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"Willersdorf" BO LA MOTTE |
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Proudly South African
Specializing in early season southern hemisphere export blueberry's.
Exports to the northern hemisphere from mid October.
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The South African Blueberry Company
est. 1992
Delivering quality "early to fruit" blueberry's when most needed.
Bo La Motte Farm
A courtesy provided by the South African Blueberry Company - Franschhoek South Africa
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Our Berry's are Grown @ Heaven
(alias Franschhoek, South Africa)
A treasure at the end of the Rainbow Nation
Satellite image - NASA. Franschhoek stared * in red.
On the left, our area of the Franschhoek valley. The right; Bo La Motte's' parameters.
Franschhoek is a valley situated just a short 86 kilometer drive from Cape Town and positioned in the heart of Africa's wine country. The area is part of a very specific and unique coastal micro climate, that allows our berries to excel.
Click on a thumb for a larger Google image.
The first farm in the valley was granted to Swiss colonist Henrich Ṃller in 1692. Back then, the area was home to herds of elephants and referred to as Oliphantshoek, or "Elephants Corner". In 1694, ten more farms were granted, nine to French Huguenot's and one to a Prussian family. By 1713 the valley was being referred to as "de France Hoek", or "the French corner". In 1805 "Franschhoek" became official, while the valleys elephants were all but extinct.
View looking over the farm.
"Willersdorf" at Bo La Motte Farm - Franschhoek South Africa
This image was taken from the front door of the South African Blueberries traditionally built Cape Dutch homestead, "Willersdorf". Notice the snow in the distant mountains.
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