37 ha Farm in Humansdorp

Location

This property is situated on the Krom River just south of the Elandsjacht (Mpofu) dam and approximately 20km south west of Humansdorp.

Size

Made up of a single title it is just over 37ha in extent.

Description

If one was to picture a boutique, retirement farm, in my mind it would probably lie at the foot of the Hottentots Holland, or above Franschoek, and yet here it is, scarcely 100km from Port Elizabeth. From the upper lying plateau one sees this very picturesque, well laid out venture. Set on a very gentle slope, the farm house and two luxurious cottages are tucked away in between the two streams (one is more seasonal) that have their origin on the farm and feed into the Krom River. The meandering Krom River forms the front boundary while as one climbs in elevation from the floodplain then well wooded valleys give rise to a plateau that wraps around from the northern to the western boundary. Coupled with the intensive agricultural potential and the eco-tourism venture, it becomes a spectacular place to live that should more than pay its own way.

Veld types

At higher altitude there is the typical mix of sourveld and false fynbos which the current owner has started slashing. In its current state it would probably support small stock at a rate of 1 SSU 1.5ha. Planted to perennial pastures like digitaria, one could increase the carrying capacity. This, together with a fair amount of grazing along the valley floor plus the clearings around the homestead supports a limited level of stock farming.

The farm also displays some available browse on its slopes in the form of pockets of indigenous valley bushveld with tree species such as guarri, wild olive and taaibos (Rhus) which are well utilized by the resident browsers.

The 2 drainage line sections and the river itself, all have some beautiful valley forest and not too much in the way of alien trees but this serves as a useful supply of firewood. Forest tree species include: yellowwood, white stinkwood, forest elder and milkwood to name just a few.