Grub Haus

27/02/2026

24/12/2025

Chestnut mushrooms tend to have a mind of their own, pinning where you least expect - often in those hard-to-reach places. They keep their firm texture when cooked making them perfect for stir-fries and stews.

Be warned: they can cause gastrointestinal upset in a handful of people.

05/12/2025

Only one of another harvest of beautiful tomatoes. We harvest not fully ripe so that the birds aren't tempted to feast!

05/12/2025

Did you know that fungi can be trained? They have been trained to eat motor oil and can help clear pollution by being trained to eat things like cigarette butts! They have even been found to eat radioactive material in Chernobyl's destroyed reactor 4!

Fungi, ancient colonizers of land, form a vast kingdom distinct from plants and animals. They survived extreme conditions by developing adaptive intelligence...

03/12/2025

No infestation has been reported in South Africa yet, but keep an eye out for Leek moth infestations in you garlic, onions and leeks.

https://youtu.be/Qi7ozTOSQ3M?si=qXsUqp7x1Zl7GrRk

30/11/2025

When your fridge starts looking like this, you know it's tickets...

26/11/2025

Our Heinz tomatoes are starting to blush now and are looking beautiful!

26/11/2025

What to do with an everlasting crop of Roma tomatoes, onions, garlic and sweet red bell peppers? 🤔

Well, we made some "orange sauce" to go with pizza, pasta and anything else your heart desires...

25/11/2025

We sell live and dried mealworms. Please note that we will be closed between 20 December 2025 and 5 January 2026, so don't forget to place your orders timeously.

20/11/2025

Part of what went into our chicken pot pie, were golden oyster mushrooms. So delicious! Watch this space for our chestnut mushrooms...

20/11/2025

Chicken pot pie. All ingredients except the puff pastry and chicken were grown at home.