Nature proves to be strong
This year, calendulas are sprouting everywhere, spinach is coming up for the 3rd time, the tobacco rebirthed itself and even the smallest...
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- Mar 14
The power of networks
Our climate is excellent for growing berries. The soil needs a bit of pine needles to make it more acidic, but there have been raspberry...
- Mar 13
Time to sow
This year, I just follow my body to tell me what to sow and when to sow it. I’m going back within, learning to trust my own impulses...
- Mar 2
A new natural farming vegetable garden.
Real food is one of the most important things we focus on. This 600m2 plot of land is being prepared to be transformed into a natural...
- Feb 22
A new community cement mixer thanks to you!
On our support page, we mentioned that we wanted to invest in our own community cement mixer to make seed balls. We would share the cost...
- Feb 15
A helping 'dig'
We found that after extended rains, there was a spot on our land, where the land got saturated with water and and it would stay there for...
- Feb 15
Making cheese
A while ago we asked the shepherd if he made cheese from the goat and sheep milk and if so, if he would let us know when, so we could...
- Feb 12
A fence for the new 600m2 natural farming garden
There are so many wild boars in our area that if you don't put a fence around your vegetable garden, they will destroy everything. Last...
- Feb 5
Our exchange for the straw
Do you remember we received straw a couple of weeks ago? Well, today the shepherd passed by our house and asked if we could help him out...
- Feb 5
In line with nature podcast
Isn’t it amazing when everyone can contribute their unique skills and they are truly appreciated for it? Matthias is creating a jingle...
- Jan 15
A community compost worm farm
Due to the climate we live in, it is very difficult to make our own compost. We tried a worm farm in a gifted bathtub for over a year,...
- Jan 12
Real trees
We are so happy we found a few ‘more natural’ trees. The root stock grown from seed and the insert has not been pruned. “Please don’t cut...
- Jan 11
Straw bales
I woke up this the morning realizing we needed straw for the chicken coop, to protect the real trees we are going to plant, to insulate...
- Jan 10
Food Wallet - Seed libraries in the Netherlands
After very physical days, we spend most of our evenings doing other things to support what is needed. ⁃ We just added 85 seed libraries...
- Jan 8
Removing more blackberries
This winter we removed the blackberries on the sides of the garden and fixed the fence.
- Jan 4
Taking matters into your own hands
For many years, the vegetable gardens in our little hamlet have been on the other side of the road. The water from the spring flowed...
- Jan 1
Cleaning up the next part of the community garden
Do you remember the video of the wild blackberry forest we were cleaning to start up a new vegetable natural farming garden last spring?...
- Jan 1
A worm farm for our hamlet
Due to the climate we live in, it is very difficult to make our own compost. We tried a worm farm in a bathtub for over a year, which...
- Dec 20, 2023
A book coming up!
It’s been 5 years now since we decided to live in a different way. A journey of many experiences, leading us to Spain. We have been...
- Dec 17, 2023
#8 December 2023: Planting garlic
December and January are perfect to plant garlic in the garden. This year we decided to plant it in our new natural farming vegetable...
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