In the aftermath of the fire….

Pelindaba will be back in action quickly after last weekend's blaze...

After this weekend’s fire at Pelindaba Lavendar Farm, many islanders were asking – how can they do business this summer? What’s gonna happen? And, first & foremost, is everybody OK? Amelia Powell from the Farm responds, with this press release:

Pelindaba Lavender Farm Recovers and Regroups after Devastating Fire

Following the devastating fire that consumed its production, storage and administrative facilities during the early hours of Sunday morning May 31, 2009, Pelindaba Lavender is quickly getting those activities back on its feet.

“While the cause of the fire is still under investigation, all other aspects of the operation continue to run unaffected,” said owner Stephen Robins.  “The four stores are fully stocked for the upcoming season after a busy winter of production.  The 2009 crop is just starting to blossom, we are fully staffed and are gearing up for the upcoming Lavender Harvest Festival in July as well as all other activities related to our 10 year anniversary.”

“While the fire appears to have consumed just about everything in the buildings, the Gatehouse store at the farm is completely unaffected, as of course are the fields,” Robins said.  “We have sufficient raw materials from our farming operations to put us back into product production very quickly – in fact as soon as we locate additional space and get fresh supplies of packaging and other ingredients from our various vendors.

“Thankfully, no one was physically harmed.  After dealing with the natural shock of the situation, everyone today is upbeat with the recognition that we are able get rolling again very quickly by moving our production and administrative operations to another location.

“All our production, inventory and financial data are intact in our off-site backup facilities, so we have not lost those key ingredients to our success – our experience, our history and the knowledge and expertise that have helped make us as successful as we have become in our ten years of operation.  In short, despite this physical disaster, we are already moving forward with what we fully anticipate will be our most successful year ever.”

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