From growing my own organic food in rural South Africa to buying expensive organic food in America

[@lastpreacher9093]

Enjoy your time in the US Sister Velile. Your Channel helped broaden my scope and see that one can live an opulent lifestyle in rural South Africa without breaking the bank. I’m grateful 🙏

[@benbo7042]

True

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

Thank you. I am happy to hear this. 🙏🏾❤️

[@islandsun8235]

I miss the fresh food in SA. The food in Africa is fresh. When I went to Woolworth in SA, the fresh fruits and vegetables blew my mind. You tell no lie.

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

Very true. 🙏🏾🩷

[@cebisilengubane]

Sis Vellile i like what you doing for us, please take care of yourselve's we love you

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

Thank you. Stay blessed too. 🙏🏾❤️

[@Balance-222]

I always knew in my heart,you going places,as South Africans we are very proud of you,Sis Velile, keep shining. I personally would like to see you, running online mentorship programs for people who are seriously considering investing in property market as a whole. I do feel like there's a lot of unexplored territories within this industry. I for one would sign up and select a package suitable for my pocket.

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

Thank you and I appreciate your insight. I will consider this. Great idea. 🙏🏾❤️

[@soulrebel2006]

Thanks!

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

Thank you very much. I really love and appreciate you. 🙏🏾❤️

[@deboragittens3363]

Velile, I know exactly your concerns on eating proper food. That's one of the reasons I want to move to S.A. It's very hard to eat proper in the States which it shouldn't be like that. Please read the labels and yes it's a science project. I go through it myself. If you don't drink regular milk there's a brand named Elmhurst which is just almonds and filtered water. The others have gum in them "not good for you." Blessings

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

I have seen people my age talking about they have heart blood pressure and diabetes and looking like they very old because of the food they eat. I can’t be that. 😂😂🙏🏾❤️

[@deboragittens3363]

@@VelileLifestyleDecorTV when are you having your next event? I would really like to attend. The goal is to move no later than next year.

[@lilyrosityY]

I'm so happy to have come across your channel Velile.First time,to've come across someone from kwaZulu Natal.Im from eThekwini. You speak the truth. I grew up, spending a lot of my time with my extended family at kwaDukuza.I grew up eating food ,grown from home.I miss South Africa and my grandmother and village life a lot. I'm so proud of you.

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

Thank you so much. 🙏🏾❤️

[@tobekasipambo3399]

Your vlogs are breathtaking. Keep up the good work. You making us to be proud of where we are coming from. Proudly rural girl ❤❤

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

Proudly rural indeed. 🙏🏾❤️

[@phillyndlovu4735]

Thanks Velile for taking us with you to the USA and showing us the real life out there. All the best in your stay, enjoy.

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

🙏🏾❤️

[@mpholetlaka6490]

Thank you very much Velile for all this information.

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

🙏🏾❤️

[@mirriammchakulu3109]

Just started following you today... and I have already watched 4 videos, and I love them. I'm watching all the way from Malawi 🇲🇼.

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

Thank you so much and welcome to the family. Peace and love. 🙏🏾❤️

[@vanillamint7854]

Nice.glad you're getting into the swing of things... love your silver jacket! 🙂

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

🙏🏾❤️

[@deboragittens3363]

Oh just a little sharing when you buy bread pull from the back. There fresher usually the ones in the front is oder and their strong sell those first.

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

Thank you. 🙏🏾❤️

[@nombalingcobo1780]

Thanks for the music too

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

🙏🏾❤️

[@collenraseala8678]

Thank you sis Velile we love you as Mzansi(South Africa) keep holding the flag higher.....

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

🙏🏾❤️

[@nwabisamaqanda5913]

Thank you for sharing this information sisV. All the best on this journey.👍 😊

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

🙏🏾❤️

[@neommutle8033]

It looks like it's very cold 🥶 there. ❤ Proud 👏 of you. We are learning so much with the difference in way of life , especially cost of living. One gets to appreciate South Africa 🇿🇦. The price of bananas 🍌 blew me away in the last video. Keep warm sis ❤

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

Our country is good in many ways. I will keep sharing on what I mean about this. Let’s appreciate SA. 🙏🏾❤️🇿🇦

[@mpholetlaka6490]

Try to use grape seed oil Velile for cooking and frying, use olive oil only for dressing salads❤

[@MusaDladla.]

you did it again sis Vee!! Good thing I had to watch it today on a chilled Sunday down here Pmb..really enjoy it ...i like this style and your editing is on another level ... Thank you guys for sharing your jounery with us, we appropriate!

[@pamtaioe6725]

lm glad you managed to find Organic stores though,

[@SoulBuddy2222]

With regard to your tours, I hope you will be collaborating with KZN Tourism, and crisscrossing the whole of KZN to places like Valley of the Thousand Hills, Drakensberg Mountains, Isimangaliso Wetlands, King Shaka Memorial at Kwadukuza, one of KZN cultural villages and famous battlefields.

