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?
to the north
from Germany to Denmark to Sweden to Finland - by train using a Interrail ticket.
Portuguese days
In September 2017 I went to Portugal to meet with the Blueprint Alliance.
cuban affairs
Cigars, cars and landscapes. Photos from Cuba, the city of Havana, and Varadero
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…
biogas experimentation week
In August 2015 I went to Tamera for the 3rd Blueprint meeting and the Biogas experimentation week.
Ruhrpott Part One - a new city
Over 8 years I took a lot of photos. I started with a Canon 60D and then switched to a Sony Nex 7. Those bulky and heavy DSLRs are like dinosaurs…
Ruhrpott Part Four - long kiss goodbye
Part four of the Ruhrpott series. The final chapter. I was already torn away from Essen.
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…
Meetings for sustainability
A series shot during the Nordic Permaculture Festival 2022.
the blue flame tour
In 2014 I went to Ireland for protest, permaculture and biogas.
