111 ha Farm in Tonteldoos

PRICE EXCLUDES VAT:

This farm of 111 hectares is tucked away in the mountains southwest of the hamlet of Tonteldoos. It has five dams, one of approximately 1.5 hectares, an old but renovated farmhouse with three bedrooms, lovely views overlooking the surrounding countryside, and a recently built two-bedroom managers house. The garden is established with many succulents and various fruit trees including lemon, pomegranate, fig and peach trees.

The farm offers 4 hectares of oaks saplings, inoculated with truffle spores and now in their third year of growth, with the expectation that they will yield in four years time. In previous years 4,5 hectares of Cannabinoid hemp was planted, with the necessary licenses in place, so that opportunity is still available. It equally offers a wonderful environment for the outdoor enthusiast to do mountain biking, fishing, birdwatching, or hiking.

LOCATION:

Approximately 27km from Dullstroom, with 22km on the Tonteldoos gravel road, 3km on the Laersdrift gravel road and 2km on a servitude road to the entrance of this property. The trip from Dullstroom will take you approximately 50 minutes.

Access via high rise vehicles are essential, but 4 x 4 vehicles are highly recommended, as the farm road descends into a valley and can get muddy at times.

Accommodation Details

The farmhouse is basic but very sound, with thick walls and a thatch roof.

-Spacious lounge area with large fireplace and bar with a timber counter on a stone base

-Double doors out onto the open veranda with beautiful farmland views

-Tiled kitchen has a few cupboards, shelving and a coal stove

-Large, covered veranda at the back of the kitchen, tiled, with mesh wire windows and door

-First bathroom leads off this area and has a shower, vanity and toilet

-Tiled dining area

-Three carpeted bedrooms

-Tiled second bathroom with bath, vanity on cupboard and toilet

-Outside braai.

MANAGERS HOUSE:

-Bag-washed walls under a corrugated iron roof

-Open plan living area and kitchen with fireplace

-Two bedrooms and a single bathroom with shower, basin and toilet.

OUTBUILDINGS:

-Remains of an old stone kraal

-Old shed with a corrugated iron roof used for tool, implement and wood storage

-Old stone garage with corrugated iron roof for the tractor, and a single carport.

AGRICULTURE:

-4 hectares of Oak trees, approximately 1680 trees, all inoculated with truffle spore and recently tested to confirm that the spores are healthy. This area is under spray irrigation

-Approximately 3 4 years before the Oak trees will start producing

-8 x solar panels mounted on a steel structure, and power the solar irrigation pump

-4.5 hectares of cultivated land that was planted annually with cannabinoid hemp. There is a standing arrangement for the supply of seedlings, cultivation assistance and product offtake. The cannabinoid license is valid until July 2025. The cannabis is fed with the necessary fertilizers through drip irrigation infrastructure. 3 x 10,000 litre tanks are used for this purpose

-Further 2 x 5,000 litre tanks for storing nutrient fertilizers

-6 x solar panels on steel structure that powers the irrigation pumps, with lithium batteries used as a backup

-No pesticides, herbicides or chemicals used in truffle orchard totally organic.

WATER:

-Borehole with an electric pump feeds water to a 5000 lt storage tank, used to supply both the farmhouse and the managers house

-Five dams. Some of the dams need to be cleared of reeds

-An additional small dam is used for irrigation

-1 x reservoir.

Extras

EXTRAS:

-There are two title deeds

-11-strand wire fencing around both the hemp and oak fields

-Vehicles that are included in the price: Ford 3000 tractor, slasher, rotavator, skoffel, auger, lime spreader and kudu lawn mower

-Furniture in the main house is included in the price, subject to an inventory

-Eskom expenses are approximately R3,000 per month

-Old graves (Goosen family).