[@SoulBuddy2222]

Forgot our game parks, Hluhluwe being our flagship game park. I believe all provinces including KZN are less marketed than Western Cape. Without any doubt, the Western Cape is beautiful, but other provinces like KZN have their own unique beauty and culture which you can never find in the Western Cape. Some tourists are less interested in highly westernized places like the Western Cape, and are looking for an authentic African experience, that you can never find in the Western Cape. It is time for KZN and other rural provinces to showcase their uniqueness.

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

Yep that’s the case. Feel free to join in too. 🙏🏾❤️

[@SoulBuddy2222]

Very glad to hear that.😊😊 I am happy to be just a cheerleader at this point. I traveled every corner of KZN (my home province) for the whole year, after taking a sabbatical in 2013. At that time, I knew Gauteng better than KZN, after working there for 14 years from my youth days. Now, I appreciate and love KZN more than ever, after my travels.

[@JimmyShongwe-fj5ct]

Ha! Sis Velile your kettle change colours,levels mchana levels 😀 you are overseas now

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

We have those in South Africa too. 😂😂🙏🏾❤️

[@Mapule150]

Hi Sis Velile yes it’s very cold. I’m in New Jersey and we had a snow yesterday. Please let me know more about business opportunities in SA . I will be going home in April for three months .

[@JustFlourishToday]

For those who don't know we call traffic lights robots in South Africa 😅 lovely video sisi🎉

[@lindiwemkhize3817]

Sisi Velile, you are doing a great job, even though you are not enjoying there you spend wisely that place is challenging you buy I m learning also🙏❤

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

I am happy to share experiences so that even the young South Africans who want to live abroad can have an idea of how life is like here. 🙏🏾❤️

[@bcs2k1]

I miss South Africa too. When the mood hits I suggest visiting one of the many Nando’s in our city. Have you visited any of them? Giant for organic? Ummm. No. Whole Foods and maybe Trader Joe’s is as good as it gets. None compare to Food Lovers and other SA spots. Those who wonder about your desire for outstanding foods have never been to South Africa. It’s the only place where I find consistently amazing healthy foods.

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

I miss SA a lot. Yes I tried Whole foods check my other video but it is expensive. I will check Trader Joe. 🙏🏾❤️

[@bcs2k1]

@@VelileLifestyleDecorTV Although not a grocery store, have you tried one of our local Nando's (for a taste of home)?

[@ronwyneking2763]

Good on you, yes we are away from our beloved country, save , save save them dollars, than home home is calling

[@TheDerekCrosson]

You have an apartment 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@jm323]

Food is expensive in the U.S even by the U.S. standards. We locals have been noticing the cost of living going up every year. That's one of the reasons why a lot of people/Americans are leaving the country.

[@R1M1r1m1]

I'm so sorry you had to move to America. I'm doing the opposite. I'm moving to SA for a better quality of life.

[@pamtaioe6725]

l lough when Velile says lm not eating that, yeah yhol we are good in SA lol😂😂😂

[@KhanyiMonyane]

While you are busy shopping , I am also converting dollar into Rands. Food is very expensive that side 🙆‍♂

[@benbo7042]

😂😂😂😂

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

Very expensive. 🙏🏾❤️

[@MissKayMash]

Thank you so much ma for taking us to the US with you. Now I can conclude that South Africans we are living a soft life, we just don't realise it. I mean 1 pepper for $1.99 that's equivalent to R35.82 😭😭

[@SoulBuddy2222]

​@@rorirory121True, but those who relocate to South Africa at retirement stage, have it really nice in South Africa, because they get their social security payouts in dollars but spent them in rands.

[@benbo7042]

😂😂😂😂

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

It’s expensive in many way also because of the value of our rand too. We need to be independent of the trade exchange and have a stronger currency. USA is enjoying spending less in other countries while we spend more. 🙏🏾❤️

[@tpmash]

@@rorirory121either way it’s expensive.

[@Mamazi51]

❤❤❤

[@EmeldahMohapi]

find farmers market on weekends and shop cheap organic food

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

That’s what I intend to do. Thank you. 🙏🏾❤️

[@GoitsemodimoBerniceDikgale]

Hello sisters hop all is well

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

All is well thank and hope you are well too. 🙏🏾❤️

[@TheDerekCrosson]

I think you shouldn’t stop converting, it’s good to know the value you’re getting for your money vs what you get back home. It’s like shopping at Woolworths but more 😭😭😭

[@bulioperamusic25]

I was excited when I saw the dollar store . We couldn't eat things we bought there. They were tasteless. I understand you complaining non stop 😂 .

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

I wouldn’t dare buy food from the dollar tree. 😂😂😂. It’s nasty.

[@lovelydeedlight1448]

Giant grocery store is a good store yes, Aldi's is also an affordable grocery store. The farmers market is a little more expensive. African Int. Market 4.9(9) this should be about 30 minutes away from you...may help. Grocery store · Gaithersburg, MD Open ⋅ Closes 9 PM I see you live close to 7th Street you are about 20 mins away from me. DC is so expensive Maryland is better to shop.

[@Tuminkie]

USA is cleaner than SA

[@sandanista2002]

Nope