
Page 72
Page 84
Page 104
Page 112
Page 132
Page 152
Page 166
Acknowledgements
Page 191
Introduction
If, like me, you spend quite a bit of time on the road, and you just hate those
MacWimpSters with the funny flat little hamburgers, the weird, pale, slightly stalesmelling chips and the superannuated salads, you probably spend ages trying to find a
place to stop over that wont make you feel like a faceless component in an industrial
process, eating featureless food made from dubious ingredients to institutionalised
recipes by disinterested automatons.
And the best way to do that is to eat at farm stalls. Farm stalls are where you can get
real food, made with real ingredients by real people, and often made with love. Some
farm stalls are absolutely fabulous, some are just okay, and some are a bit dodgy, but they
are all real and true, and they reflect the culture in which they operate.
While the MacWimpSters are alienating, farm stalls are grounding. They are of the
earth, they fit into the landscape and they exist in a synergistic interplay between the soil,
the sky, the seasons, the long road, the day-to-day struggle for survival, and the joyful
celebration of the land.
Nothing is permanent, nothing is guaranteed, and the only constant is change. Farm stalls
are, at the best of times, quite marginal businesses so its not surprising that some dont
last. Ive driven past a number of derelict ex farm stalls and, sadly, walked into a few that
were about to close down. In parts of Limpopo and the North West Province the drought
is so long-standing the only moisture the ground gets is from the tears of farmers as they
give up, pack up and move on. Farms are dying and farm stalls die alongside them.
The icons
Okay, firstly, this book is subjective. I know some farm stalls really well, others I have only
peered at through locked doors. Some I spent a couple of hours in, and some a couple of
minutes. So the icons are just an indication of what to expect.
I have graded dog-friendliness and child-friendliness from 1 to 3. In each case 1 means
that they are tolerated, 2 means they are welcome and there may be some facilities
specifically for them, and 3 means the owners have really gone out of their way to
accommodate your two-legged or four-legged family members. I have included a
icon
where I have noticed obvious hazards like unfenced dams, but that most certainly does
not mean that places without this icon are risk-free. There might well be deep wells,
radioactive mine dumps, open snake pits or herds of rabid feral monkeys that I overlooked in blissful ignorance. Or even just a busy road hey, no-ones perfect.
Tea and coffee are really important so they get their own icons, which are expounded
upon in great detail below. And, obviously, I could not actually eat and/or drink in every
farm stall so I have not graded food, bakes, shopping or accommodation but just indicated
if they apply with a few exceptions. Where I have tried the coffee and found it to be
really great I have awarded a
. And if I really like a place for some absolutely, totally and
completely subjective reason, I have given it a . I chose to use
and
and not stars
to show that these awards are totally and unashamedly subjective, and are not endorsed by
any quasi-government, national authority. So you may well hate the places I love. Shopping,
by the way, usually implies more than a few jars of jam and a bag of biscuits.
coffee grading (see opposite)
tea grading (see opposite)
fresh cakes, scones or muffins made on site or locally not just pies and biscuits
meals made on site may be just toasties, but should be more than a pie
child-friendliness grading (see above)
dog-friendliness grading (see above)
you could do some of your Christmas shopping here
credit cards accepted but please note in very many cases this means Master
Card and Visa only, with quite a few not accepting Diners or Amex
Wi-Fi available for guests
accommodation available on site
pay attention some kind of warning or notification follows
route
nearest town
GPS coordinates
contact number
website
operating hours
1010
A word about
coffee and
tea
1111
Local versus
organic and other
green issues
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producers agree that we need some form of quality assurance. And the latest buzzword
(for the foreseeable future, anyway) is PGS Participatory Guarantee System. In short, its
a non-hierarchical system of mutual endorsement. Rather than having outsiders evaluate
each participant at great cost, all the members work together to assist each other in
achieving and maintaining standards definitely carrot rather than stick. Its pretty new
in South Africa, and some teething problems are likely, but it sounds like a good system.
And, anyhow, what its replacing didnt really work.
Taking all this into consideration, and in the interests of simplicity and not making a fool
of myself, I have not given any form of green or sustainable accreditation to farm stalls
or markets, even if they claim them. It is just too complicated but, where I have noticed
excellent practices like growing veggies on site or using recycled materials, I have mentioned it in the text.
The routes
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Chapter 1 if they are towards the east or along the N2 and R62. Those that fall between
these two routes and are either on the N1 or close to it, are included in Chapter 3. The
stalls in and around Port Elizabeth are mostly included in Chapter 4, but also in Chapter 1.
