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    Aug 14, 2020 4 minutes
    By Maryke Roberts

    THE HOMEOWNER Gill Staniland

    WHERE Hill Top Farm, Baardskeerdersbos

    SIZE 50m²

    Her colleagues call her the “plastic police” but she likes to refer to herself as a green warrior.

    Because Gill Staniland of Baarskeerdersbos believes that one should tread lightly on Mother Earth, even when it comes to your place of residence. So three years ago, she decided to build a hemp house on a 7ha plot of land that she had already acquired in 2014.

    And it’s not just the building method that’s ‘green’; thanks to water tanks, solar panels and gas, this little hideaway is completely independent of municipal services.

    “My total municipal bill is just R150 a month as I only

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