The Dutch examples

Creativity is needed when space is scarce Oke. Let’s start this research on green in the city in The Netherlands. The country I’ve l...

Where is the green

This garden shows that you don't need that much space to grow food Ok. This is maybe not the time to complain about a lack of gr...

Hunting the Streets

Signs telling us hunting is allowed You must have noticed it’s autumn. While most people decide to slowly crawl back in their houses (...

Your, mine or theirs?

Last weekend I spent tasting, listening and wondering at the Salone del Gusto / Terra Madre  in the nearby city Turin. I was surprised...

Birra, bier, beer, biere

Beer can also be romantic thanks to these guys  Beer and wine are in a way comparable. They both contain alcohol – although the percent...

Cultivate diversity

The cities inhabitants are as diverse as the tourists on La Piazza di Spagna As you might have notices after almost two years of posts...

Almost there

A typical farm yard in one of the many cascine around Milan Milan has around 60 farms within the borders of the municipality. Many of t...

Cascine aperte

A typical Milanese cascina I do not know a European city which has so many farms within its municipality borders than Milano. After lo...

Powered by milk

Italy imports most of its fresh milk ‘  What if each day you have to bring some money to your job to be able to work. Would you do tha...

Mercati

A market is like a candy shop. I cannot resist the colorful and fresh produce In contrast to many northern European countries, it is m...

How do you like it

Restaurants are plenty in Milano and choices are overwhelming. Of course there are the Italians offering food from all the different r...

Exhibitionism

One of the artworks made by  Gino di Maggio and  Daniel Spoerri There can be found many similarities and differences between Dutch and ...