Home brew From the Cederberg to your teacup
Among imposing mountain peaks somewhere between Clanwilliam and Redelinghuys, the day’s first rays of sunlight tumble through a crevice. The curved blade of a sickle glides through the cold morning air and for a fraction of a second flashes a reflection of the sun into the blue expanse. Today, rooibos will be harvested here on the farm Skimmelberg, 33 km south of Clanwilliam.
The stalks of a shrub are hooked neatly from behind – the
