BasilHof Farm

A life style farming project undertaken by a big city girl and a country boy, one is Basil, other is Hofmeyr. So we call ourselves BasilHof. Our place consists of 1.5 ha irrigated arable land, and 23ha of virgin fynbos. There are two mountains with beautiful Karoo views and their residents: buck, rabbit, tortoise, jackal, lynx, Genet cat, kudu, dassie, Porcupine to mention a few. Arable land produces cherry tomatoes commercially and many other fruit and vegetables for ourselves and our friends. Basil in a dozen varieties appears here and there between little red, yellow and black tomato fruits, providing the perfect match for the growing process and an ideal combination on our plates. We grow everything naturally, in the soil and under the sun adding manure consistently, breeding earth worms and ladybirds. No hydroponics, no tunnels, no chemical fertilizers etc. They call it "sustainable" farming, we call it "naturally grown".