Blog & News

New Tea Court Working Out Great!
With our choices of new top-of-the-range machinery, pristine water supply, and experienced staff is resulting in good through-put and top quality results, we expect to make over 200 tons of top quality tea during this harvest season.

Paul & Cornelia Schlechter Come To Klipopmekaar
We’re very happy to welcome Paul Schlechter as our Farm Manager, who along with his wife Cornelia and their three kids, have moved into their new farm house.

Our New Processing and Storage Facilities, and New Staff Houses, are Complete!
We’re very happy to announce the completion of the construction of facilities that enable us to process, pack and store rooibos for our customers!

More Good Heart Health News On Rooibos
Studies have now proven that chrysoeriol, an antioxidant in rooibos, may be able to prevent and treat vascular disease.

Owls, Owl Houses & Organic Farming
As an organic-certified rooibos farm, we believe that nature can often provide a farmer’s best ally – and among the best natural allies are owls, to control rodents.

Our Move to Conservation-Tillage Farming
Conservation-tillage farming is about protecting our soil structure – and studies that try to identify whether or not it is more profitable have found that it can be, if done right.

Clinical Trial Shows Cardiovascular Benefits from Rooibos
The first-ever human clinical trial on a popular traditional South African herbal tea was recently conducted, testing whether it can possibly lower the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Fire Threatens Biodiversity in Cederberg
A wildfire thought to have been started by buchu poachers swept through farms and the Algeria forest station in the Cederberg at the weekend.

Rooibos Fights Cancer
A leading international research journal has published a review of more than fifty years of rooibos research which confirms that rooibos is a great source of flavonoid antioxidants which have many health benefits.