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Luxurious container love nest in the Boland

The first homestead of the Dicey family was established in the Hex River Valley in 1892. The family-owned business, Rora, acquired Palmietvlei Farm near Wolseley in 2016, and today grows blueberries in pots and under nets on 30ha of the farm’s available 55ha.

While running a solid agricultural business, Palmietvlei’s owners have recently taken advantage of the increased interest in rural tourism and the ecofriendly trend of repurposing used shipping containers as accommodation.

The farm offers three accommodation units: the FamTin, in repurposed was billeted.

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