Julian Melck is the owner and farmer at Kersefontein on the Cape West Coast some 150 km north of Cape Town between Veldrift and Hopefield. An 8th generation custodian, the land was acquired by his family on 13 August 1770. Julian has lived there all of his life, and the farm has passed from father to son, father to son through all the generations up to now.
Filmed - Eden Weiss 
Producer - Dawn Jorgensen
Production assistant - Kate Nebalzina 
Stills - Alexander Oelofse 
Drone - Dale Staples
Client - Travel Designer for Cape Town Legends series
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