The farm has been in the Von Buddenbrock family since 1951 when Ray von
Buddenbrock was given the farm by her father as a wedding present.
Her son, Ean, is the present owner and has been on the farm since 1989.

The farm was originally laid out by Captain Dean in the 1920's
and he named the farm after his daughter, Rhoda.
Captain Dean was a founder member of Ceres Fruit Growers packhouse and
fruit was exported from the farm under the "Heron Brand" in those days.
He was also a keen golfer and a founder member of the Ceres Golf Club.

The size of Rhodene is 150 hectares of which some 30 hectares are planted to fruit.
It is a deciduous fruit farm consisting mainly of various
varieties of pears, as well as apples, peaches and plums.
The farm practices integrated fruit production (IFP) using integrated pest management (IPM)
and biological controls where possible and is Global GAP accredited.
The fruit picking season stretches from the middle of December to the beginning of April.

Ean is married to Glenda and they have a daughter, Chantelle, and a son, Karl.
Chantelle studied Jewellery Design and Manufacture at Stellenbosch
University and currently runs a jewellery factory in Johannesburg.
Karl is at the University of Pretoria studying Veterinary at Onderstepoort.
The family have 4 dogs:  Bacchus, a Great Dane crossed with a
Boerbul, who is about 12 years old and is officially Karl's dog.
Skollie, also a Great Dane, was rescued from the S.P.C.A.
and follows Glenda around - he is huge and loves eating!
Charlie Brown, a Jack Russell, is thoroughly spoiled and rules the roost.
A new addition to the family is a Rottweiler named Rambo
who is the naughtiest dog we have ever had!