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Meuse Farm, 56 Valley Road, Hout Bay (2025)

05/03/2025

Mindful Sunday GIVEAWAY

Escape the busy bustling weekend and join us for a slow, mindful Sunday.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity for your gifted ticket!
We’re giving away one ticket for a fully inclusive experience of relaxation and reconnection.

To enter:
1. Like this post
2. tag a friend in the comments
3. ⁠follow our Meuse Farm and accounts
4. ⁠share this post in your stories.

We will reveal and tag the winner on Friday evening

The experience includes:
A refreshing, seasonal welcome drink

An introduction to the farm and sensory exploration

A sound healing session with

A tasting of our famous farm tomatoes, with a focused meditation on taste

A seasonal harvest table lunch by our in-house chef focused on connecting mind, body, and food.

A day to reconnect with nature, your senses, and your inner self, and embrace mindfulness and slow living

02/03/2025

Meuse box 19

Shew busy weekend with our last Open Day of the season, thanks for coming! While our tomato plants have missed their annual 1 March death date and truck on, it's very likely the last week of pretty heirloom tomatoes. From this point, we start filling beds with cover crop (first a bit of buckwheat til the end of March and then a winter mix), maintain some grass edges, and prepare for winter. The peppers and eggplant will continue for a few months still thankfully.

In this week's box - beautiful and tasty heirloom tomato mix, a double chery tomato batch, mixed eggplant, Yolo Wonder bell and Goddess banana pepper mix, and rainbow chard.

Order by this evening 😅 for delivery/collection Weds 5 March.

27/02/2025

Open Day is just a couple of days away! Make sure to book your tickets so you don’t miss out on great activities & delicious food.

Join us 1 March, 10am - 2pm for an abundance of autumn festivities.
Enjoy tacos & tequila, pizzas & pastries, organic veg & beautiful views.
This is a family-friendly event, so bring the little ones to run free, learn about veggies & growing, eat lots of good food, & take part in fun activities.

WORKSHOPS

SEASONAL SWEETS
Learn from the best. Chocolatier & owner of Jenna specializes in bespoke chocolate bonbons & confectionery products; supplying the top fine dining restaurants in Cape Town. She will be sharing her extensive knowledge with you on how to make unique, sweet treats.
Make marshmallow root marshmallows & sorghum molasses honeycomb, and if time allows - bonus recipe is salted molasses fudge! Take home tasty creations.

CREATIVE CRAFTING
Turn seasonal, natural materials into elegant statement pieces. Join crafter/stylist/art director Carin for a unique workshop learning to create flowers from our corn husks, fall stems, and grasses. Take home creative autumn decorations that honor zero waste and sustainable practices.

WEAVING WORKSHOP
Textile designer & weaver, Sibabalwe will be guiding you through a hands-on weaving workshop. Learn how to set up a frame loom, and begin the wool weaving process with a few different techniques. Explore texture and design with an integration of autumn farm materials like teff stems and corn husks.

COOKING DEMO
Mount Nelson executive chef Luke & sous chef Brinelle are teaming up for this informative, delicious demo. They will be demonstrating a dish that highlights the seasonal and local focus of their restaurant, Verandah.
Learn about the processes and practices of making incredible quality food with a focus on sustainability.

FOR THE KIDS
Sign the little ones up for creative activities!
Waldorf teacher, mother, & designer, Susie Helme, will be guiding your kids through fun farm adventures and crafts. Kids will collect and learn about seasonal materials from the farm and create their own craft projects.

22/02/2025

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Whoops missed posting the last two boxes, join our mailing list to not miss out 😅!

We're at the tail end of peak tomato season so it's a double helping (1kg) of our heirloom mix and 200g of mixed cherry tomatoes. The tomatillos are also slowing down so this will likely be the last time they're in the box. Luckily, peppers and eggplants are upon us now and this week, the classic Japanese frying pepper Shish*to. Blister in a pan with some good salt and olive oil and enjoy! Our mixed eggplant are great grilled, in stir fries, baked, you name it.

