“This Is Amazing”: Pretoria Farmer Flexes Find Abundance of Homesteading, SA Impressed

• A Gauteng homesteading couple shared how their small farm grew far beyond what they expected after they decided to stop buying eggs
• The couple showed how they managed their overwhelming fresh produce surplus by turning beetroot into homemade powder
• Viewers praised the creator's honesty and storytelling, saying her journey inspired them to see their own gardens differently

A Pretoria couple set out with one simple goal: grow enough food at home to stop buying eggs. What followed left them with far more than they bargained for. Instagram user @catenonto shared a reel on 14 September 2026 capturing the unexpected realities of homesteading life in Gauteng.

What started as a quiet ambition to be more self-sufficient quickly became an overwhelming wave of fresh produce, with crops coming in faster than the couple could use them.

When gratitude meets hard work

The video struck a chord because it was honest. The couple described the strange tension of feeling deeply grateful for a generous harvest while also being exhausted by the sheer volume of it. Managing the surplus meant finding creative ways to preserve food before it went to waste.

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One of those solutions was making beetroot powder. They sliced fresh beetroot, dehydrated it for 10 hours, then ground it into a fine, vibrant powder that could be stored and used long after the harvest.

Watch the homesteaders show off their harvest and beetroot powder process in the Instagram reel below:

Mzansi inspired by the journey

The video resonated with South Africans who said the creator's storytelling was as compelling as the farming itself.

@mo_nique_crafford said:

"YES, YES, YES ❤️! Proud of you! This is amazing!"

@shereeporter_ wrote:

"🍓💚 Abundance 💚 ✨! Health is wealth. Love this story and message 💗."

@wombofgaea added:

"Love your journey though! The beetroot powder can make tea and form part of sauces for salads 🍊."

@i.nkosazanaa simply said:

"My God is good ❤️ 🔥."

@trudymofutsanyana shared:

"I have just found the one person in life I want to stalk. Yhooo, your storytelling and honesty are just refreshing. I will be following everything you post. Thank you for being a voice so many of us long for."

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@multi_dimensional_being reflected:

"The land you once thought was small produces more than what is needed all at once. I thought my garden was small, but Yoh 🎉!"

3 Briefly News articles about harvesting

• Gardening creator @gardeningwithkm shared a spring planting guide recommending Swiss chard, baby marrow, sweet corn, cucumbers, and eggplant as the best crops to grow in September.
• A farmer in Brits, North West, expressed fears of potential crop waste following a massive harvest of 40,000 cabbages, prompting social media users to offer advice on distribution and preservation.
• A young farmer and her team saved her chilli farm from perishing with 2-litre cool drink bottles, which they collected from her village and recycled.

Source: Briefly News