Mother Nature cannot be controlled and as the Dutch saying goes “April does what she wants” the same is true for the tulips. Due to the warm winter, the tulips started to bloom around 2 weeks earlier than usual for the time of year. Partly due to the heavy rain and high temperatures the tulips […]
The ‘Pionierspad’ is a unique walking route from Steenwijk to Muiden through the youngest Dutch county Flevoland (East to West). This Path offers what the name promises: ‘pioneering’. You will walk across what used to be the Zuiderzee (Southern Sea), which was only reclaimed half a century ago. A walk through forests and swamps, alternated […]
The election of Flevoland Business woman is an annual event organised by the Association of Flevoland Business Women, which is a network of enterprising women who share knowledge and experience. In April, Mariska received amazing news; she had been nominated for Business Woman of Flevoland in the category Independent Professional 2023! Other nominees in the same category […]
Despite the cold, rainy weather, there is always plenty to do at De Kandelaar. In recent weeks, we have made plenty of cheese in various flavours, which are now available in the farm vending machine in our milk house. More and more people find their way to our delicious milk for cappuccinos, lattes, hot/cold chocolate or […]
The holidays are over now and we are already a few weeks into 2023. On January 7th, OVDD (Entrepreneurs Association “de Driehoek Dronten”) organised a party night. At this event, the final winners were announced for the election of Retailer and Entrepreneur of the Year in the municipality of Dronten. We congratulate Klamer bicycles from […]
Dit keer een supermooi bericht vanaf De Kandelaar. Vrijdag jl zijn wij door Ondernemers-vereniging De Driehoek in Dronten genomineerd als Detaillist van het jaar 2022. Wij zijn volledig verrast door deze mooie nominatie. Begin november kregen we bezoek van de jury van de OVDD. We waren voorgedragen als bedrijf om genomineerd te worden als Detaillist […]
We hebben al lange tijd niets van ons laten horen, maar zeker niet stil gezeten. Ondanks het verlies van Marc proberen we de draad op de boerderij weer op te pakken. Zo hebben we zijn laatste project, het melkhuisje, verder afgemaakt. Met hulp van vrienden en de familie van Marc is er een prachtig kunstwerk […]
It has been quiet at De Kandelaar, partly due to the immense loss of Marc. We miss him in everything, as a husband, father, brother-in-law, son-in-law, but above all as a great friend and hard worker. With the help of many around us, we picked up again and continue the work on the farm. Marc’s […]
We have resumed the running of the B&B De Kandelaar following the abrupt closure after the unexpected loss of Marc. Our guests are more than welcome again in the Bed & Breakfast De Kandelaar. Life on the farm continues and keeps us busy with looking after our livestock and land. In collaboration with IVN, there will […]
How great is the loss when someone is no longer here! It is unimaginable how many visits, messages, phone calls, cards, flowers and help we have received following the unexpected loss of Marc. The farewell was moving and poignant and gives us a lot of support and strength. Marc lives on in everyone he knew and […]
