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A miracle story
Do you remember? Two years ago, we made a video to protect the valley where we have our main vegetable garden, as it was about to be...
Events - Chiamata a Raccolto
We were invited to the “Chiamata a Racolto” event in Italy to speak about our project. There was a lot of noise. A lot of reverberation...
Help for the flood victims
We are sure everyone is aware of the recent floods in Spain and the disaster it has caused for many people. Although there was damage in...
Natural farming book from Kutluhan in Dutch
A couple of years ago, we could feel how everything and everyone is connected. How we all carry seeds in our hearts for a better future....
250 pumpkins to share!
Johan, my mother’s husband, also loves to grow his own food. They live in a different climate in Spain and can grow for two seasons. The...
Making your own candy!
We were gifted cans of frozen organic elderberry pulp from the local marmalade factory that wanted to throw them away because they didn't...
Spontaneous action
A few days ago there was a sudden thunderstorm with a heavy rain shower, so we wanted to sow some green manure right away. Something we...
In one day: from the garden on our plate
This morning we were harvesting potatoes in the blackberry garden. A few hours later they were on our plates. When we grow our own...
Spanish people and their tomatoes!
There is something about Spanish people and tomatoes. In our area, there are several local varieties. Red, pink, green, yellow and black....
Update of the big garden - Summer season harvest and its challenges
Although we just started up the new garden, it is producing very well. We harvested tomatoes, zucchinis, eggplants, potatoes, onions,...
Natural Building - Outdoor Bathing
In August 2023 we posted this photo announcing that we received this old bath as a gift from people who had renovated their homes. When...
Creative projects - Children's book update!
We are deeply moved to see the book come to life. Anabel's drawings are truly amazing! When I saw a few snippets of her work, my...
Independency
He really didn’t understand why we didn’t want to apply for subsidies, while we have the right to do so. “I don’t want a government label...
Our first vegetable basket this summer!
Being able to harvest your food out of your garden. Knowing it has been cultivated with love, from natural seeds, without any chemicals...
Caña for the tomatoes
Finding reeds for our tomato plants was quite an adventure. We drove around looking in the area our neighbors pointed out to us, but were...
A shift from individual thinking to communal care
If we truly want to change the economy and society we see around us, we have to understand that many of our actions are just not in line...
Political engagement
The spring in our hamlet to irrigate all the vegetable gardens downstairs is broken for over 5 years. Many attempts and discussions...
An association for the local women
We decided to start up an association for the local women, which will manage the social centre of our hamlet. Our focus points are: -...
The next generation
In the neighboring village it is an honor to play in the local band. From a very young age children exercise really hard until that...
Giving
We are beginning to realize more and more the impact we have. * The doctor who allows a few patients each month to donate to projects...
Community support - Cleaning the acequia
The people of the ‘irrigation community’ in the valley need to clean the water channels every spring in order to have access to...
Planting potatoes
We have been planting potatoes in different ways. Some potatoes have been cut, this is how they do it here, to get more harvest. Others,...
An outside kitchen
We've been feeling excited about adding more color and artistry to the gardens for a while now. Then the idea of using mosaics arose....
Baking and sharing bread for the first time in the renewed oven
Remember when we restored the abandoned oven last spring? One of the neighbors, who lives on the other side of the mountain, promised to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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?...
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...
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...
What are we doing?
In line with nature, our organisation, is fluid. It is continuously moving and responding to whatever is happening around us. Some people...
Nature surprises you
We grew over 30 plants on the big pile of manure. They started promising, but in June it rained so much, there was no pollination and the...
Nature’s way
Moving more and more with natures rhythm means many times: not knowing. A month ago our black chicken wanted to breed again. We were...
Wood for the winter
The only heating source for our house is a wood stove. This means a lot of wood chopping to prepare for the upcoming cold winter months....
Which future do you want to see?
Being completely shocked about future images that are fed to our children and youngsters through the educational system (which we...
The local Association of walnuts
Where we live, walnuts are an important income for a lot of families. These specific walnuts are very high in antioxidants, because they...
Making seed balls together
When you collaborate together, so much is possible. We, as a group, decided to awaken the soil. After many years of normal agriculture,...
Supporting local producers
When we want to see change around us, we need practical action to make that change happen. We repeat things until that moment when we...
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