We also have our last Open Day of the season next Sat 1 March. So if you're not (or even if you are) ordering a box, come enjoy delicious food a range of awesome workshops, and relax in our fields.

Order by Sunday evening 23 Feb for collection/delivery (Atlantic Seaboard to CBD, Southern Suburbs to Muizenberg) Weds 26 Feb.

22/02/2025

Join us on Sunday, 9 March, for a slow, mindful, sensory immersion.

Guided by The Age of Eera a sound healing facilitator and meditation teacher, you will journey through a sound healing session and an afternoon of slow, intentional food experiences.

Relax into the peaceful, calming setting of our farm and allow yourself a day of awareness, introspection, and reconnection.

What to expect:
A seasonal, non-alcoholic welcome drink

An introduction to the farm and sensory exploration

A sound healing session

A tasting of our famous farm tomatoes, with a focused meditation on taste

A seasonal harvest table lunch by our in-house chef focused on connecting mind, body, and food

A day to reconnect with nature, your senses, and your inner self, and embrace mindfulness and slow living

Early bird tickets are R1450 and available till 3 March. Full price tickets are R1650 from 4 March.
Book via the link in bio or our website farm shop.

Please make sure to inform us of any dietary requirements ahead of the booking date.

Please plan your travels carefully. The cycle tour is taking place on 9 March, and there will be some road closures leading into Hout Bay.

21/02/2025

Autumn Open Day
We love autumn harvests, so full of abundance and potential for the future. Join us anytime between 10am & 2pm on 1 March. As always, entry is free. Come explore the farm, buy fresh organic veg & herbs, pastries & breads, and join in the autumn festivities.

Book for workshops & farm-made lunches.

Open Day lunch will be a representation of some of our fullest crops at the moment. Think tomatoes, peppers, aubergine, squash, corn, black beans, sorghum. Earthy, hearty autumn food.

Choose from a range of Taos blue corn tortillas and a toasted sweet sorghum grain bowl by as well as freshly baked sourdough pizzas by

WORKSHOPS

SEASONAL SWEETS
Jenna chocolatier & owner of will be running a delicious demo, making seasonal sweets using our marshmallow root, sorghum molasses and dried edible flowers. Take home your tasty creations.

CREATIVE CRAFTING
Join crafter/stylist/art director Carin for a unique workshop learning to create beautiful decorative flowers from our corn husks, fall stems and grasses, and natural dyes. Take home your creations.

THE SORGHUM AGENDA 101
Join Zandile for an insightful introduction to sorghum and a deep delve into the range and versatility that the grain holds. This special grain is a carrier for sustainability and cultural preservation. Learn about why it’s important, its history, stories, and uses. Share in Zandile Finxa's food story and their connection with this African ancient grain.

WEAVING WORKSHOP
Textile designer & weaver, Sibabalwe will be guiding you through a hands-on weaving workshop. Learn how to set up a frame loom, and begin the wool weaving process with a few different techniques. Explore texture and design with an integration of autumn farm materials like teff stems and corn husks.

TOMATO TASTING
Join owner and head farmer, Iming Lin, in a tasty and informative delve into our tomatoes. Iming will introduce you to our tasting process for next season's tomato selections and chat through stories and questions on all things tomato

Details to follow soon on cooking workshops & and kidsactivities

19/02/2025

It's been a week and a half of living out my Little House on the Prairie dream (less the overt racism)! Fun projects, some brand new, some seasons old, all culminating in these last few days of harvest and processing.

1-3 tomatoes aplenty! processing seconds for their delicious pizza bases, harvesting/labelling/tasting/selecting/and saving seeds for next year's heirloom tomatoes.

4 Ben winnowing our Taos Blue corn

5 Mac and Cassiem shelling our dry black and Malawi kidney beans

6 Carol hand "threshing" our teff

7-10 Kenny harvesting, bringing in, Cassiem juicing our sweet sorghum. Some frozen sweet sorghum juice ice

11-14 Hops! Joe and Johannes bringing this season's plants in, helping us harvest, a prime cone

15 Indigo 💙. Transforming the fermented pigment into stable powder. Now just to figure out the washing part finally

Not pictured, grain sorghum and millet threshing and winnowing, Hopi Black Dye sunflower seed harvest, bugs.

