Time flies—2025 is already almost a month behind us, so it’s the perfect moment to reflect on the past year. Although fewer news updates were shared due to circumstances, a great deal has happened on the farm. Last year, Joris took a step back from the daily work. To give him more space, Wouter van der Mannen became our dairy farm manager. With his background as a DeLaval engineer, he is very familiar with the milking robots. Wouter is a true cow lover, and the cows love him too! Every day he provides fresh feed, and their care is in excellent hands. We are proud to say that in 2025 we produced 1 million litres of milk!

Henny has also completely found his feet on the farm. Together with Mariska, he regularly looks after the cows and calves. Even more, he and Wouter take care of repairs and many technical improvements in and around the farm. Whenever time allows, we still enjoy making cheese. Recently, we produced delicious young cheeses in three flavours: natural, Italian herb, and cumin. They are available in the farm vending machine next to the milk tap in the little dairy hut by the roadside. We hope to have more time in 2026 to make cheese regularly, so we can keep our stock well supplied.

To promote our Bed & Breakfast, we occasionally sponsor local clubs. As proud southerners who never want to miss Carnival, we always advertise with CV de Bokken in Sint Hubert, and recently a lovely sign was also placed with CV de Zelfkant in Haps.

Now we look forward to 2026—a year in which we will celebrate love with the upcoming wedding of Henny and Mariska on 20 June 2026. Plenty to look forward to! We wish everyone lots of happiness and good health in 2026!