A little help from below the surface
Apr 24, 2025Our duck pond has been going through some things. Not too long ago, we told you how we found ourselves in the middle of a quiet pond crisis. Algae had taken over. The fish were struggling. The ducks w
Planting in non-fertile soil
Apr 10, 2025Let’s talk about soil. Not the soft, fertile kind that welcomes seeds with open arms ... but Hwange soil. Anyone who’s spent time with us knows, our soil doesn’t exactly roll out the red carpet
Gobelo - More than a name
Mar 27, 2025If you’ve been following our journey, you know that Gobelo isn’t just another project. It’s something deeply personal, something rooted in who we are and what we stand for. But before we dive de
The brick oven bread recipe
Mar 13, 2025There’s something about the mouth-watering aroma of freshly baked bread, drifting through the restaurant at Gobelo that makes meals feel special. Whether it's served with a potjie pot of steaming ho
Passion Fruit (Granadilla) at Gobelo
Feb 27, 2025This is our first year harvesting passion fruit and the vines are thriving, the fruits are ripening and the farm is bursting with colour.
Too much algae in the duck pond
Feb 13, 2025Our duck pond at the Gobelo Farm in Hwange had been thriving. A perfect ecosystem where fish, ducks and dragonflies lived in harmony. The fish kept the water clean, the ducks floated (and splashed) ab
How it all began..
Jan 30, 2025This first blog is long past due! While Gobelo is not new (we’ve been working on it for ages…), we just had our very first sit down with the farm team in Hwange to get everyone on the same page ab