I recently watched a few episodes of a Dutch television program called The Hokjesman, translating to the Boxes Man. Different groups of Dutch people are mildly ironically scrutinized in the program, and it always turns out that the box is much more colourful than you’d expect. In the episode about ‘Animal Friends’ the Hokjesman visited …
Cows ethics
For me, a vegetarian diet is an important part of striving for nonviolence. Writing about this puts me in a vulnerable position, because the great majority of people do not share this belief, while it is very central in my life. Vegetarians can also make the impression of being moralistic; Thieme calls this the ‘accusation …
The cow and the planet
After a reasonably warm day I’m in the train, enjoying the farmland between Ede and Amersfoort. The orange evening sun slowly sinks towards the horizon. In the sky I see a lot of air balloons floating by. It must be nice to literally transcent the everyday hustle and see your everyday environment from a different …
A lot on our plate
After a period of enjoying good and diverse food during the holidays and in Tana, we are back in the village and have to do with what is on offer here. For a few days no bread has been available, a sign that the road way to Ambat is really suffering from the rainy season …
Rainy season
We are in the midst of the Christmas season, a time that evokes warm feelings and brings people closer together. Last year at this time we lived in England, and in London we saw the christmas lights, the Norwegian Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square and the illuminated shopping streets. We sang Carols in St Martin …