Mulder and his team had approximately 1800 people going in and out of the construction site , every day , as workers .
Thesen Islands injected more than R3.4 billion into the Knysna economy alone . It also remains the biggest contributor to the rates and taxes in Knysna . The birth of Crossways Farm Village has also proven that the society we live in would be a better place if businesses and communities would come together as one .
Target Market With well-planned , designed and well-structured stands , Crossways Farm Village offers a mixture of varying properties . Here , says Dr Mulder , the plan is to keep the look and feel of urban rural settlements .
“ I don ’ t have a segregating way of setting the farm . It all works as new urbanism , or new ruralism . We have very well-structured regulation plans in place . So , after the completion of paperwork prior to stand purchases , people decide how their properties should look and feel .”
We are our own Municipality The intention of every investment is very important when it comes to opening businesses in local or disadvantaged communities . Either you are there to build your own business , for purposes of enriching yourself and your family , or you are there to help the people of that location build their future through your business ventures .
Dr Mulder ’ s intentions have always been pure , from his four values , to his environmental concerns and concerns about the wellbeing of the people of Thornhill . He has portrayed the deeds of a dedicated and goal driven leader . Who would take over an entire municipality , offer sanitation
and infrastructural development to people of a village that he had no bond with ? All this because his interest was not on creating his own wealth , but to enrich himself and the dwellers in that village .
“ Anyone intending to invest in the property sector , should uphold , and pride themselves in creating enduring value ."
“ We just do the full thing , that ’ s how we operate , and I think it is important that in rural South Africa we design labour intensively and that we build things labour intensively .
“ We are our own municipality here . The regional municipality said they can ’ t give us services and we took it upon ourselves to provide services to the people of Crossways . We have our own water , own sewage , own electricity , and our own roads .”
Crossways Farm Village is an opportunity to get back to the good life . Back to farmstead living , to rural spaces , where true neighbours share a common vision , grounded in sustainable living .
For more information , visit crossways . co . za .
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