Karoo Eastern Cape
Karoo Eastern Cape
In the heart of the Eastern Cape Karoo, David & Karen McEwan have been making their way through farming holistically and living a sustainable life. Working with nature to preserve and grow a future for their family and the next generation to come.
Fairfield Farming
David is a 4th generation farmer on Fairfield of Scottish heritage. He farms with indigenous Tuli cattle and Dohne Merino sheep with a sustainable and holistic approach to regenerating the land.
Intensive lambing and utilization of irrigated pastures produce good quality lambs, combined with Total Grazing practices ensuring productive and progressive farming that regenerates the veld while keeping animals healthy for sustainable future farming practices.
Fairfield Garden & Kitchen
Qualified as a chef, but an entrepreneur by heart Karen has been keeping herself busy with organic veggie gardening - making use of some permaculture principles. She hosts open garden days with garden talks and serves hearty farm lunches made from the organic produce of the farm.
Her range of frozen meals, freshly baked and bottled karoo goodness, and organic veggie seeds are available for direct orders or at various local markets she arranges in the Middelburg, Cradock & Graaff Reinet district.
She also offers private and event catering options with tailor-made menu's exclusively for small groups of 40 or more guests.
Free Range Chickens
Free range farm chickens form part of the sustainable management on irrigated pastures.
Layer hens live in portable chicken tractors on the lands and are moved twice a week to Fresh pastures.
They follow the ewes with lambs and calves that feed on the lands to clean up the last bits of feed left behind. They also take care of any unwanted pests, parasites and larvae.
Eggs are harvested daily and weekly deliveries are done in Graaff Reinet and Middelburg.
PADSTAL: Fairfield PopUp
15 November 2024 - 11 January 2025
Opening our doors to the very 1st Fairfield PopUp
Venue: 5km outside of Middelburg ec on the N10 towards Cradock.
Our Fairfield range of meat products and pasture-raised eggs, freshly baked breads and cakes and all our pantry staples - including pickles, preserves, rusks & biscuits and of course our famous Christmas cake will be on sale.
The best roadside meals including Gourmet Boeries & Lip Smacking Mutton Sliders along with the best locally roasted & very famous Maria's Superior Coffee will be available for either sit-down or takeaway.
We are open for small functions for groups of friends, and families and end-of-year functions.
We will be stocking some high-quality locally manufactured products that include olive oil, saffron sauce, a range of garlic products, leather belts & bags, candles and wax melts, hand crafter serviettes, table linen and aprons, natural fire lighters, sheepskin products, boerseep and many more - all loving handcrafted by local artisans -making us one of the only stops in the area to find just the finest of local offerings.
We are green and cash-friendly - and invite you to visit as a stranger and leave as a friend.
All products are also available for order and delivery nationwide.
OPENING HOURS :
November
9:00 - 16:00 - Monday to Friday
9:00 - 14:00 - Saturday
Closed on Sundays
DECEMBER
8:00 - 16:00 - Monday to Friday
8:00 - 14:00 Saturdays
Closed on Sundays
Closed from 22nd - 26th of December & 1st of January
MARKET DAYS
14 & 21 December
9:00 - 13:00
Sushi & Slider Sundowners
Wednesday 11 December
16:00 - 20:00
BYO
Stay in touch
Contact us for more info on products, delivery and markets, and get updated info of goods available and events planned.
Karen: 082 397 8698, karen@fairfieldec.co.za
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