Tag Archives: South African citrus

Umko Citrus – the Lemon season begins!

I popped down to the Argus farm in the Umkomaas Valley this week to photograph the start of the lemon picking season. It’s an extraordinarily beautiful farm, forming part of the second day of the famous Sani2c cycle race route. The cyclists are in for a treat when they hit this section! On this day,Continue reading “Umko Citrus – the Lemon season begins!”

Carisbrooke Valley Citrus Packhouse

I’m on a citrus mission right now! For the last couple of weeks I have been focused on capturing the Ixopo area’s 2022 export citrus being harvested and then sent to the Carisbrooke Valley Citrus pack house to be treated, graded and packed, ready for distribution. Here is my latest gallery of the Carisbrooke ValleyContinue reading “Carisbrooke Valley Citrus Packhouse”

Carisbrooke Valley Citrus being harvested

It’s devastating to watch how our South African citrus industry is taking such a knock this year with the new, much stricter legislation that came about ‘bang on’ in the middle of the season when ships were already full with South African citrus. I’m hoping the South African citrus industry recovers quickly and finds sustainableContinue reading “Carisbrooke Valley Citrus being harvested”