Keep your eyes and taste buds out for:

🌮 Open Day taco lunch featuring this corn, the beans, and more farm deliciousness.

🍅 More tomatoes this season (veg box and Open Day)

🍺 Aegir fresh hops beer in about a month

18/02/2025

Looking for wholesome autumn events? Save these March & April dates, and book your tickets for our seasonal in-house lunches and dinners, our last Open Day of the season, and an engaging farm-to-table cooking experience.

Tickets available via our link in bio or our website farm shop.

Don’t miss out on our last Open Day of this season.
Join us 1 March, 10am - 2pm for autumn festivities, exciting workshops, and seasonal farm foods. Keep an eye out for tickets to follow later this week.

Seasonal In-house meals with
Join us for a peaceful Friday evening or relaxing Sunday lunch. Mingle, chat and enjoy the farm views. Gather around the communal long tables for 3 courses of autumn inspired dishes by chef Caitlin.

Dinners R850pp
14 March & 11 April 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Lunches R750pp
16 March & 13 April 12:30pm - 3:30pm

PLEASE NOTE:
Our in-house menus are not vegetarian. However, vegetarian, pescatarian, and vegan options can be arranged if communicated ahead of time.
All dietary requirements must be noted in your booking.

We will have wines, beers, and non-alcoholic drinks available for sale. Additional drinks and gratuity are not included in these ticket prices.

Cooking Workshop with
Saturday 29 March, 11am - 3pm

Cape Town, bring your favourite foodie companion and join Hush in My Kitchen at Meuse Farm for an unforgettable Farm-to-Table Cooking Workshop. Experience a working organic farm, harvest your own produce from the Meuse Farm garden, and enjoy a guided cooking session by Hush in My Kitchen.

After cooking, gather around our communal dining table to indulge in the farm-fresh lunch you've crafted, complimentary wine, and take home the recipes to recreate the magic.

R1350pp for a 4 hour bespoke workshop & lunch
INCLUDES:
• Welcome drinks and snacks
• Recipes
• All ingredients
• Guided cooking session by your hosts
• Long table lunch served family style paired with wines
• Parting gift
• Great vibes

04/02/2025

Join us this Friday and Saturday, 7 & 8 Feb, for an exploration of Mediterranean flavours.

Travel across Spain with chef Paula’s diverse expression of dishes. 6 incredible courses, made with only the best of local, seasonal produce from around the Cape. Indulge in Spanish tortilla tapa, Andalusian tomato soup, Galician style octopus, Northern seafood rice, and classic pork cheek stew. Paired with complementary wines, rhythmic music, and a beautiful view, you’re guaranteed to enjoy this unique experience.

Only a few tickets left. Book via our link in bio, or through our website.

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02/02/2025

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Better late than never! The tomatoes are pouring in though the plants are starting to get a bit sad. Get these yummy fruits while you can!!

In this week's box, mixed heirloom tomatoes, mixed cherry tomatoes, and Pancho tomatillos for juicy, tangy, fruitiness. Green shiso (since our basil is so sad this season) for some herby fragrance, and some boiling (low starch) potatoes and Mokum carrots to round things out.

Order by this evening, Sunday 2 Feb for collection from the farm/delivery to Atlantic Seaboard/CBD/Southern Suburbs to Muizenberg on Weds 5 Feb.

Link in bio to order. Send us a message if you want to be added to our veg (and/or event) email lists which I send more timeously than these IG posts.

23/01/2025

Join us on the 7th and 8th of Feb for an international feast of flavour.

This exclusive collaboration with chef Paula Calvo Swain will bring you a diverse exploration of Spanish cuisine, spanning North to South, and East to West. Paula will be presenting some of Spain's most delicious dishes, using the best of local, seasonal produce from around the Cape.

