Looking into syrup
Aug 06, 2026At Gobelo, we do try as much as we can to source everything we need for our restaurants directly from the farm. Our farm to table approach is at the heart of what we do. There are things however, like
Mulberry breakfast compote
Jul 23, 2026We love fruit here at Gobelo Farm and we try to make the most of every one of them, finding as many creative ideas as we can to enjoy, prepare and even preserve them for when they are out of season. T
Dete and the many attempts to grow food
Jul 09, 2026If you spend enough time around Dete, you quickly realise that growing food here has never been straightforward. People often say nothing grows in these Kalahari sands, and when you first look around,
Gobelo at the Chief Shana Cultural Festival
Jun 25, 2026For quite some time, we have spoken about wanting to take Gobelo beyond the farm and into more community spaces, events and conversations. We have always believed that Gobelo is about so much more tha
Chaya, chive and cheese fritters
Jun 11, 2026We have talked about chaya before in our previous blogs and we have mentioned how useful a plant it is at Gobelo Farm. Also known as the spinach tree, chaya isn’t your average plant. It barely needs
We just discovered elderberry!
May 28, 2026We thrive on conversation around food, drinks or new flavours we could try at Gobelo. During a recent conversation, Elisabeth kept talking excitedly about a culinary experience from a trip she had tak
Gooseberry and lavender jam
May 14, 2026Experimenting is in our DNA! Sometimes simple curiosity like just wanting to see what different flavours might do together has led to some of these experiments. A good harvest where we have lots of he
Edible flowers
Apr 30, 2026For many gardeners every square inch is valuable and so it is always nice when you can grow everything you want on it and also have it looking good at the same time. Other than just being purely ornam
Chaya as chicken supplement
Apr 16, 2026We are always making small changes around the farm to improve how things work day to day. A slight adjustment in feed, a different way of propagating, or even just trying something simply because we a
Competition for Guavas, again
Apr 02, 2026It is that time of year again at Gobelo. The guava trees are bursting with fruit which tends to ripen far too quickly. And as always, we are not the only ones with our eyes on the trees.
The truth i
Fresh herb tomato relish
Mar 19, 2026There are days at Gobelo when full meals are planned well in advance and then there are days when they just come together from what is ready for harvest in the garden. Many times it’s the few ripe t
A visit from a local college
Mar 05, 2026Last week we had the pleasure of welcoming seven students from a local college to Gobelo. Their visit was meant to give them a chance to experience the many aspects of Gobelo, not just the farm. Many
Aloe for everyday wellness
Feb 19, 2026For generations, aloe vera has been known as a plant for skin. Even people who know nothing about plants always seem to recognise aloe, the cactus-like plant. It grows in hot, dry climates, so it is n
Bottle bricks
Jan 29, 2026It all started with someone leaving an empty glass bottle on top of an unfinished wall.. and as you will recall, we are constantly rebuilding walls that elephants knock over and figuring out ways to c
Piglets and puddles
Jan 15, 2026The year has barely begun and already there are signs that it may be one of the busiest yet. Last weekend at Gobelo, one of those signs came in the form of five piglets born to one very calm sow. They
Chicken paw paw holiday roast
Dec 18, 2025Something about being home for the holidays naturally draws people back to the kitchen even when they don’t know a thing about cooking. Maybe it’s the cravings we get for hearty holiday meals or j