BioWorks Agri

BioWorks Agri BioWorks is a George based business assisting commercial farmers transition to a more regenerative approach.

We are a Tilapia and leafy green vegetable production farm. We produce fresh Tilapia fish weekly and 2 tons of vegetables per week. We make use of a relatively new farming methodology called Aquaponics. Here at Integrated Aquaculture we are in the process of solidifying sustainable and repeatable Aquaponics models from coupled to decoupled multi loop systems.

So good to see amp grazing happening here on the Garden Route. One of the countries largest Dexter heard enjoying the be...
08/08/2026

So good to see amp grazing happening here on the Garden Route. One of the countries largest Dexter heard enjoying the benefits.

What a privilege to be working with farmers contributing to our economy! Here is a Canola crop just South of Mosselbay.
08/08/2026

What a privilege to be working with farmers contributing to our economy! Here is a Canola crop just South of Mosselbay.

Guess which fields I was in today……. Canola in full bloom.
29/07/2026

Guess which fields I was in today……. Canola in full bloom.

Integrated Aquaculture (IA) gave me the insights into nutrient mineralisation and nutrient transmission from water to pl...
16/07/2026

Integrated Aquaculture (IA) gave me the insights into nutrient mineralisation and nutrient transmission from water to plant & plant to water as well as soil to plant & plant to soil. Having the privilege of making use of mineralisation technology at IA, I was exposed to the benefits of bio-stimulation, microbial inoculation, macro and micro nutrient management and most importantly the building blocks of healthy soil and stimulated plants. I am very grateful for my time at Integrated Aquaculture and thank you to all that made it possible.

My intention to move to the Cape was accelerated by the closing of IA. Over the past 18 months I have been working with the local commercial agricultural community in the Eden District of the Western Cape. I have been focussing on a regenerative approach to farming practices.
I have been able to do this by working with partners and mentors that I will introduce in future posts. I have named this new venture, BioWorks.

The results and progress are too good not to share. Over the next few weeks, I will be migrating my platforms across from IA to BioWorks.
I hope that you will stick around to see this exciting world unfold.

16/07/2026

I would like to congratulate Ezulwini Africa and more specifically Liam and Mitch for their purchase of The assets at Integrated Aquaculture’s Hekpoort operation. We wish them all the success they deserve and would love to see the farm back up to full production. All the best Ezulwini Africa.

After 13 years, we have closed Integrated Aquaculture in Hekpoort.We set out to prove that you could grow Tilapia fish a...
14/12/2025

After 13 years, we have closed Integrated Aquaculture in Hekpoort.
We set out to prove that you could grow Tilapia fish and vegetables together, using fish waste to grow food—creating a net-zero waste system.
We built markets in both formal and informal sectors, Trained people in skills that didn’t exist locally, developed intensive fish and aquaponic systems, built processing capacity (fresh fish, smoked fish, fish cakes) and navigated years of licensing, environmental approvals and red tape.
The system worked.
The fish grew.
The vegetables grew.
The demand existed.
We even completed a successful trial supplying fish cakes to prisons.
What we couldn’t survive were things outside our control:
Three major electricity price increases;
Load shedding, which forced extra delivery days and higher costs;
State procurement systems that couldn’t support new providers — even when everything was in place;
A long runway requiring capital and time.

What we achieved was not a “failed business” — it was a completed pilot of a new agricultural vertical.

The failure point was not biology, engineering, or economics, it was a political environment with no understanding of economic development.

Pioneers don’t fail — they simply arrive before the system is ready.

Good maintenance results in good harvest. When building your business model one must not scrimp on the maintenance costs...
10/12/2024

Good maintenance results in good harvest. When building your business model one must not scrimp on the maintenance costs. Staff understanding of the mundane ongoing maintenance tasks and why they are so important is critical.

I presented our real life farm progress at our industry conference recently. The conference was well represented by Gove...
05/12/2024

I presented our real life farm progress at our industry conference recently. The conference was well represented by Government and due to the relative small attendance it gave me the opportunity to engage one on one.
The sad part is that I beleive Government isn’t sure how to interact/support/enable this budding industry.
My presentation was well received, but I did not succeed in stimulating a single interaction from Government.
The speeches made by officials echos how the sector is a “priority sector” but I am not sure they understand what this means.
I pray for an awakening within our Government corridors.

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16 Ossie Urban Street
Hekpoort
6530

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