Every year party in April
I had never heard of it myself, but every Amsterdammer who lives near the Nieuwmarkt knows about them. The April Events! At the squar...
Fair traide coffee and loveseats
Anyone who loves coffee, knows it. The Coffeecompany. My favourite Coffeecompany is the one on the Middenweg. It is my second ...
Going along with nature
There are plants that you would rather not have in your garden. Like lesser bindweed and ground-elder. It can really give you a hard ti...
Quite special
Stately high legs, a white with black plumage and a long orange pointy beak. The storks are hugely impressive birds. And Amsterdam is getting mor...
The body as a whole
The osteopathy approaches the body as a whole. The osteopath often doesn’t cover one specific condition, but looks at the whole body. The a...
Edible Garden in Artis
What could be more fun than on a day off to go to the Zoo? There is plenty to do for everyone. The sounds of howling wolves and screechi...
Remedies of Dr. Bach
Once upon a time there was a highly sensitive man. He could, by eating a piece of a plant or flower, feel for what condition the plant wou...
The possibilities of the nettle
Most people will know the nettle as a pesky plant. A plant that gives you a burning pain the minute you touch it. But the nettl...
Natural curing of animals
A while ago my dog had an inflammation. Antibiotics had no effect. In the meantime, her toenail wasn’t looking good at all. Her fifth...
In the middle of the forest
Who doesn't know the Ridammerhoeve goat farm? That fantastic place right in the Amsterdam Forest, where the white goats, chickens a...
Hanneke Sloof tuiniert al 25 jaar op ecologische wijze. Ze heeft een grote voorliefde voor alles dat leeft op onze aarde en schrijft hier graag blogs over.