• +27 79 252 2977
  • ockie@africanoriginsfarming.co.za
  • PO Box 360 Stella 8650
  • Latham West farm Setlagole North West province 2773

Planting and Harvesting

In the beginning of the summer, it is planting season for the Kalahari melon seeds. The Kalahari melons grow through the summer, and the melon fruit feeds the seeds through the dry frosty winter. In early spring the melons are harvested as the fruit turns yellow. The seeds are sundried and stored for production and our seedbank for planting in the next season.

The oil is extracted via cold pressing of the seeds. Our Kalahari Melon Seed Oil is a pure oil containing 70% linoleic acid was produced consistently. (See our specification and the typical analysis of Organic or Conventional Kalahari Melon Seed Oil)

The Oil is produced on my farm in Latham West where I produce a pure cold press Kalahari Melon seed oil available for the cosmetic market.

Kalahari melons from seeds to a pure oil
( Life Cycle):

Plant wild Kalahari melon seeds or harvested organic seeds
farmed on Latham West farm

The Kalahari melons seeds starts growing fast
from seeds into very healthy plants

The Kalahari melon plants are drought resistant
and planted without fertilizers (organic)

The Kalahari melons have a long growth season

Because we farm organic (ECOCERT organic
certified) no pesticides are used.

The Kalahari melon plants prefer hot summer
days temperatures average above 30°C

The melons need a very long dry summer and winter
season to feed the seeds with maximum nutrition

The melons we harvest can vary in size and colour
and the only requirement is that the seeds are ripe

The Kalahari melons flesh have a very bitter taste although
it is family of the red flesh colored watermelon

Melons are harvested, seeds dried and stored for production

The seeds can be stored for several years in a dry cool
place toprevent quality deterioration

The cold pressed Kalahari melons seed oil is produced from the seeds from the matured harvested melon.See our production flow chart below

Our Process

Kalahari Melons

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