From arable farmers and fruit growers to livestock farmers, brewers, and food processors, fourteen entrepreneurs from Flevoland share their stories in the Polder Pearls campaign. Through inspiring videos, food education, and public activities, the Province of Flevoland highlights where our food comes from and the people who work every day to produce it. Mariska was […]
Op 20 juni 2026 was het groot feest op De Kandelaar. Na maanden van voorbereiding traden Henny en Mariska in het huwelijksbootje. Zowel de ceremonie als het feest vond plaats op het erf van de boerderij. De locatie was omgetoverd tot een bruiloft-festival terrein. Samen met familie, vrienden en buren werd tot in de kleine […]
And just like that, it’s already April — the month of spring, busy days on the land, sunny cycling trips, and of course… tulips! We’re excited to share some wonderful news for all enthusiastic cyclists. We are now part of the Flevoland “Fietspauzepunten” network: welcoming locations throughout the province where cyclists can enjoy a pleasant […]
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 […]
Sinds vandaag is Bed & Breakfast de Kandelaar uit Biddinghuizen officieel ingedeeld in de klasse van drie tulpen. Dit is de bovengemiddelde kwaliteitsklasse van het Nederlandse classificatiesysteem voor bed & breakfasts. Bed & Breakfast De Kandelaar ontving de drie tulpen na een bezoek van een mystery guest van Stichting Bed & Breakfast Nederland. Op 20 […]
The autumn work on the land is in full swing. Last week the potatoes were harvested and the week before that the silage maize went into the pit. Today the first sugar beets are being harvested. Some will remain and can continue to grow until the end of November. The sugar beets will be loaded […]
After 24 years it was time to say goodbye to the DeLaval OerClassic milking robot. It was the oldest, still working, operating milking robot from DeLaval. In 2000, it was said that these robots would last at most 10 years! 24 years later … The new robot is like a switch from a gnome to a […]
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 […]