From her cottage in the middle of the mountains in Cantabria, Paula draws culinary inspiration from the nature around her, cooking traditional recipes that gather together all the flavours of the Iberian peninsula.

With an educational background in wine, and 25 years in the hospitality industry, Paula is known for her passion for food, and honed skills in cooking and service. Expect to indulge in flavourful food, delicious wines, and a warm, welcoming atmosphere. For this once off event Paula has curated a unique 6 course menu, paired with a tasting that explores both local and Spanish wines.

Book your seats for a Mediterranean celebration of culture, cuisine, music, and wine.
Seatings are limited to 20 guests for an intimate, engaging experience. Select a time slot of 4pm or 7:30pm.

R1350 per person includes menu and pairing. Additional wines will be available for sale on the day.

Tickets available via the link in bio or through our website.

22/01/2025

Join us for a summer celebration this Saturday, 25 Jan, 10am - 2pm

Enroll the kids in fun-filled workshops, sign up for exciting demos, settle into a peaceful space to relax, and indulge in flavourful food.

Food & drinks:

Focaccia farm sandwiches, seasonal salad & sourdough pizzas are available for pre-order.

Enjoy homemade bakes by

Flaky pastries from

Artisanal sourdough from

Fragrant coffee from

Crisp summer wines with and other refreshing drinks

Take home freshly harvested veg and herbs from our farm and delicious deli items from our in-house chef

Workshops & demos:

Kids' bird feeder and flower pounding workshops with Nature Plays

Georgian food and wine demo & tasting with Dean

Healthy home cooking demo & tasting with Arabella .thrive

Artisanal burrata making & tasting with Puglia

Natural ink making workshop with Nikki

Wood whittling workshop with Connor .carpenter

Soil focused entomology exploration with Charlene

Book your tickets via the link in bio or through our website

17/01/2025

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Just in time for the hot weather on its way next week, we're fully into summer crops now. The first peppers and eggplant have started fruiting, the brassicas and cucurbits are done, and our summer Open Day is Sat 25 Jan (hope to see you there!)

In the box for 22 Jan, mixed cherry tomatoes, mixed heirlooms tomatoes, tomatillo (yum!), sweet Thai basil, Orazio fennel, and a mix of our last summer squash. Perfect for a grill, a salad, salsa for snacks and more.

Then, things I'm excited about. Bugs!! So looking forward to having some traps set on the farm next week for what will hopefully be the start of some continued monitoring of what insects call our farm home. Join Charlene at a workshop this Open Day to learn about what has been found, how to identify insects in your garden, and where to learn more about them.

Also, freeze drying! We're slowly getting some farmy decor up in our events space and, as part of that, we sent a very wide range of leaves, flowers, and veg to stick in their magic machines. Looking forward to seeing what worked and how we can incorporate it into some fun pieces.

So.... Order your veg box (and add ons) by Sunday 19 Jan for collection/delivery (City Bowl to Muizenberg and Atlantic Seaboard) on Weds 22 Jan. And/or come and visit us on Sat, book a fantastic workshop, have some yummy farm food, and chill on the farm.

14/01/2025

The farm is in full swing and it’s nearly time for our next open day.

Join us Saturday 25 Jan, 10am to 2pm, for our midsummer celebration of abundance and tomatoes.

Explore our farm, attend exciting workshops, purchase freshly harvested veggies, enjoy a wholesome lunch, and settle into the relaxing atmosphere.
As always entry is free, and all ages welcome.

will be making farm style sandwiches of freshly baked focaccia packed with flavourful, seasonal veg.
will be honouring our beautiful tomatoes with a double Margherita affair on homemade sourdough bases.

Workshops & demos:

Join chef and sommelier for a cooking demo of his favourite Georgian dishes, paired with an exploration of Georgian wines with South African examples

Chef Arabella of .thrive will be hosting a demo, sharing some quick and easy techniques to elevate your home cooking and a morning of joyful conversations around food.

