Mara Andriessen

Some people in the eco-village say it’s a pity that I wasn’t here in the summer, because a lot more happens in the garden then. I get what they mean.… Lees verder »Why I enjoy being here during this season

In Ecodorp Bergen, there is a cat named Moortje. She doesn’t have a specific owner but is our ecovillage cat! Previously, she used to hang out in the Herberg where… Lees verder »My feline friend

One grey Tuesday at the end of November, we take a road trip to Ecodorp Boekel, an eco-village located at the other end of the country. It takes 2.5 hours… Lees verder »Ecodorp Boekel

Our last meewerkdag was lots of fun! The weather showed no mercy, but in Ecodorp Bergen, that’s no excuse; you work anyway. Always together, fortunately. This time, María and I… Lees verder »Late November and planting trees

I would really like to tell something about the visit to LiberTerra that we made a couple of weeks ago! Until this point, Ecodorp Bergen was the only ecovillage I’d… Lees verder »LiberTerra

Before moving to Ecodorp Bergen, I had a few goals that I had set up for myself. One was that I wanted to learn more about gardening. I grew up… Lees verder »Growing food

You know when you have no expectations and things turn out to be much nicer than you could have imagined? For me, the week before last was such a week.… Lees verder »Arrival Training

So, I’ve apparently started a blog. My goal is to once a week share my experiences of living in an ecovillage in the Netherlands. In my previous post I wrote… Lees verder »Searching for meaning