Durbans South Coast farm stalls appear in Chapter 1, while those west of the city are
included in Chapter 5. The one true urban farm stall in Gauteng Irene in Pretoria is
included in Chapter 6, and the many farm stalls and almost-farm-stalls around Hartbeespoort and the Cradle are in Chapter 7.
I guess these are kind of temporary farm stalls, so they should be included. But, being
somewhat ephemeral, they can be hard to track down. There are the old dependables,
some promising new markets and fests, some that are so obscure almost no-one other
than the friends and family of the organisers know about them, and also some has-beens
that may well be on the way out. In Chapter 8 I have listed most that I can find, with contact details, but really this is just a guide. You can be pretty sure things will change one
way or the other.
This is not a cookbook, but there are so many fabulous foods mentioned in the text that
it seemed like a good idea to include a couple of ways of using some of the yummy things
I came across. Some are from farm stall owners or hotels, and appear in context, but
some are mine or my moms or my grannies and others I picked up from friends some
of whom are serious chefs. The only thing the recipes have in common is that they are
all relatively simple. So thanks to the following people who have revealed the secrets of
some of their best dishes.
Linda Roets, the Campfire Cuisine
Queen, is a caravanner of note who
can produce anything from a
chocolate souffl to leg of lamb en
croute on an open fire. Her roosterkoek recipe lifts this old favourite to
new heights, and she shares an easy
way to make pap and kaaiings (not on
an open fire).
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15
N
2
National Road
CAPE TOWN
City
Major Road
Stellenbosch
National Route
Polkadraai
BOTSWANA
R319
Other Route
Cape
Agulhas
Coastal Point
Pg 18
Major Town
Pg 72
Farm Stall
Pg 84
Pg 104
Durban to Johannesburg
Pg 112
Pg 132
Pg 152
Country Name
International
Boundary
Provincial
Boundary
+6 Farm Stalls
25 Farm Stalls
BOTSWANA
Routes taken
The Grove
Memory Lane Farm Stall
Vaalkop Kontrei Winkel and Museum
Die Boom Padstal
Turning Point Padstal
Toetsies Coffee Shop, Deli and Gallery
Vaalwater
Limpopo
Klaserie
Bela-Bela
Pilgrims Rest
N
N
11
Graskop
1
Hazyview
Mashishing
Millys Country Trout Stall Dullstroom Sabie
Brits
The Rose Cottage
Rustenburg
White River
N
PRETORIA
4
Groot
Marico
Zeerust
Fibs
Swartruggens
Gauteng
Hartbeespoort
Magaliesburg
Centurion
Skeerpoort
Krugersdorp
Irene Dairy Farm
N
18
JOHANNESBURG
Sannieshof
N
10
Kakamas
Free State
N
7
Port Nolloth
Polkadraai
Mooiberge Farm Stall
Hillcrest Berry Farm
The Orchard Farm Stall
Peregrine
Houwhoek Farm Stall
Country Farm Stall
Vogel Valley Farm Stall
Die Plaaskombuis at Hemel en Aarde Valley
Moerse Restaurant and Farm Stall
Napier Farm Stall
Red Windmill Farm Stall
Dassiesfontein
Affieplaas
Pampoenstalletjie
Pitkos
Spaces and Bean There
Bonfrutti
Die Kloof Padstal
Akkerboom Farm Stall
Joubert-Tradauw
Oumeul Bakery
Stormsvlei Farm Stall
Country Pumpkin
Keurbomen Cheese Shop
Wildebraam
The Berry Farm
Rolandale
Blue Crane
Delish
Die Oude Pastorie
Parmalat Factory Shop
Algerynskraal
Angora Rabbit Show Farm
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Kenhardt
N
10
Springbok
Kamieskroon
Knersvlakte Spens
Rooibos Tea House
Hebron
De Tol
Kardoesie
Khoisan Salt Factory Shop
Vanrhynsdorp
Die Winkel op Paternoster
Weskus Spens
Die Plaasmol
Clanwilliam
Desert Rose
West Coast Farm Stall Lamberts Bay
Vygevallei Farm Stalll
N
7
Velddrif
Paternoster
Vredenburg
Langebaan
Annex Kloof
Cape Town Ostrich Ranch
