Three years ago, one of my favourtie colleagues Aad left with his entire family for Le Marche in Italy. They landed in the Urbino area and started an uncanny renovation project. The place needed to be demolished, bulldozed, mowed, planted and above
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June 7th an information meeting will be organized by the municipality about the solar panel project De Groene Zone. Due to the large number of registrations, the meeting will now take place at Quatre Bras, Nieuwstraat Best. You can walk in from
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When I want to go to the beach it takes me at least one hour and a half to get there. And then I would be in Bloemendaal or Zandvoort for instance. But I’d rather spend an extra half hour allowing me
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Of course you can throw all leftovers in the trashbin. But how about recycling them into food supplements or animal and plant nutrition? The Bokashi-system does that in an easy and 100% natural way. Bokashi originates from Japan. It’s about fermenting leftovers
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De Oude Bogten florishes because of trends like sustainaility, consciousness when it comes to food, recycling, keeping bees, integrating with other cultures. In June they celebrate their 25th anniversary and the garden is flourishing like never before. “We do not really know the
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BestDuurzaam is an energy co-op staffed by skilled volunteers. They advise residents of Best in order to reach an energy-neutral and waste-free Best in 2030. Over 700 members already joined this co-op. Sustainability is a hot issue, also in Best. Many people
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According to all kinds of research and statistics, we consume far too much meat. Livestock farming has a huge impact on the climate. And what about animal welfare? “As a result of the sustainability discussion, people decide to buy solar panels to
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Quiet, relaxed, personal, small-scale, cozy, it all applies to Gites à la Loub, a small holiday resort in Moureuille in the Puy-de-Dôme. Approximately 840 km from Utrecht, if you take the toll road (traffic around Paris included) you can get there within
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A few years ago Gerard de Puit got fascinated by orchids, esspecially the species called Dracula. He cultures them in the cold greenhouse behind his house.Gerard belongs to the eight super breeders of Orchideeën association Noord-Oost Brabant. After he bought an orchid
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