a publication for
April/May 2024
VAL DE VIE ESTATE RESIDENTS
Country Living on Val de Vie Estate The pursuit of a “good life” is fundamental to human
environment created on the Estate point towards meeting
beset many urban areas. We also belong to a thriving
existence. For many, it is unattainable, but for those
at least some of these ambitions?
community where health and wellness are prioritised, and quiet and considerate neighbours surround us. We
fortunate enough to pursue such ambitions, the question arises as to whether Val de Vie Estate offers the
Our physiological needs are certainly met – a beautiful
experience the change of seasons. Close to the Cape
opportunity for those looking for a semblance of country
environment with fresh food readily available from the
Peninsula, residents feel the effects of its Mediterranean
living. Using Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs – a theory
Wellness Farm, restaurants and delis on the Estate, and
climate while being protected from prevailing winds by
of motivation that states that five categories of human
nearby farming communities. At the next level, safety
the encircling mountains. Finally, we are never far from
needs dictate an individual’s behaviour, including
and security on the Estate tick all the boxes. A place
nature, with many species of plants, birds, and animals
physiological, safety, love and belonging, esteem,
has been created that allows residents to be liberated
on our doorstep. Our needs are met and, in many cases,
and self-actualisation – in a simplified format, does the
by not having to contend with security issues that
exceeded in this Valley we call home.