Rosy and her late husband bought the Elgin farm, Krabbefontein in 2000. This portion of land had no maintained roads, no houses, no electricity, telephone lines *or* water systems in place. Most of the farm was totally overgrown with alien vegetation.

Since then Rosie has hired various contractors to assist with the clearing of alien vegetation. Since 2002 some R60, 000 were spend on initial clearing activities and she has budgeted to do follow up operations to keep these areas clear of possible regrowth.

The farm management also follows basic permaculture principles and believes in minimal tillage of the soil and encourages the natural seeds and plants from the adjacent fynbos to emerge in the vine rows, instead of sowing a crop which would have to be mowed, tilled and resown every year. The result has been beyond all expectations and a wide variety of fynbos species now thrive between the vineyard rows.

Rosy is committed to only expand her vineyards to a maximum of 10 hectares (will be planted on old orchards) and to leave the remaining 20 hectares in a natural state. Of the 20 hectares, 10 hectares is still in a pristine condition and although the remaining ten hectares have been planted until seven years ago, fynbos has re-established well in these areas.

As their newly planted vines reach maturity they are able to minimize water use from their registered borehole.  ,

They are committed to make their own compost and mulch, by using as much of the materials generated within the farm boundaries (e.g. chicken manure, skins and pips and vive trimmings)

Pesticide is used to a minimum and pests like caterpillars, snout beetles and grasshoppers are generally tolerated.