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5682 |
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2,850,000 |
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Kareedouw |
1,5 KM KOUGA RIVER FRONTAGE FARM -
Baviaans Kloof Kareedouw Kouga River front farm for sale.
Location
The farm is situated approximately 35km NW of Kareedouw between the Kouga River and the Baviaanskloof. It was a comfortable 70 minute drive from Jeffreys Bay, which would put it well within the magical 2 hour radius of Port Elizabeth.
Size
Made up of 3 titles, the property is approximately 1644h in extent. This incorporates just over 1.5km of Kouga river frontage.
Description
Although currently run as a sheep/cattle unit, from an agricultural perspective, this area north of the Kouga towards Baviaans, is tough country. The topography is severe and dramatic, but for most, therein lies the appeal. The farm is dominated by a series of fynbos covered ridges, bisected by very deep wooded gorges. The bulk of the gorges have one or more perennial springs at their source and as such, have permanent pools along their length. One of the less daunting ones that I ventured down into had some excellent bushman paintings that I am assured are just a sample of many that occur across the farm. Anyone with an adventurous spirit and good set of boots could spend years climbing in an out of these gorges and still not get to see all there is.
Veld types
The ridge tops are typical of the false fynbos biome common to this area. Grass species include themedia, especially along the northern slopes, eragrostis Curvula in the old lands and areas of disturbed soil, aristida and an area of relatively healthy digitaria smutsii that must have been propagated in an old land some time back. Significant fynbos plants include the protea repens as well as the pin cushions leucospernum conocarpodendron.
In total there are just over 200h of arable lands of which a portion is currently rotated to winter oats and serradella.
Browse in the drainage lines and kloof is considerably more substantial than I initially would have thought. In my climb down one of them, I was very encouraged at the density of wild and false olive, sneezewood and candle wood clinging to the almost vertical gorge walls. Once on the valley floor stands of milkwood and what I assumed to be forest elder and one of the gardenias form an impressive canopy. I was surprised to find significant sign of kudu amongst the abundant bushbuck and bushpig sign, and am assured by the farmer that they are sighted regularly.
I saw at least 4 large cycad specimens (altensteinii) of which I am sure there are many more, as well as a fantastic example of the prehistoric elephants foot plant (Dioscorea elephantipes). These I am assured are in abundance.
Rainfall
The farm falls in a transition summer / winter rainfall area with an annual average of 580mm.
Game species
Game species currently on the property include both mountain and grey (vaal) rhebuck, bushbuck, kudu, cape grysbok, klipspringer, bushpig as well as a number of smaller critters. I saw fresh sign of honey badger and given its location would imagine that it probably has both resident and transient leopard.
Improvements
The infrastructure on the farm is adequate if aging. The house, though small, has 4 bedrooms, a newly refurbished bathroom, lounge and kitchen. There is an outside shed and stock handling facility. Fencing, in the main, is intact, with a total of 9 veld camps. There is no Eskom power, with power to the house being supplied via a portable gen set.
Conclusion
As a stock farm, this is unlikely to ever be a significant revenue stream, but as a lifestyle wilderness destination, this northern Kouga region against Baviaans is tough to top. Given more time, I would love to traverse more of the valley floors and have no doubt that one would continue to stumble onto new and exciting discoveries with every outing. For those who have an ingrained conservation ethic and enjoy the remoteness of the Kouga Mountains and magnetic appeal of this picturesque river, I feel this property is well priced and would prove very rewarding.
Price
R 2.85 million plus Vat if payable.
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| Your Reference: |
6676 |
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4,200,000 |
| Property Type: |
Agricultural |
| Kareedouw: |
Kareedouw |
FARM IN LANGKLOOF FOR SALE -
Langkloof farm for sale
Location
This farm is located approx 10km East of Kareedouw just off the R62.
Size
Made up of a single title it is just over 132h in extent.
Description
Every time I have driven past this property over the last 5 years, it has never ceased to catch my eye. 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 120km from Port Elizabeth. From the road one sees this very picturesque, well laid out venture. The reality is even better. Set on a north facing slope, the 3 houses are tucked away against a backdrop of olives and between symmetrical citrus orchards, all of which are gravity irrigated out of an extraordinary perennial fountain. The meandering Krom River forms the front boundary while deep, well wooded kloofs hedge it in from both sides. Coupled with the Hydroponics venture, it becomes a spectacular place to live, that could more than pay its own way.
