Hearth and Larder

09/10/2026

It was a wet and windy week in the Cape!

A week in our life on our Karoo homestead — early mornings, an appo...

05/10/2026

This week's video is live on YouTube! We look at the slow spring days and just enjoying the farm!

https://youtu.be/gUO-sJgoZ_E?si=8gpXrKaFEBoUVYez

❤️ Marlé

Join me for a day in the life on our small homestead in the Klein K...

03/10/2026

This is how I use up 5 cups of sourdough discard!

11/09/2026

We finally started on the home Reno and last week we did our first demo! Some things landed in my head and I can say I truly understand now why hard hats exists 🤣

Welcome to the start of our farmhouse renovation series. In this fi...

07/09/2026

A super quick and easy recipe to use your leftover pieces of bread nobody ever eats! And it's a one pan dish, so less washing up(always a factor in my house😂)

Come cook with me this week — I'm making a French toast casserole u...

01/09/2026

It was so much fun being invited to do a talk at the Montagu Herb Festival this weekend! Thank you to everyone for coming by and saying hallo and to the committee, you are amazing!!

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30/08/2026

I was invite to be a part of the Montagu Herb Festival this weekend! What a blast! I spoke to do many amazing people!

Here is a sneak peak into the weekend of setting up stalls, vendors and my talk!

❤️ Marlé

This week I'm taking you along to the Montagu Herb Festival, where ...

25/08/2026

🌿 A TASTE OF THE HERB FESTIVAL | CHEFS’ DEMOS 👩‍🍳

Last year, our Chefs’ Demos were a huge crowd-pleaser — and this year, we’re bringing the 'kitchen' back to the Joubert House Patio for three deliciously inspiring demonstrations!

From old-school food preservation to contemporary flavours and seasonal local cooking, come watch, learn, and taste your way through the weekend.

🐓 MARLÈ THERON | Hearth and Larder
🫙 The Art of Preserving Food
Marlè’s homesteading philosophy centres on sustainability, self-reliance, and traditional food preservation. She’ll showcase simple preservation techniques and heritage skills, inspiring you to fill your pantry with wholesome, homemade staples — whether you live in town or on a farm.
🌱 SATURDAY | 29 AUGUST | 12h30–13h30

🍽️ JEAN-MICHEL SILVA | BluVines at Bloupunt Winery
🍯 Karoo Honey & Rosemary Syrup Malva Pudding
Jean-Michel puts a delicious local twist on a South African classic — malva pudding with Karoo honey and rosemary, served with silky vanilla custard, honeycomb, candied rosemary and a warm honey caramel drizzle.
🌱 SATURDAY | 29 AUGUST | 15h00 - 16h00

🍽️ SANEL ESTERHUYSE | 22 Church Street
🫓 House-made Hangkaas, Herb Flatbread & Wild Mint Tabbouleh
Sanel will demonstrate how to make a quick 5-minute yoghurt flatbread, a simple homemade hangkaas, and a fresh wild-herb tabbouleh featuring indigenous herbs. A delicious taste of seasonal, local cooking.
🌱 SUNDAY | 30 AUGUST | 09h00 - 10h00

📍 Joubert House Patio
The Chefs’ Demos are FREE for all Herb Festival ticket holders and Marketplace ticket holders.

🎟️ Book your Herb Festival tickets on Quicket:
tinyurl.com/Quicket-Montagu-Herb-Fest-2026

𖨆 Tickets can also be booked in person at the Old Mission Church, 41 Long Street, Montagu.

03/06/2026

29/05/2026

There's a particular kind of exhaustion that comes not from working hard, but from losing sight of why you started.

I've been there lately. Too many opportunities, too many open tabs, too much doing — and not enough of the life that made me want to build something in the first place.

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is stop.

Come back to your people. Remember what you're actually building towards.

The work will still be there. But this moment — this ordinary, beautiful, irreplaceable moment — won't.