Yeah, butter tea; it’s an acquired taste. The great thing about it is that is very warming in winter, gives you a lot of calories instantly and can be easily prepared. I learned to make mine years ago and my teacher was very much into soda. The basic recipe is incredibly simple and easy to [...]
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cooking
August 27, 2008 – 11:49 am
Hof van Twello’s annual cook-out cum harvest festival “Preuvement” is on during the weekend at Hof van Twello. The ger will be up (much needed repairs will be made on the fly) and I’ll be cooking with this year’s produce from the permaculture garden. We’ll fire up both the muurika and the stove, so there [...]
commute
August 26, 2008 – 9:42 pm
There is a high speed train service (think TGV) that runs between Amsterdam and Paris. From Rotterdam to Paris takes three hours, but it could be less. Because the northern part of HSL has been finished for two years now, but there is so much conflict over the purchase of a safety system for the [...]
twello
August 26, 2008 – 12:08 pm
We made a short film about the Hof van Twello centre:
http://www.vimeo.com/1601969
summer
August 2, 2008 – 7:42 am
So far we are having an interesting summer, with weather ranging from the autumnal to the tropical. KNMI are warning us that global warming goes much faster here than in the rest of Europe, presumably, because there is relatively little air pollution here. I still wonder why it is still being argued that if a [...]
thuis
August 1, 2008 – 9:51 pm
In Dutch, “at home” is one word, “thuis”. The first time I met T. was a couple of years ago when I attended something that was termed: “a week of camping out for families.” L. and I travelled up north in the pouring rain and ended up in Den Andel. That’s an old name, stemming [...]
retrofitting
July 30, 2008 – 7:48 pm
Retrofitting the suburbs, with David Holmgren
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cjhQWdbqE4
part 2; part 3; part 4
transition
July 29, 2008 – 10:34 pm
At last, at last, the buzz is about peak oil, energy descent and sustainable (and might I add “inclusive”) design and planning. When the Transition Town movement was founded, well over a year ago, their struggle for attention was something of an uphill battle. But no longer: although it will take some time before the [...]
local
July 27, 2008 – 11:03 pm
Clivewrites on the price of oil dependency in Australia, at relocalize, one of many websites about local transitioning efforts. (I partly post this for C., who is starting to get involved over here)
Ideal scenario: The truckies strike, the public takes notice and discusses things openly, pressures the government to help out the truckies over the [...]
