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Hello fellow travelers!
These past two weeks I've spent working on a biodynamic farm in Zuid-Holland, picking the weeds out of the dry earth, trying to give space to slowly growing shallots and radishes.
I'm doing this out of a project I started with some friends a little over two months ago, called De Seizoenarbeiders, which translates to 'the seasonal workers. In the first weeks of the pandemic we saw people who usually work in events & festivals now unemployed due to restrictions on big events. We also saw farmers struggle to find enough seasonal workers because their usual crew is hesitant to travel from their countries of origin, like Poland, Bulgaria and Romania. With @DeSeizoenarbeiders, we aim to combine these two problems into one solution.
In you're interested to learn more about this project, please have a look at our website. If you want to know more about my personal experience, I'm posting pictures and experiences on my own instagram (see here, here and here).
This pandemic has had a tendency of bringing already existing crises to the surface. How vulnerable different social groups are in our societies. How reliant we make ourselves of tomorrow's innovations to duct tape the environmental problems of today. How poorly we value and reward work that we deem essential for our shared existence.
Farmers and farm workers share that last category with teachers, health workers and many others. With De Seizoenarbeiders, we hope to create not just part of a solution for this current crisis, but also a place where we can help build lasting connections between those who consume and those who produce food.
If you can, follow us and help build this tiny agricultural revolution!
Stay safe, eat well, and have a great weekend,
Maarten
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