What a season – hardly any rain in the last 6 months. But amazingly lots of fruit. IN the tree crops cherries and apricots are now being picked. Lucky we have irrigation. Just the same lots of damage from roos and possums who are desperate for food as the surrounding forests are without fodder. We have lots of berries though. At present picking strawberries, … Continue reading →
May is nearly finished and yet the strawberries are still ripening albeit at a much slower rate. Alas we are not getting many to eat ourselves as the parrots seem to have taken a liking to them this year. Hopefully that won’t continue next summer. The days are shorter but the weather is amusingly warm. Still wearing shorts . Sceptics on climate warming get … Continue reading →
Yes we are picking lots of raspberries. We have 6 pickers now besides our permanent girl Lisa. Two are from France, one from Sweden, one from Taiwan and two from Japan. Everyone seems to be getting along well and that makes a real difference. The first flush of strawberries has just about been finished but all the good work we put into improving the … Continue reading →
Hi everyone. We have just launched out shopping trolley. It has been a long winded task but just like a boat it now is out there for all of you to look at and it will sink or swim on its own merits. We are very pleased with the results so far and I think our customers are pleased to know that they can … Continue reading →