Lokaal Spaanders

Dutch version below, in the comments!

Dear followers,
We left to Sweden for several good reasons (working with being one of them), and now that we’ve been living and working here for six months, we have decided to stay and give shape to our ideals here, in the uplifting Småland scenery.

After a few years of learning and studying our dream is increasing reality: a climate positive regenerative farmstand to live and work on, that we can share with you.
There will be a few hectares of land for carbon-sequestering agroforestry, a natural swimmingpond, a number of outbuildings to house people that help on the land and for holidays, a no-dig vegetable garden and a workshop.

We are excitedly waiting for the day our big little farm dreams can take shape.
You can be of great help in this.

We are looking for people who are willing to support us with a private loan, to complete the starting capital that is needed for the purchase of this property.

Interested? For more detailed info and questions please contact us on [email protected]

In this picture I am standing in front of one of the possible future farmstands where it is going to happen. Hence the in-love gaze.

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Couleur locale, ‘terroir’, or ‘stedsans’ (‘stedsans’ means sense of location in Danish): the colour and taste nature gives you in a specific time & place, pulls you to the awareness of the here & now with a physical experience that I just love so much.

Working with food always needs this awareness and focus, that forces you to be authentic. Maybe that is why I like being a chef. ☺️
said something beautiful and relevant that is applicable to this:

‘Watch any plant or animal and let it teach you acceptance of what is, surrender to the Now.
Let it teach you Being.
Let it teach you integrity —
which means to be one,
to be yourself,
to be real.’

Light your fire, but take it slow.

Burning wood is controversial because of air pollution. But we don't just ban crackling fires just like that, do we? Because lighting a fire triggers unstoppable primal feelings in us.

Fire plays a major role in ceremonial dances and celebrations in many cultures. And every culture has its myths and legends about it.
The most famous story comes from the Greeks. They said that the god Prometheus stole fire from Zeus and smuggled it secretly to man.
The Inuit have the same kind of story, about fire as a stolen gift to humanity. A rabbit would have managed to peck fire from the weasels. In a Polynesian myth, it was the coots that imparted the art of fire to humans. With the Cherokee, the spiders did. (Daniel Hume wrote a nice book about fire, where I got this info from).

So hey! Let’s burn a fire now and then, to gather around and to dwell on the elements.

Halland, Sweden. An adventure full of long awaited wilderness, invigorating woods and quality goods. You can clearly see that the people here are living closer to nature than we did in Amsterdam. Sustainability seems self-evident. In almost every village you can find more than one ‘loppis’ or ‘sparsamhetsbutik’; thrift shops.
And once you enter them, you enter a real treasure-hunt paradise with original Swedish ceramics and pottery, and handmade linen cloths.
Swipe for the catch of the day 🤤
The flowers are from and the natural wine from Flemming . 🙏🏽🍷🌾

When you let go all certanties, and decide to follow your dreams, dreams will come to you and find their way into reality.
One of our recent dreams is living closer to nature, and nurture ourselves and others with slow foods & less goods, whilst restoring soil life. The most pragmatic solution to cure some of the Earth after all we took from her, we thought.

And then, two kindred souls showed up from the woods: and are working their *** off nurturing souls & soil in their magical farm & restaurant in the Swedish woods .
A place that I always use as an example in conversations about our plans and dreams.

We are going to help them out this second half of the season (and also the last part of Mettes pregnancy, as you can see on the 📷 that made last week✨).
So excited to work with these two out there in the Nordic woods. 🌳🔥

Looking forward to this instant adventure with and the kids! We’re off on tuesdaynight.
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📸 1, 2 & 3:

[English below]
Bloemen eten doet je goed!
So wie so word ik blij van zomer in de tuin, zoveel eetbare schatten, met de leukste schat die vakantie heeft en gezellig meeproeft.

Zowel de bladeren, bloemen, bloemknoppen als de zaden kunnen in de keuken gebruikt worden. Ze bevorderen de spijsvertering. De farmaceutische industrie gebruikt deze plant in weerstandsverhogende preparaten. Kunnen we goed gebruiken dus, met al die rondwarende virussen.
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Eating flowers does good!
Summer in the garden makes me happy, so many edible treasures, with the nicest treasure who is on holiday and who enjoys the fun.

The leaves, flowers, flower buds as well as the seeds can be used in the kitchen. They promote digestion. The pharmaceutical industry uses this plant in resistance-enhancing preparations. So we can use it well, with all those viruses wandering around.