Totties Country Store
Background
Florence Eleanor Van Reenen (nee Cross), was born in Dunedin New Zealand, in 1878. She arrived in South Africa as a Florence Nightingale Nurse during the Anglo Boer War. Affectionately named �Tottie� by the Van Reenen family as she used to call her Grandchildren �Little Tots�. In 1922 Tottie started the original general dealer store and butcher shop in Rheenendal which serviced the needs of the staff from her husband�s sawmill and woodcutters from the Millwood district.
It was Tottie�s suggestion to call their farm �Rheenendal� instead of the suggested Fescue Meadows - so to have some connection with the family name, and also with the place Rheenen in Holland which had family connections with her husband�s forebears.
2012 saw the arrival of the Van Reenen Family in the Redlands & Rheenendal District 100 years ago. Totties Farm Kitchen and Country Store has remained in the family and is run by her great-grandson and his wife.
Why visit?
� Visit Totties Country Store filled with objects and pieces of yesteryear offering homemade jams, preserves and more.
� A destination filled with history and heritage with many visuals to take you back in time.
� A store filled with homemade and handcrafted goods. Soaps and teas with a sense of humor.
� Good old fashioned biscuits, yellowwood wooden spoons with a difference.
� We also offer a family restaurant which has a rustic charm with an intimate character which regularly features live music by Georgio. (Restaurant is closed on a Monday).
• Or simply choose from our take-away window and learn from the locals what the Rheenendal Ramble has to offer.
What we offer
� Totties Country Store allows for an interesting and memorable shopping/browsing experience.
� We offer goods for ones own self or for a delightful and unusual gift.
� Watch your little ones eyes grow when they spot our �Candy Bar�.
� Our ever changing deli offers creations with a difference, especially after a Sunday Buffet.
� Fill the tummy with Sunday Buffet take-away meals (after 3pm), or phone your request through as this has become very popular amongst those not wanting to cook on a Sunday.
� Place an order for our freshly baked ciabatta rolls, homemade farm breads, country pies (the way granny used to make them!), milktarts, scones, muffins, cupcakes, pickled fish and more.
• Totties Country Store has its own petrol station.
Where to find us
•Physical:
Main Rd, Rheenendal.
•Directions:
We are situated 12.4 kilometers along the Rheenendal road, behind Totties Country Store and Petrol Station. The only petrol station along the Rheenendal road. The entrance to Totties Farm Kitchen is a small wooden latte gate on the right hand side of the establishment.
• GPS co-ordinates:
•Distance from Rheenendal turn-off:
12.4Km
Contact
Marian and Garth Van Reenen (owners).
• Tel: 044 3890092
• Cell: 071 683 0929
• E-mail: [email protected]
Visit
www.tottiesfarmkitchen.co.za
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Florence Eleanor Van Reenen (nee Cross), was born in Dunedin New Zealand, in 1878. She arrived in South Africa as a Florence Nightingale Nurse during the Anglo Boer War. Affectionately named �Tottie� by the Van Reenen family as she used to call her Grandchildren �Little Tots�. In 1922 Tottie started the original general dealer store and butcher shop in Rheenendal which serviced the needs of the staff from her husband�s sawmill and woodcutters from the Millwood district.
It was Tottie�s suggestion to call their farm �Rheenendal� instead of the suggested Fescue Meadows - so to have some connection with the family name, and also with the place Rheenen in Holland which had family connections with her husband�s forebears.
2012 saw the arrival of the Van Reenen Family in the Redlands & Rheenendal District 100 years ago. Totties Farm Kitchen and Country Store has remained in the family and is run by her great-grandson and his wife.
Why visit?
� Visit Totties Country Store filled with objects and pieces of yesteryear offering homemade jams, preserves and more.
� A destination filled with history and heritage with many visuals to take you back in time.
� A store filled with homemade and handcrafted goods. Soaps and teas with a sense of humor.
� Good old fashioned biscuits, yellowwood wooden spoons with a difference.
� We also offer a family restaurant which has a rustic charm with an intimate character which regularly features live music by Georgio. (Restaurant is closed on a Monday).
• Or simply choose from our take-away window and learn from the locals what the Rheenendal Ramble has to offer.
What we offer
� Totties Country Store allows for an interesting and memorable shopping/browsing experience.
� We offer goods for ones own self or for a delightful and unusual gift.
� Watch your little ones eyes grow when they spot our �Candy Bar�.
� Our ever changing deli offers creations with a difference, especially after a Sunday Buffet.
� Fill the tummy with Sunday Buffet take-away meals (after 3pm), or phone your request through as this has become very popular amongst those not wanting to cook on a Sunday.
� Place an order for our freshly baked ciabatta rolls, homemade farm breads, country pies (the way granny used to make them!), milktarts, scones, muffins, cupcakes, pickled fish and more.
• Totties Country Store has its own petrol station.
Where to find us
•Physical:
Main Rd, Rheenendal.
•Directions:
We are situated 12.4 kilometers along the Rheenendal road, behind Totties Country Store and Petrol Station. The only petrol station along the Rheenendal road. The entrance to Totties Farm Kitchen is a small wooden latte gate on the right hand side of the establishment.
• GPS co-ordinates:
•Distance from Rheenendal turn-off:
12.4Km
Contact
Marian and Garth Van Reenen (owners).
• Tel: 044 3890092
• Cell: 071 683 0929
• E-mail: [email protected]
Visit
www.tottiesfarmkitchen.co.za
Links
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