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Babylonstoren Farm
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Join Ernst van Jaarsveld, botanist and horticulturist, well known for his extensive knowledge of South Africa’s indigenous flora, as he talks about his work at Babylonstoren farm and the establishment of southern African plants there. • Babylonstoren is one of the oldest Cape Dutch farms, set at the foot of Simonsberg in the Franschhoek wine valley. It has a fruit and vegetable garden of beauty and diversity. Set within 3,5 hectares (8 acres) of cultivated fruit and vegetables, the big garden at Babylonstoren is at the heart of the farm. It was inspired by the historic Company’s Garden in Cape Town, which supplied sailing ships of the Dutch East India Company with fresh vegetables and fruit during the days when the Cape was a halfway station between Europe and Asia. They also link back to the mythological hanging gardens of Babylon. Those were thought to have been created by Nebuchadnezzar in the sixth century BC, for his wife who longed for the mountains and valleys of her youth. • Ernst van Jaarsveld is currently a full time at horticulturist at Babylonstoren Farm. He worked for SANBI as horticulturist for 41 years (1974-2015). He specialises in succulents and in charge of the succulent section at Babylonstoren farm. • #KirstenboschWednesdayTalk • #RoomToGrowKirstenboschWednesdayTalk • #StruikNature • #BabylonstorenFarm
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