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The Leeu Gamka Nursery and Farm stall is situated 75km from Beaufort West and
125 km from Laingsburg on the N1 and is
the only succulent nursery (vetplant kwekery) situated on the N1.
Prince Albert
lies just 60 km from Leeu Gamka.
This unique project started on
the Dutch Reformed Church Grounds in 1998 with just 200 indigenous trees. Soon there was a need for other plants such as shrubs and fruit trees,
especially olive trees. Today the
nursery hosts indigenous and exotic trees, fruit trees, indigenous and exotic
shrubs, conifers, grasses, ground covers, herbs, creepers, perennials, aloes and
succulents.
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The biggest challenge for a
nursery at Leeu Gamka is the “brakwater” (under ground water with a high
salt content). Our plants are well
adapted to the harsh Karoo climate.
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One of our main aims is to
provide affordable indigenous plants to the public and to encourage water-wise
gardens. Water is becoming scarcer
and we must find ways to preserve this precious resource. Succulents and aloes are a good choice if you want to make a water-wise
garden. The Nursery has 41 different
aloe species. We are the only
nursery in the country that sells the Aloe
chlorantha. This aloe is found
in a small region in the Fraserburg district.
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We serve light refreshments on
our farm stall verandah. We sell a
selection of local produce such as olives, homemade preserves, dried fruit and
crafts and also stock a selection of Christian books.
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Pop into the Leeu Gamka Nursery
and Farmstall on your next trip along the N1.
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N G Kerkgronde / D R Church grounds
Tel. 023 521 2836
Fax 086 635 1337
Posbus /
P O Box
10 Leeu-Gamka 6950
leeugamka@mtnloaded.co.za
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Leeu-Gamka's art venue
Leeu-Gamka Nursery and Farm stall
hosts an art
venue in the historical Dutch Reformed Church Hall.
This hall was built in the Cape-Gothic style and was completed
by 1922. This landmark is
clearly visible from the N1 between Beaufort-West and Laingsburg.
The Leeu-Gamka Nursery and Farm stall invites all art lovers to
experience true
Karoo
art.
Our first exhibition is by Lidi van Schalkwyk
Hope
rising from the ashes
Jeremia
was sent to the house of the potter to realise God can make failed
lives new. Lidi uses old
rusty irons to create striking works of art.
She uses these items to show the world that one can make
something beautiful with items that have been discarded as rubbish.
She combines this “rubbish” with clay to make a whole new
picture, with Bible themes of hope.
Lidi
is well known for her Kallaharees (also known at the clay trolls) and
clay angels. After Lidi
and her family moved to Leeu-Gamka, she bid the Kallaharees goodbye
and is now concentrating on her larger works.
She also makes clay pots with a very unusual texture.
These pots go strikingly well with a large variety of
succulents.
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Newsletter October 2008
Die lente blomme en bloeisels blom pragtig
hier op die Kwekery gronde. Die
bye werk baie hard om al die kos wat die blomme produseer bymekaar te
maak. Hier volg ‘n paar
interesante feite oor heuning:
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Heuning
is ‘n natuurlike, maklik verteerbare versoeter;
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Heuning
is ‘n ontsmettingsmiddel wat veral vir brandwonde gebruik word;
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Heuning
is ‘n bakmiddel wat higroskopies is en vog absorbeer;
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Heuning
is ‘n fermentasiemiddel in heuningwyn;
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Heuning
is ‘n reiniger en versagter in skoonheidsmiddels;
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Heuning
bevat propolis, wat antimikrobiese, antivirale, antibakteriese en
antifungale eienskappe het wat bye teen siektes beskerm en in
hoesstroop, suigtablette, tandepaste, mondspoelmiddels, velrome en
sjampoe gebruik word; |
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Heuning bevat proteienryke
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Suiwer heuning van Magy’s “B” Hives is
hier by die Kwekery beskikbaar.
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Plant
van die Maand:
Plants form large masses of semi-woody
stems that are supported by surrounding bushes and trees.
The stems can reach a length of up to 6m and are leafless for
most of their length. The
leaves are mostly borne on the terminal portions of the stems, although
in cultivation this could vary depending on the watering regime.
