•••• IN THE SPOTLIGHT
The picturesque poplar lane leads to the farm .
Chris Schoonwinkel
A true Sandveld farmer
YEARS OF HISTORY ON THIS FARM
SENWES PRODUCER IN WESSELSBRON , CHRIS SCHOONWINKEL IS A SANDVELD PRODUCER WITH ENORMOUS PASSION . AND THERE ARE YEARS OF HISTORY ON HIS FARM .
AUBREY KRUGER
It becomes evident the minute you turn off the R34 between Wesselsbron and Hoopstad , according to Chris most certainly the worst road in South Africa , and drive through the picturesque long poplar grove of a few hundred metres to the farm Welgegund .
Chris told me later that these trees were planted in 1966 , on 6 September to be exact , which means that they are 50 years old .
The older people will know why Chris remembers this day - it was the day on which Dr Verwoerd died . Funny enough , Chris will also be celebrating his 50th birthday on 11 February this year . Farm and owner both celebrate half a century of success !
HISTORY The farm Welgegund comes from his mother Ellen ’ s side and his father later expanded to Vlakwater , Quaggavlakte , De Rots and Zandheuwel . His father , who started farming in all earnest in 1971 , was the first generation Schoonwinkels here .
MORE ABOUT CHRIS This Odendaalsrus-born man
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FEB / MAR 2017 • SENWES Scenario
Schoonwinkel ! The board tells us who farms here .