Veld types
For once, on a farm description this heading becomes almost obsolete. The front 20h of the property is comprised entirely of the orchards, gardens, pastures and hydroponics. The mountain section is full of pine, which is harvested by the local sawmills and provides a very significant passive income. The 2 gorge sections and the river itself, all have some beautiful valley forest, although in places this is heavily infested with alien trees. The Dutch government however is currently funding a project to clear up the whole of the Krom river basin, which will shortly take care of the aforementioned aliens.
There is evidence of grazing amongst the timber sections of the mountain, and in areas where the former has been cleared, although this was found to be predominately merxmuella and aristida interspersed with largely insignificant stands of Themeda. This, together with the pastures in the front would support a limited level of stock farming and there would be much that could be done to improve on what is there in this regard, albeit at the expense of the timber.
Rainfall / water
The farm falls in a largely winter rainfall area, although historically, some rain is expected in most calendar months. Set a little back from the coast, it would have an annual average of approx 490mm. Without doubt however the most important factor here is an astonishing natural spring in the mountain from which all of the existing irrigation is supplied. Registered to irrigate 17.1h, the spring delivers an estimated 60 000 Liters an hour. This water has been reticulated via a 200mm pipe to form a mother line from which all the irrigable blocks are gravity fed. Currently there are no operational pumps on the farm, a fact that probably equated to a R 350k / annum saving. A servitude on this water source has been registered in favour of this farm. A registered dam also sits above the house at a level where surplus pipeline water can be accumulated to irrigate any open land venture that one may choose to take on. In addition there are 2 boreholes, one of which is registered for irrigation. Although they are not equipped, they were sunk with the view to expanding the irrigation above the level where the spring can gravity feed.
Improvements
As referred to earlier, the property is very well developed. In total there are 3 houses and 3 staff houses. The main residence is a large, three bedroom home (MES) additional bathroom and separate lounge, dining room, TV room with fireplace, large kitchen with separate pantry and scullery. There is a lovely deck with splash pool and braai area overlooking the large kloof near the confluence of the rivers. Outside there is a flat let with bedroom and bathroom as well as 3 outbuildings currently used as laundry, storeroom and tool room.
The 2nd house is a very neat 3 bedroom house, again with MES and a 2nd bathroom, lounge kitchen, pantry and wrap around stoep. The 3rd house is the original farmhouse, and although small, boasts the typical hardwood ceilings and floors consistent with its era. It could be turned into a stunning little guest house.
The hydroponics consists of 2 shade cloth structures and 5 plastic tunnels. The former measure 30x48m and 51x45m respectively while each of the 5 tunnels are 4 x 30m. Of the latter 2 are currently in use while the other 3 need new plastic. In total this gives an area of just over 4335 m2 of tunnels. All the fertigation is gravity fed and controlled by a computer irrigation system and solenoid valves. The vege operation currently supplies outlets in PE, J/Bay and Kareedouw. The current owner has just rejuvenated what was a very under utilized and poorly managed operation. It is currently profitable and is building up towards what would be a tidy income out of the tunnels alone, on top of which the orchards make a further contribution.
The citrus venture comprises 4000 trees made up of Valencia?s, Midnights?, navels, lemons limes and the red naval cultivar Cara Cara. All the trees are under drip and are 5 years old or less. There are 500 olive trees, which although again young, yielded their 2nd crop last year. There is approximately 1000m2 of grape vineyard as well, the details of which were unclear.
There is ample space and water to grow the orchards by a further 12hectares if one so chose. This would catapult it into the realms of a fully commercial venture. Alternatively, given its location, perhaps some of the remaining capacity could be planted to deciduous fruit, which would make it one of the most diverse orchards in the region.
Conclusion
Currently the farm is best described as novel. Although it has a very tidy income indeed, it was developed more as a passion and retirement plan, than a commercial venture. That said however, it has all the ingredients to become a serious money spinner, and with the water and arable soils in place, would not take too much to unlock this potential. Obviously this would be the prerogative of the buyer and regardless of whether one pursued the full potential or not, it would remain a stunning place to live that more than pays its own bills without taxing the stamina or resilience of its owners.
Price R 4.2 million + VAT if payable
(the current owner is VAT registered and the farm may be bought as a zero rated going concern by a VAT registered purchaser. The price includes all the equipment on the farm as per asset register except the Massey Tractor)
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