About OUHUIS
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Serving Quality Rooibos Tea Since 1980
Built in 1885, the OUHUIS® (literally meaning “Old House”) is the oldest homestead of the greater Zeekoevlei farm. As the greater farm was later sub-divided into seven smaller farms, the OUHUIS® fell on the portion which became Zeekoevlei 109.
This portion, as well as the portions named Groenkol and Jaap-se-Kop, was bought by Willie Engelbrecht. In 1954, Willie was the first farmer in the area to commercially start cultivating rooibos, along with vineyards, peaches and apricots, as well as sheep and cattle. The first drying court for the region was built in 1961 on Zeekoevlei 109 and can still be seen to this day.
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How OUHUIS started
In the 1980’s Bep, the wife of Willie’s youngest son Christie, realised the value of selling rooibos under their own brand and so the OUHUIS® brand was born. Christie’s brother, Joos (an architect by profession), drew the OUHUIS® to scale (to be used as a logo for OUHUIS® Rooibos) and his wife did the basic design of the first boxes. Christie’s sister, Anette, drafted the wording on the boxes. Christie himself cultivated the rooibos to be used for OUHUIS® Rooibos and Bep did the marketing.
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A New Story for OUHUIS
Built in 1885, the OUHUIS® (literally meaning “Old House”) is the oldest homestead of the greater Zeekoevlei farm. As the greater farm was later sub-divided into seven smaller farms, the OUHUIS® fell on the portion which became Zeekoevlei 109.
This portion, as well as the portions named Groenkol and Jaap-se-Kop, was bought by Willie Engelbrecht. In 1954, Willie was the first farmer in the area to commercially start cultivating rooibos, along with vineyards, peaches and apricots, as well as sheep and cattle. The first drying court for the region was built in 1961 on Zeekoevlei 109 and can still be seen to this day.