The leaves are dark green, well spaced and have distinct, white
marginal hair-like thorns. These
hair-like structures are particularly large on the margins of the leaf
sheaths, where they clasp the stems.
The inflorescence is usually an unbranched raceme bearing large,
yellow-tipped, bright red flowers. This
aloes flowers throughout the year. Aloe
ciliaris is very easy to cultivate and is widely grown in southern
Africa
. If given space to spread,
the species will form large, profusely flowering stands.
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Aloe
ciliaris
- Guide to Aloes
of
South Africa
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Medisinale Plant van die Maand:
Helichrysum
Species (Everlastings / Kooigoed)
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Species of Helichrysum are aromatic perennial herbs or shrublets with densely
hairy or woolly leaves and persistent flower heads.
The shape and size of the leaves and flower heads are
characteristics which differentiate the species.
About 245 species occur in
South Africa
, of which the best known and commonly used medicinal plants are H.
cymosum, H. odoratissimum, H. petiolare
and H. nudifolium.
The smoke of many Helichrysum species is a ritual incense, called
“imphepho”.
Many ailments are treated with these
popular medicinal plants, including coughs, colds, fever, infections and
headaches. It is a popular ingredient for wound dressings.
For coughs and colds, a tea is prepared or the leaves are boiled
in milk. For pain relief,
smoke from burning leaves is inhaled.
Leaves are widely used on wounds to prevent infection.
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-Medicinal
Plants of
South Africa
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Handige
plant wenke:
Wag
vir die eerste egte blare voor jy uitplant
Die eerste twee blare wat die saad maak, sal
enkelblare wees. Wanneer
twee blare, wat gewoonlik groter is en dalk ‘n ander vorm het as die
eerstes, oorkant mekaar op die stingel verskyn, kan hulle beskou word as
die eerste egte blare. Nou
kan jy die saailinge in saailingkissies uitplant in netjiese, goed
gespasieerde rye wat sal verseker dat elkeen die maksimum hoeveelheid
lig kry en volledig kan ontwikkel. Wanneer
die saailinge vol blare en gevestig is, kan hulle in die tuin uitgeplant
word. Terwyl die saailinge
nog in die kissie is, kan jy elke week ‘n baie flou oplossing van
vloeibare bemesting toedien om vinnige groei aan te moedig.
Sorg dat die grond in die houer altyd klam bly.
-Wennerwenke
vir die tuin
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Wyse
Woorde
Doen altyd die regte ding – dit sal die
helfte van die mense tevrede stel en die res absoluut verstom.
-Mark Twain
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Akkommodasie
/ Accommodation in and near Leeu-Gamka
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Abrahamskraal
Gasteplaas/ Guest farm - from R150 per person per
night (Approximately 15km van Leeu-Gamka on the road to Prince Albert)
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Gamka
Farm B&B
- R150 per persoon per nag (Ongeveer 8km van Leeu-Gamka)
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Leeu-Gamka
Hotel
- R110 per person per night
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Rietfontein
Akkommodasie - R130 per persoon per nag
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Bookings /
Besprekings: 023 5212 836
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Liefdadigheidswerk
op Leeu-Gamka:
Die plaaslike NG Kerk
bedryf 'n koskombuis waar honger kinders uit die gemeenskap op
'n Maandag en Woensdag gevoed word.
BADISA(Barmhartigheids dienste van die NG Kerk en die VG Kerk)
behartig ook 'n koskombuis op ander dae in die week.
Indien enigiemand kos of klere wil skenk aan die behoeftige
kinders van ons gemeenskap, kan u dit by die NG Kerkkantoor of
die kwekery afsit.
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a detailed price list please click
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Vir
'n volledige pryslys, kliek
hier .
"Uit
Hom en deur Hom en tot Hom is alle dinge"
"For
from Him and through Him and to Him are all things"
Rom.
11:36
Leeu-Gamka
Kwekery & Padstal
(The one-stop Nursery and Farm stall)
Tel: 023 5212 836
Fax: 086 635 1337
E-mail: leeugamka@mtnloaded.co.za
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