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13 Inspiring Initiatives to Reduce Food Waste in the Netherlands

Posted by Dana Marin | Mar 10, 2021 | All Photos, Lifestyle

…ood in our household, we can make use of these apps, restaurants and other initiatives to reduce the food waste globally. What are the initiatives to reduce food waste in the Netherlands? Instock – Instock is a company that fights food waste in the Netherlands since 2014. They started with a restaurant in Amsterdam where the chefs created beautiful tasty dishes from food that was “rescued” (unsold food from the supermarkets and imperfect food from…

Art and Culture in the City: Interview with Adanya Dunn, Founder of Red Light Arts and Culture

Posted by Dana Marin | Feb 14, 2024 | All Photos, People and Stories

…stently passionate about collaboration. My motto has been, “I want to make cool sh*t with cool people”. And this can take many forms. In addition to singing, I work as a freelance producer, grant writer, photographer, consultant, and web developer. I’m an avid learner and reader, curious about people’s experiences, and about science and nature in general. I love (attempting) to learn languages and have hopes of one day mastering with fluency the d…

About me

Posted by Dana Marin | Jan 30, 2011

…aarlem My Guide to Breda Amazing initiatives. I love discovering inspiring initiatives that try to change the world for the better, and I like to tell their story so that more people can find our about them. A Library Where the Books Are People: Living Library 13 Inspiring Initiatives to Reduce Food Waste in the Netherlands Eight Places in Amsterdam to Nourish Your Creativity Amsterdam. Most of my articles are about Amsterdam, the city I fell in l…

Finding Your Good Place: An Interview With Robin Cox

Posted by Dana Marin | Mar 6, 2025 | All Photos, People and Stories

…stumbled upon A City Made by People, one of his projects. I loved the cool initiatives they had and loved reading the stories their correspondents from various cities in the world were writing and capturing in beautiful photography. Fast forward a couple of years and a pandemic later, and I’ve had the chance to connect with Robin through photography. I contacted him for a short quote in an article about Amsterdam photographers. Then he contacted m…

Vegan Bulk Store in Amsterdam: Little Plant Pantry

Posted by Dana Marin | Mar 27, 2023 | All Photos, Lifestyle

Continuing the series of cool initiatives, today I’ll introduce you to Little Plant Pantry, a plant-based bulk shop with a small restaurant in Amsterdam. You’ll find this cosy place on a side street close to Leidseplein – Bosboom Toussaintstraat 45, and, once inside, you’ll be amazed by the multitude of containers and variety of products. The owners, Carolina and Pomi, welcome you with a smile and they can advise you if you need it. Pomi is alway…

The Best Non-Mainstream Things to Do in Amsterdam

Posted by Dana Marin | Nov 3, 2022 | All Photos, Amsterdam, Lifestyle

…r your inner pigeon” event or learn how to build aquaponics and many other cool stuff. Check out their lists of projects and events and I’m sure you’ll find something! Listen to live music in a cosy bar. Join the locals at De Nieuwe Anita or Checkpoint Charlie. These bars are cosy and can become crowded, but they are great gathering places for many cool people. See a movie in an old movie theatre at Pathé Tuschinski, The Movies, LAB111 or Rialto….

Cool Photo Session at NDSM Amsterdam

Posted by Dana Marin | Nov 10, 2022 | All Photos, People and Stories

…into a hip neighbourhood, perfect for hip photo sessions and peppered with cool bars and art centres. Most of the buildings are covered in street art and you can walk around discovering new artwork every time. There couldn’t be a better place to open a graffiti museum — STRAAT Museum, right next to the famous piece of art depicting Anne Frank. This was the area where my latest photo shoot took place. Rachel is a blogger and a tour guide, a very co…

Fighting Food Waste in Amsterdam: Wasteless Dinners

Posted by Dana Marin | Mar 14, 2019 | All Photos, Lifestyle

There are a number of initiatives fighting food waste in Amsterdam and the Netherlands, and TBYW is one of the most popular. I wanted to introduce you to the food waste movement so I joined them for one of their dinners, from the very start, when the vegetables were being chopped, to the end, when all the bellies have been filled and the plates cleaned. Every time food goes bad in my fridge and I have to throw it away, I feel guilty. I usually tr…

Cool events in Amsterdam and beyond, February 2020

Posted by Dana Marin | Jan 27, 2020 | All Photos, Culture and Events

The monthly list of cool events is back! This year it will include events happening in Amsterdam and beyond. Hopefully the “beyond” factor will bring more value to my selection. I picked only shows that are accessible to non-Dutch speakers, where language is no problem or the language is English. Here are the curated events for February. Let me know what kind of events are you interested in, to add more of them to the future lists. Amsterdam Exhi…

Cool events in Amsterdam and beyond, March 2020

Posted by Dana Marin | Feb 29, 2020 | All Photos, Culture and Events

Hello my dears! Here comes the monthly list of cool events happening in Amsterdam and beyond in March 2020! I picked only shows that are accessible to non-Dutch speakers, where language is no problem or the language is English. Amsterdam Open Tower Day: on 21 March you have the chance to climb Amsterdam’s most iconic towers, old and new. The list will be published at the beginning of March. Amsterdam Coffee Festival: the place where you can find…