This is me
Cook, traveller, father, husband, filmmaker, urban farmer, custodian… and not particularly in that order. I cook. I make television. I love the outdoors. I’m earning my green fingers and the open road is where I find my sanity. I was born in Durban, South Africa, grew up in Cape Town and have been burning my, Read More
Finally finished filming season 1 of my new 10 part series, Bushcook. Was a 2 year labour of love filming filmed across South Africa. Let me know what you think…
I’ve started filming and editing little clips about the farm. The more time I spend there, the more I begin to understand its personality. The flow between days and night. The beauty of a wilderness. The silence. I’ll be creating and uploading monthly (maybe more) videos so check in every now and then or like the channel to get notified when I upload new ones…
Tony Jackman from the Daily Maverick recently wrote a wonderful piece about the Escapes I host at Keurbosfontein. He called it “Justin Bonello’s Cederberg hideaway, an escape from the madness in the ancient red Karoo.” I thought it was a wonderful read that beautifully captured the experience. You can read it by clicking here.
The Daily Maverick is by my reckoning the best South African based publication with a worldview. I love that they say we should support journalism that protects democracy.
They don’t have a paywall and voluntary contributions (including mine) keep this amazing South African journalism institute free for millions.
Support them if you can.
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