Estate Living August 2016 Digital Issue | Page 28

This revolutionary technology uses specific bacterial formulations to enhance biological breakdown of nutrients. “The first treatment was the rehabilitation of the 18th dam where we are eliminating the bottom sludge,” says Heiner Dominick, MD of Blue Planet. This, he explained, has eliminated odour when irrigating, and improved the water quality by optimising the nitrification cycle, and so reducing suspended solids and dissolved nutrients. The system has been widely used in agriculture, aquaculture and environmental remediation, but Steenberg will be the first residential estate to install it. As well as the now much-improved golf course, the estate features everything one would expect at this level. The houses are all carefully placed for views and privacy, and the super-discreet state-of-the-art security allows homeowners to enjoy all the benefits of living on the oldest farm in Constantia with complete peace of mind. And what of Catharina? She would almost certainly not recognise the farm but her memory lives on in Steenberg’s flagship restaurant, Catharina’s. And it’s decorated with delicate origami swans that float gently in the breeze, and hark back to her initial wonder at first laying eyes on this beautiful piece of land. For sales enquiries contact: Estate Living Jaimé-Lee Gardner 072 171 1979 Louise Martin 073 335 4084 www.steenberggolfclub.co.za Steenberg Vineyards Steenberg Vineyards Steenberg Wine Cellars