COOKING AS A UNIFYING POINT
I could talk about elaborating a menu for 20 or 30 people, about how to do it respecting intolerances and different diet choices. But this post is not going to be about that, as interesting as it is. Because yes, Read More
Construction of a greenhouse
Last week we built a greenhouse, in order to grow and cook out of season plants and vegetables for the community lunches. I had slim to none DIY skills or experience, fortunately Isabelle and the other volunteers were more confident Read More
Building Birdhouses
The snow has melted, days are getting longer, and nature is starting to take its stride- spring is officially here! While eagerly waiting the change in seasons, Reima and Sies, the village bird connoisseurs, took the opportunity to introduce us Read More
My first week as a chef
This was my first week as a chef, I had the help of Tuija and each day a different volunteer came to help in the kitchen. I was already interested in cooking but never deepened my knowledge, this week was Read More
How to make (almost) infinite white bread
This has been my first week in the kitchen and I am happy to announce that it has been a success. Who would have thought that cooking for 20 people with different intolerances, allergies and eating styles was not so Read More
Dare to go aboard!
If I talk about ecovillages, are you one of those people who immediately thinks of hippies? No shame in this, we are all filled with stereotypes. And before I came and lived in an ecovillage, I had differents preconceptions about Read More