Celebrating new beginnings

Hello once again, as we all begin our gentle shift to harmonise with the new season of bountiful spring. I invite you to tune into the signs of the earth’s celebration of new life after the dark restorative coolness of winter. Remember that winter is a necessary time to slow down, to reassess, to restock and build resilience for us humans, but also the plants and other fauna as well. We see it on our farm, Albertvale, as we have a rather harsh winter with frost and cold winds. The plants hunker down, the animals prepare for the birth of their babies in spring, others hibernate. The bees are quiet, the earth is restoring, the birds have stopped nesting, the blue cranes are pairing off, and those plants that frost have gone underground.

Now we awaken to the first signs of spring and it immediately stirs our inner soul. The clivia are just pushing, the bulbs are starting to flower, the lambs are being