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Wellington Farm / Smallholding for sale / to buy

189ha Organic farm 8kms from Wellington
Wellington, Western Cape, South Africa
 
Price: R12,500,000
 
This 189ha organic farm is located 8kms from Wellington. It consists of 2 portions. Traditionally farms in the Western Cape area are smaller, in the regions of 50-60 ha. This one offers potential for different usages: horses (many of the buildings could be converted into stables), cattle, sheep, olives, grapes, guavas, herbs etc

The main portion of 156ha which is fully fenced includes the following infrastructure:
* 2 large dams
* 3 boreholes
* 13 buildings
* A kraal for cattle

The smaller section of 35,65ha:
* 1 borehole and is fenced
* no infrastructure

Organic certification:
The farm has been organically certified by Ecocert for the past 3 years, (certificate number: 1891ZA0600z1e), until 31st October 2007. No insecticides or artificial fertilizers have been used over the past 9 years.

Soil analysis:
A complete soil analysis is available on request.

Zoning:
Agriculture l for the largest section of the farm. A part of the farm has Agriculture II zoning for the manufacturing section of the buildings.

Structures:
13 fixed structures consisting of the following:
* A main house, 240m² which is currently used for 7 offices
* An office, previously the double garage
* A 3 bedroom manager's house of 322m², with an adjacent flat
* Store 1: 540m² (brick and mortar)
* Store 2: 513m² (brick and mortar)
* Store 3: 352m² (brick and mortar)
* Maintenance workshop 211m² (brick and mortar)
* Main manufacturing building of 704m² (brick and mortar) consisting of the following:
* Includes 5 work rooms
* An office and toilet facilities
* 5 labourers cottages containing 9 x 2 bed-roomed and 4 x 1 bed-roomed units, each with kitchen, bathrooms and pay as you Eskom supply.

Water supply:
Annual rainfall: 548mm averaged over the past 8 years.
* 2 earth dams: total of ±300 000m³
* Reservoir: ±190m³
* Boreholes with capacities of:
10 000, 20 000 and 30 000ltrs each (testing certificates available);
*The two dams and 3 of the 4 boreholes are integrated into an irrigation system providing 50 000lts/ hour from two separate pump stations at each dam.

* Drip irrigation
Drip irrigation quality water, i.e. with sand and ring filters in working order, is present as is a fertigation connection within the system. The present cost of water rental is R3000 per annum.

Area usage is as follows:
* Buildings and roads: 42,64ha
* Available land: 81,5ha
* Grazing land available: 56ha , also tick free of most tick-born diseases, also suitable for different types of crops
* 2 dams: 4ha

Historically this farm has been used for wine grape production until 2000, but was then changed to herb plantations and production.

Permanent crops presently includes:
* 1ha mission olives
* 1ha Faan Retief guavas
* 3ha old fig orchard (White Genoa)
* 3,5ha old vines (Colombar, Riesling Cinsaut)
* 2ha root stock vines: Ramsey 110 -14 and R110, which was cultivated and exported for medical purposes.

Power supply:
* Electrical supply by Eskom via 5 transformers of 500kva, 3 x 100kva and 1 x 25kva

Kindly contact the agent for any further information you may need.

Utilities
Land Extent : 189.13 HA

 
Property Facilities
 
◊ Bedrooms: 0◊ Bathrooms: 0
 
Contact Details
 
 
Benhard Wiese
Tel: 084 611 2293
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Property Number: 1114114
 
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