Welcome Glen Farmhouse

09/10/2026

🌱✨ Compost Alert — Soil Superheroes Inside! Available at the Welcome Glen Farmhouse✨🌱

We’ve got 3-month composted horse-manure ready for your green spaces — R20 for a 15 kg bag. Perfect for veggie beds, gardens or pots.

🧐 About the “worms and grubs” you might spot:

Those little white grubs? Not cutworms! They’re rhinoceros beetle larvae — and they’re actually awesome for soil.

- They feed on decaying organic matter, helping it break down.
https://thegardener.co.za/the-gardener/pests-and-diseases/rhinoceros-beetles/
- Their castings (excrement) improve soil structure and increase nutrients like N, P, Ca, K and Mg.
- They tunnel through the compost, aerating it and making it more alive and fertile.
https://peskylittlecritters.com/why-rhinoceros-beetles-are-important-for-ecosystems/

And yes — LOTS of earthworms too! These little guys are real soil champs:

- Their burrowing helps aerate the soil and improve water movement.
- Their castings are rich in nutrients and microbes that help plants thrive.
- Vermiculture is a proven, sustainable way to boost soil health in South Africa.

https://farmersmag.co.za/2024/09/vermiculture-using-worms-to-improve-soil-a-guide-for-south-african-farmers/

✨ Why our compost is a win for your garden:

- Builds healthy, living soil
- Natural, chemical-free enrichment
- Supports a little ecosystem right in your backyard

Bags of compost at the Farmhouse, or contact Crystal on 060 960 3619 🌱🌿

08/10/2026

08/10/2026

A free gathering for readers on Southern Peninsula. Bring along your book and make some bookish friends.

10am : Arrive and Settle
10.30am : Silent Reading
11.30am : Mingle and Meet

Silent Book Club Welcome Glen - 21st October 2026 @ 1000 SAST Silent Book Club Cape Town Deep South

08/10/2026

07/10/2026

A big hurrah! Little Dotty Paint Kits, now available at the Farmhouse!

05/10/2026

The historic Farmhouse is available to hire as a function venue for suitable events, meetings and functions. On-site catering and party planning available - costume hire, cakes and more. Fast WiFi!

We can accommodate kiddies parties, birthdays, year-end celebrations, exhibitions, business functions and more in the spaces. We also have rooms available.

Sunbird Room:
Seating for 8 to 10 around a table. Suitable for meetings, conferences, remote office, workshop, art classes, treatments

Fynbos Room:
Hall space with smaller room attached
Seating 25 cinema style
Seating 20 at tables.

Get in touch and lets see how the Farmhouse can help make your next event a memorable one! Please email enquiries to [email protected].

05/10/2026

The Tool Shed at the Farmhouse.

- Sharpening and fixing tools and implements.
- Tool hire
- Old-school advice
- Repair of household items too!

Frank: 074 855 3383
W***y: 082 787 5981

Open by appointment - give them a call or message!

30/09/2026

An experience not to be missed.

A morning of creativity, presence and connection at Welcome Glen Farmhouse, Saturday 3 October.
Come and join us as you try your hand at dotting and create something that might surprise you!

BOOK HERE: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/399771-magic-mindful-morning-art-of-being-experience/