SOLE MANDATE

This profitable farming enterprise are nestled high in the mountains of the South- Western Cape, adjacent to pristine forests. See the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet at South Africa’s most southernly point, Agulhas. The geographical positioning of this farm lends it ideally to an unlimited supply of wood from the nearby forest’s resulting in various business opportunities. Land is owned but there are also long-term lease agreements in place. The sky is the limit, invest, expand and grow your business, this type of opportunity does not come around often.

Green wet trees (Sawlogs)
• Naturally grown trees are harvested, sawn into specified lengths and sold to other companies, mainly in the Cape Town area
• Local farmers also deliver their harvest to the Pole depot daily
• These logs are not debarked and are sold green and wet
• Harvested, cross cutted, transported by Fynbos poles to Sawmills in the Cape Peninsula and sold at market related prices
• An alien Pinus Pinaster form the basis of these forests

Droppers and Poles: (Pole depot Portion 9 Bergplaas) - (Poles, Laths and Droppers)
• Unlimited supply of wood product in the area growing naturally and harvestable throughout the year
• Finished products are supplied to two Overberg depots for distribution which is managed by the Farm, Bredasdorp and Hermanus.
• Bigger Cooperations in the Overberg area and other building suppliers are typical buyers on a monthly order basis (Farmer to Farmer)
• 1 000 m3 of yard stock, with different lengths and thickness poles, are always carried in stockpiles, ensuring correct moisture content
• Treatment plant, CCA , SABS approved, Agricultural Industrial zoned, 2 200 m2
• Monthly inspections are done (on farm with own identification mark on all product FB457)
• 100 kva Eskom point, with 100 kva Bundu standby generator (with automatic change over)
• 2 x Mobark pole peeling machines are utilized to debark poles according SABS standards, stacked for drying before CCA treatment
• Local Farmers with theire own harvesting teams are contracted for pole supply to the pole manufacturing depot daily
• These poles are delivered in bark and are paid for in m3
• Pinus Pinaster Pine species forms the basis of these timber products, ensuring natural hard poles

Bark and shavings (Pine Nuggets / Shavings)
• Bark as a byproduct are bagged and sold to nurseries
• The sour content are very suitable for growing flowers like orchards
• Tunnel farmimg, tomatoe's, peppers, lettuce
• Shavings are also bagged and are shipped off to existing horse owner contracts where these shavings are mainly used as stable bedding (Cape Peninsule, Swellendam)
• The distribution and administration are handled by the CC Agulhas Bio Fuel and are registered in a separate entity, also included in the sale price.

Tea
• 20 HA of Honeybush tea have been established in blocks over the last 5 years
• Hear the sound of the tea seed’s popping, in harmony with the gentle rustle of the fynbos, while harvesting seed’s for your next plantations (1kg of seed = 1 HA )
• The cultivar CYCLOPIA GENISTOIDES was chosen, embedding a long lifespan, more than 20 years, proved very adaptable and sustainable to this area
• The possibility of expanding the tea fields is made possible by already cleared fields that can be planted immediately, approximately 20 HA is available.
• More land can be cleared and is well suitable
• Production, 7 - 10 tons per hectare is possible
• Obtaining the necessary relevant permissions, you could put up your own processing factory and brand the Bergplaas tea, in accordance to your own unique marketing program
• Environmental approval in place
• Organic Honeybush farming, registered, 2025 application in progress
• Honey production could also be a viable business opportunity

Fynbos
• The mountains, valleys and coast of the South- Western Cape are the natural habitat of the largest variety of plant species in the world
• Indigenous Fynbos, is your gateway to a tranquil and a picturesque lifestyle and complements your surroundings on the farm
• 8 HA of planted fynbos can be found on the gentle slopes
• 50 HA indigenous, rehabilitated fynbos exists and has recently been cleared by cleaning teams
• Kompaktus, Repens, Execimea, Longifolia, Albiflora are a few examples of the 7 500 different plant species that could be found in this area
• Flowers are harvested throughout the year and demand specifies which type and species are required
• The export of flowers carries huge income potential and ensures a constant positive cashflow to the business monthly
• There is more land available to expand the fynbos sector even further
• Contractible Flower harvesting teams are available in the area

Water
• There are no registered water rights on the farm, but there are no restrictions
• Municipal water servitude is registered
• Water treatment plant deliver clean water to more than 50 surrounding households down the valley
• A Perennial River crosses all three properties and at its lowest in the dry season, it still delivers not less than 60 000 liters per hour
• Water has been tested and was found suitable for bottling
• A Centrifugal pump in a 30 000-liter steel tank is used to pump water from the river in pipelines to different locations on the farm
• A natural underground aquifer has been confirmed by the WNNR, who also monitors this aquifer with various and different instruments
• Natural fountain occur in the mountain valley's

Firewood
• Due to the abundance of alien wood species firwood are made and sold at various outlets direct to the public
• Examples are black wattle, myrtle, bloekom, Hakia and Spider gum
• Huge demand exists and supply cannot keep track with demand.

Nursery
• The expansion of the current nursery is also a viable business option
• Seedlings are freely and naturally available
• Clean and clear water is available
• Arable land is available and suitable for planting vineyards

Peatmoss
• The type of ground called peatmoss occurs naturally and are to four meters deep in certain areas
• Peet is formed over hundreds of years through decaying plant materials
• Peet is highly in demand by nurseries

Biofuel / Wood chips in bulk supply
• All wood grindings produced at the Quionrock sawmill site are transported in bulk with walking floor trailers to Malmesbury
• 600 tons are used per month by this plant
• The wood grindings are used in the water boilers, producing electricity with a lower carbon footprint than coal
• This results in lower tax costs payable to the government
• More than 50 000 tons of dry wood is available to be turned into grindings, other enquiries from different companies are on the table for discussion and future business
• More material is available in the surrounding forests
• 2 Year Delivery contract in place with factory

House
• 1 Bedroom house, open plan kitchen, lounge enclosed stoep with build in braai in good repair. 1 Bathroom and enough cupboard space
• The outer building contains an office and a one bedroom cottage with its own bathroom in good repair
• Manicured garden with irrigation system (fenced)
• Braai lapa outside
• x3 Patio’s
• 2 x Cottages, on suite bathrooms, own kitchens, 1 x utilized as an office at the moment Read more...