About Us

Julie Oertel

Mother of two boys and pharmacist by profession, Julie is the founder of http://finebushpeople.co.za, where the 'Teach Yourself to Sing Nkosi Sikelel' Iafrica' audio cassette was first launched, after she was given a consignment of left-over stock.

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Currently Julie sells protea seeds around the world, and supplies the Kirstenbosch Gardens and several fynbos reserves and tourist shops with protea and fynbos seed packs.

Charles Oertel

Happily married to Julie, Charles is the 'techie' who built this site and many others. His business is at http://honeybadger.net

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Together, Charles and Julie live in Cape Town in the Western Cape of South Africa.  They are building a house on their property up the mountain on the West Coast, where they have been farming with buchu and proteas.  You can find out more about them at http://finebushpeople.co.za