Artist Nikki Miles will introduce you to the magical world of Botanical Inks. Learn how to extract colour from plants and receive a bottle of ink to take home. Bring along a notebook/sketch pad to get hands on.

Join .carpenter Connor Trembath, for a free-form creative workshop, starting with an introduction to woodcarving, including tools, safe handling, carving techniques, and insights into different types of wood.

Calling all those with an interest in insects or any ‘goggas’ for an interactive, hands-on workshop with examples of insects from Meuse Farm. Join Charlene Janion-Scheepers, UCT lecturer and head of the Soil Ecology and Entomology Research Group.

More details to follow soon. Keep an eye out for workshop details for burrata making, kids activities and farm tours.

📷 main image by the unbelievably talented 😍
Thanks to .kelland.photographer for all the amazing tomatoe pics!

10/01/2025

Lucky 13.

We're getting the beautiful first tomatoes off of all our varieties now. These early season tomatoes off energetic plants are the most beautiful of all. Spring crops have given up, been harvested out, or are playing hosts to aphids as they stress from the warm temps but does anyone really care when the colourful, delicious tomatoes are here? Current farm scenes are of happy summer plants- corn, eggplant, tomatoes, peppers; spring beds going to summer cover, and, finally, yet another round of cover crop trying to repair a longstanding horse ring. Sigh.

In this week's box-
Mixed cherry tomatoes, Zlatava and Ananas Noire heirloom tomatoes, Superbo basil, Mexicana squash, Primero red cabbage, and some rainbow chard to leafen things up a bit.

Order by Sunday evening for delivery (CBD to Muizenberg and Atlantic Seaboard)/ collection Weds 15th Jan.

09/01/2025

2025 pearls of wisdom

1. Eat great tomatoes
Our full flight of tomato varieties are finally in! After some cutworm hiccups at the start, they're looking beautiful (and possibly more staggered in ripening than previous seasons). From some of our favourite heirlooms to classic sweet Sungold to some new green roasting tomatoes, there's something for everyone (except those who like smokey purple tomatoes because you're odd and we stopped growing those). Break out the good vinegar, olive oil, and mozzarella from your favourite small grocer/producer, grab some basil from us, and eat up.

2. Don't drink the toilet water. Thanks Ster Kinekor Waterfront.

04/01/2025

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Welcome to our first box of 2025! The veg are more preoccupied with summer solstice passing us by than the new year. Most of the brassicas have decided times up, the pumpkin fly are picking up in our cucurbits, and the lighter leafy greens are done. But tomatoes are starting to come in and soon peppers and eggplant will realise they need to fruit if they're going to reproduce successfully.

We're busy clearing old beds for summer cover crop and weeding the various nightshades that we'll be harvesting these next few months.

In the box for 8 January (not 18th Jan as noted in our newsletter), the first Sungold cherry tomatoes 🎉🍅🧡 paired with Superbo Genovese basil, double cabbage with our Alcosa Savoy and Primero red, Mexicana summer squash, and some Nan Ling cutting celery for freshness and Mokum carrots for crunch. Overall, a sweet, delicious box of summer.

Order by Sunday 5 January for collection/delivery Weds 8 Jan.

20/12/2024

Tis the season for delicious produce, being in good company, and indulging in amazing foodie experiences🍅
Our upcoming events are a great gifting opportunity, just waiting to happen. Purchase a ticket or voucher for a loved one, or treat yourself to a wholesome, unique event.

Join us in the new year for …

The best of our famous tomatoes! Experience authentic Italian, family style dining with chef Lapo Magni

A calming day of self-care and immersing yourself in nature with House of Stealing Beauty

An insightful and delicious dive into indigenous cooking and ingredients with chef Lipato Shogole

A showcase of our summer crops with our in-house chef Caitlin Kennedy

Our team is taking some family time and downtime this week, and we’ll be back on the other side of Christmas.
We’re wishing you all a fun and food filled festive season, and can’t wait to host you in the new year 🌱

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