The Geography Class of Cape Recive High School came to visit Ganora.

We are so pleased to let everyone know that Lulu got a little friend - Snowy!

An international team of scientists from South Africa, Canada, and the United States, has been looking for new clues to one of the world’s greatest mysteries–the end Permian extinction event.

The men in my life went to pick some veld flowers for the house. We are so previledged to have such beautiful flowers although our area is seen as semi desert.

Op die plaas Ganora naby Nieu-Bethesda is nie net staproetes en uitdagende bergfietsroetes nie, maar ook fossiele wat die verhaal van die Karoo se moerasjare vertel, skryf MARISKA SPOORMAKER.

Deze foto's hebben we gemaakt bij jullie, wij waren op rondreis met Astrid. Heel veel groetjes vanuit België. Harry en Nicole. Ps. Het was super !!!!

Born 8th Jan 1947 and started painting in oils at the age of 13. I became hugely inspired by regular exposure to L.B. Elliott, a marvellous painter in the ilk of W.G. Wiles.

Join well-known artist and art teacher Talbot Cox for a happy and expressive weekend workshop aimed at making art a part of your daily existence….explore the many ways of rendering stunning paintings, ideal for quick thumbnails, sketchbooks and fine pieces of art. Take art out of the closet and make it part of your daily world and open your senses to the beauty of the world around you…. Beginners welcome!

Die Tage auf Ganora umweht der Hauch der Ewigkeit: Zeitreisen sind die Ausflüge mit Jan-Peet zu den Höhlenmalereien, die Buschmänner in grauer Vorzeit schufen. Zeitreisen sind aber auch seine Exkursionen, bei denen er versteinerte Tiere zeigt, die vor Millionen Jahren jagten und gejagt wurden. Und Zeitreisen sind die Streifzüge mit Henry, dessen Großvater Medizinmann war, und der weiß, welche Pflanzen gegen Kopfweh, Liebeskummer und Dämonen helfen.

Henry kniet sich nieder und deutet auf eine unscheinbare Pflanze. “Die ist gut für das Herz, und dieses Kraut hilft bei Problemen mit dem Magen”, sagt Henry. Er zeigt den Besuchern der Farm Ganora ein gutes Dutzend Gewächse, die erwiesenermaßen gegen Bluthochdruck, Hautkrankheiten, Atembeschwerden order andere Leiden helfen.

Graaff Reinet was South Africa's Town of the year in 2010. View the video to see why.

As Graaff-Reinet won the "Dorp van die Jaar" in the Kyknet / Kwela competition, one of the prizes was an 30sek advert of the town on Kyknet. JP was asked to show and talk about some fossils for the Paleontology part of the advert. Here you will see him with the film crew busy taking some shoots on a very cold early morning. Graaff-Reinet tried to cover as much as possible

NAC Fly away weekend group's visit to Ganora while visiting Graaff-Reinet. About 100 guests flew in to Graaff-Reinet's airport for a weekend that was organised by Chantelle Marais and the publicity office of Graaff-Reinet. They came to visit Ganora Guestfarm where JP enjoyed sharing his fossils and artefacts collection with them.

Aberdeen University paid Ganora Guest Farm a visit to do a Geography research project. The group under the leadership of Tim Mighall and Ian Foster spent the week inspecting karoo veldt and erosions in the area.

The 2011 Absa Fugard Festival is back; bigger and better than ever before. Billed to be the world's biggest Fugard Festival, this year's event will run from 23 to 26 September 2011 with several spectacular attractions. From very humble beginnings, the Festival has grown in leaps and bounds over the last two years to become a major event on the arts scene.

Tokkelos who lived to an exceptional 18 years of age, was the farms working sheep dog. He was a rough Border Collie. Allthough he had come to the age of retirement, he would still want to herd the sheep in with the guys. For all those who had the pleasure of meeting him will know he was a very special animal.

Things are now looking up on the farm, we have repaired all the rooms that were damaged or soiled in the flood, there is a fencing team in place to repair all the damaged fencing. We are also looking into the repair of the weir and all other damages.

During the festival we had the Waterfront theatre group staying with us at Ganora. The first night Alix and Stephan Japp who are regular guests at Ganora, started a sing along with the group and had us all in fits of laughter! This was really enjoyed by all...

In September a group of German journalists visited us, after doing our tours to the fossils and Bushmen paintings Hester took them to explore the village Nieu Bethesda. First they wondered around town going to the Art Centre and viewing the gallery there. They then ended with a tasting and talk on the locally made Beer and Cheese made at The 2 Goats Deli & Brewery.

Punky (Henry Witbooi) who has been with us for the last two years, was interviewed for a documentary on his successes in life. He is now a guide to the Bushmen Rock Art paintings, He also guides a medicinal plant walk where guests enjoy his company and knowledge of the plants in the area. He is also Hester's right hand man on the farm when it comes to fixing things. The interview was about his determination to change his life around, and about the successes he has made since. He is a role model to all.

Gideon Rossouw, Piet Du Toit and Pierre visited us with their student group from NMMU, What a great group!. Some were even dared to jump into the icy water of our reservoir. It seemed like this group really had a great time.

A group of locals went up Lootsberg with Tubby, what a lovely day trip. We left at 10 from Blauwater station with Charles Kingwill. After turning at the top we had a wonderfull picnic, allthough it was very cold. From up top we had in sight the beautifull views of the plains of the Camdeboo.

USA Students visiting Ganora during the icy snowy weather of July. The group was organised by Piet Du Toit and Gideon Rossouw guided the tour. Between these two gentlemen they sure had an excellent experience on their Paleontology excursion.

The three Meerkats that were otherwise known as the three Musketeers were successfully released.

Photography course at Ganora given by Pine Pienaar to the youngsters that the Fly Magazine chose to take part from various High schools in Port Elizabeth area.

Goerge Brits and his wife were at our farm, George took the most amazing pictures of a tortoise swimming in a river at Ganora. Really great to see what a good photographer like George Brits is prepared to do to get the best shot. George has kindly given us permission to use some of his photo's on our web pages. You will see which ones are his through out our web site as we have acknowledged them to him. (Thanks George).