a Finnish year
On the 25th of May 2016 I moved to Finland with my wife. We live on the countryside near the lovely small town Pälkäne. We run a small permaculture called Beyond Buckthorns and we work in our marketing company Chase & Snow. 2017 is the 100th Anniversary of Finland's Independence. Therefore this series contains 100 photos.
Tools of the trade
A wall of tools outside the Beyondbuckthorns premise.
5kg of Mansika
In our near we have a nice summer shop & café called Suttinen, which I recommend to visit as…
Just another leak
Just another tasty leak.
The Leaves
We collect all kinds of herbs and leaves and dry them. We use them as teas. Pretty tasyt - and healthy of course.
First potatoes
In the book "Finnen von Sinnen" the author describes the Fins as "Potatoe eaters". And I have to admit: I love to eat potatoes to.
Red Radish
Red, small radish taste delicious. There are two main varieties available. One is long while the other is round.
All from the field
A dish that was entirely cropped at the garden. When have you the last time eaten something that you grow on your own?
into the blue
In April 2015 I went to Portugal for the 2nd Tameran Blueprint meeting.
cuban affairs
Cigars, cars and landscapes. Photos from Cuba, the city of Havana, and Varadero
Meetings for sustainability
A series shot during the Nordic Permaculture Festival 2022.
oh my portugal
Visting Portugal / Tamera ecoVillage in September 2014 on invitation by Solar C³ities e.V. I joined the Blueprint, a group of like minded people…
Portuguese days
In September 2017 I went to Portugal to meet with the Blueprint Alliance.
Oslo Permanent
In 2019 I went to Oslo for the Nordic Institute of Permaculture meeting in order to complete the application of the Finnish Permaculture…
the 7 states
In March 2016 Lumia and I travelled 7 US states. We were invited by Solar C³ITIES INC, a non-for-profit organization based in Pennsylvania.
Ruhrpott Part Four - long kiss goodbye
Part four of the Ruhrpott series. The final chapter. I was already torn away from Essen.
twenty days and one week
In 2015 we stayed for twenty days and one week in Finland.
