Wild Olive Guest Farm near Stilbaai
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Wild Olive Farm
We're no strangers to Wild Olive Guest Farm. We're one of many who return to this peaceful refuge where a couple of chalets and a cottage lie on the banks of the Goukou River estuary and a wild organic vegetable garden, set in amidst a series of olive groves, is the mainstay of a bustling breakfast and lunch time venue that attracts a constant stream of visitors from Stilbaai …
The main reason people head out here, other than the food, which alone is reason to visit, is Hazel. Hazel is a personality of note. She beams, bustles and constantly expounds about her passion for permaculture. It's rather like being on the set of a Jamie Oliver shoot I would imagine. Like most women, Hazel manages to do two things at once – cooking up a storm whilst holding court. Her voice booms from her rustic, farm-style, organic kitchen as she entertains her guests to the latest in her numerous ventures that include writing a book whilst visibly preparing food just behind the counter.
The light-headedness you'll experience after a couple of sips of home-made ginger beer is not due so much to an 'awakening' – although after chatting to Hazel you will definitely come alive to the benefits of attending one of her permaculture/organic vegetable growing courses – so much as the effects of the mildly fermented drink that has more than a respectable kick to it.
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