Paardekraal Produce March 2024 The only way to describe the Karoo at the moment, is dry. It is bitterly, bitterly dry. Despite all the rain we have had over the last few years the veld has taken a beating. Thankfully the fountains are still holding up...
Paardekraal Produce January 2024 I can’t believe we are one month into a new year. Thank you for your support throughout 2023. It’s been a difficult year but then every year in farming is challenging with its own unique issues. So currently whilst writing this newsletter, the...
Paardekraal Produce December 2023 This is a long newsletter as I haven’t written for a while. The weather has varied from excessive amounts of rain in October to extreme heat now. We had so much rain the one Saturday in October that we had an issue trying...
Paardekraal Produce September 2023 Spring is here, the aloes in the veld are in full bloom, the banksia is showing her colours and loads of chickens are sitting. However, there are days when it most certainly does not feel like spring. We have had 37C with...
Paardekraal Produce August 2023 I trust you have been keeping warm through this exceptionally cold winter. We have had several days when the temperature was a single digit for the day and, in the mornings, there was severe frost with water bowls frozen. Needless to say,...
Paardekraal Produce June 2023 Since my May newsletter we had a 230mm of rain. On one weekend we measured 190mm of rain. It started on the Friday morning and ended on the Monday night. It just rained and rained and rained and rained. We were lucky...
Paardekraal Produce May 2023 With winter upon us farm life has switched into winter mode, and we have adjusted our working hours accordingly. The days are shorter with it getting darker earlier and mornings are getting lighter later. Even the chickens and guinea fowl come in...
Paardekraal Produce March 2023 When I last wrote we were in the full swing of summer, but autumn has started to make its appearance. The days are warm to very hot with the evenings and early mornings cool. The days have also gotten shorter as the...
Paardekraal Produce January 2023 Compliments of the Season to you All. And a HUGE Thank You for your support during 2022. As always, I talk about the weather first as this governs our lives. We have had the most marvellous rains with December being wet and me...
Paardekraal Produce October 2022 Spring in the mountains is a lot later and only starts in October. And now as we are heading towards the end of October the garden is in full flower and looking beautiful. The weather is a lot warmer, and we have...