The Farmyard Farm Stall
Hopefield
Moorreesburg
Melkbosstrand
CAPE TOWN
Philippolis
Springfontein
Aliwal North
Victoria West
Scheurfontein
The Shed Farm Stall
Travalia Farm Stall
Nieu-Bethesda
N
10
Cradock
Graaff-Reinet
Beaufort West
N
9
Prince Albert
De Rust
Ladismith
Uniondale
Calitzdorp
Oudtshoorn
Montagu
Paarl
Barrydale
George Knysna
Stellenbosch Robertson
Heidelberg Riversdale
N
Pleenberg
Caledon 2 Swellendam
Mossel Bay
Bay
Bot River
Stanford
Alcare House of Aloes
Hermanus
Aloe Ferox
Napier
Ceres
Wellington
Worcester
Calitzdorp Fruit
Smitswinkel
Smitswinkel in Oudtshoorn
Eastern Cape
Nanaga
Holmeleigh Farmyard
Storms River
Winterton
Mazeppa Bay
N
2
GRAHAMSTOWN
Alexandria
Jeffreys Bay
Ladysmith
Fort Beaufort
EAST LONDON
Lavender Blue
Bathurst
Port Alfred
Patensie
Kareedouw
KwaZulu-Natal
N
2
Bedford
Somerset East
LESOTHO
N
6
N
12
Western Cape
N
1
Philipstown
N
1
Citrusdal
Yzerfontein
Noordhoek
Kommetjie
Northern Cape
Vryheid
Dundee
Clarens
Ficksburg
Clocolan
N
12
N
11
Bethlehem
Fouriesburg
BLOEMFONTEIN
Pofadder
Memel
Warden
Winburg
Kosi Bay
Wakkerstroom
Paulpietersburg
N
5
N
14
Atlanc Ocean
Chrissiesmeer
SWAZILAND
N
1
KIMBERLEY
Keimoes
Barberton
N
2
Jakkalsdrift Padstal
Upington
MBOMBELA
Mpumalanga
Parys
N
12
Bloemhof
NAMIBIA
Alexander Bay
North West
eMgwenya
eNtokozweni
Heidelberg
Vryburg
N
14
Hoedspruit
Modimolle
Mahikeng
1 Farm Stall
MOZAMBIQUE
Legend to maps
Wegraakbosch Cheese
Makhado
Peet se Padstal
Thomac Essential Oils
TinkTinkie
The Wheelbarrow
Oasis (Bushveld Gallery)
N
Allesbeste
1
Wildevy Biltong Deli
Pekoe View Tea Garden Appelblaar
Geluksfontein Goat Cheese Farm
Tzaneen
Monsoon Gallery
Hotspot Farm Stall
and Mad Dogz Caf
Haenertsburg
Klaserie 1-stop and Lovebitez
Bushmans River
PORT ELIZABETH
Indian Ocean
Nanaga
Oakly Farm Stall
Boschhoek
Tam Jazi Country Farm Stall
Hunters Lodge Country Shoppe and Salon
The Red Apple Farm Stall & Coffee Shop
Finebush
Salem Crossroads
Oudebosch
Nature View Farm Stall
Tolbos Country Shop and Restaurant
Padlangs Country Restaurant and Shop
Holmeleigh Farmyard
The Heath Caf and Deli
Old Nick Village
Thyme and Again
Natures Way
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Farm Stall
to
Farm Stall
There are hundreds of farm stalls dotted all around South Africa some in the
heart of big cities, and some tucked away in the middle of nowhere.
And till now they were hard to find. Youd maybe know one or two close to
where you live, but once you hit the open road youd probably end up at the
tender mercies of the faceless fast-food-factory joints that dispense burgers
and coffee along with unleaded and diesel. If you dont move fast enough,
they may wash your face with one of those squeegee window cleaners,
and try to pump up your tackies.
Well, farm stalls are different. Farm stalls are where you can get real food, made
with real ingredients by real people, and often made with love. You may even get
treated as a real person, and the chances are no-one will offer to check your oil.
Farm Stall
to
Farm Stall
Following broad routes between major centres, this book lists and describes in
excess of 150 farm stalls from tiny roadside shacks to shiny bucolic emporia.
With contact details, opening times and GPS coordinates, this is an essential tool
for ensuring you never have to eat a soulless meal on a road trip ever again.
I S B N 978-1-77026-594-3
781770 265943
MAC/CPT/0613/NB/GH/TG
VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR UPDATES, DOWNLOADS, MAPS, CATALOGUES & SPECIALS
by Jennifer Stern
If its true that the journey is the destination, then lunch may be the
ultimate objective. Enjoy the ride. Bon appetit.