«For in times to come, we will have to find a responsive and sensitive balance between the still-usuable skills and wisdom of the past and sustainable products and inventions of the 21st century.»

Lloyd Kahn, 1973, The Book of Shelter
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Know-How | Show-How public cinema - Utrecht Manifest 2012

Know-How | Show-How public cinema – Utrecht Manifest 2012

Know-How | Show-How stage – Evening Parade – 16 June 2012 – Utrecht Manifest

 
Know-How / Show-How stage - Barn Day - 16 June 2012

Know-How / Show-How stage – Barn Day – 16 June 2012

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Making a carvers mallet

Making a carvers mallet

Joost Kramer, wood turner, shows how he makes a carvers mallet, during that process he explains his views on the value of craft. According to him the function of the material and the object is like a link between man and the world around him. documented by Dima Stefanova
Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine

Eduard van Koolwijk is fotograaf, tuinarchitect en geneeskundige. In deze korte reportage vertelt hij over de genezende kracht van de planten en kruiden om ons heen. Gedocumenteerd door Ruud Bakker, Hanks Jonkhart en Linda van Roon
How to create space in cities for nature?

How to create space in cities for nature?

Ecoloog Harmen Venema laat zien in een korte wandeling door de wijk Rotsoord, hoe het natuur eigen gang vind als er ruimte en simpele conditie voor worden gemaakt. gedocumenteerd door Dima Stefanova
‪Recipe: dandelion salad

‪Recipe: dandelion salad

94 year old cook and great grandmother, Clara, recounts her childhood during the Great Depression as she prepares meals from the era. Learn how to make simple yet delicious dishes while listening to stories from the Great Depression. source YouTube

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