We have a date for the hearing: on Tuesday April 24th at 9.15 a.m., the request for immediate suspension of the environmental permit for the Tiny House pilot at the Helderseweg 28, issued by the water board Hollands Noorderkwartier, will be treated. It will be a public hearing, so we ask our sympathisers to come […]
Click on, click off
The winter is over, last weekend was a delight! Saturday was the warmest April 7th since we’ve started recording the temperature. We’re breaking more and more temperature records lately; you would think there’s climate change going on…But I remember the winter, and especially the Siberian Bear, still very well. It brought along an annoying problem… […]
A bittersweet day
Last Thursday the Tiny House of Marloes came to Alkmaar! After two years of investing blood, sweat and tears, with most of the time going one step forward and two steps back, deliberating and navigating between all parties involved, we finally got there. We were absolutely thrilled! Sadly enough, that same day came with bitter […]
I’m finally getting neighbors!
I just don’t know where to start, it’s finally happening! Tomorrow Marloes’ Tiny House, the tiny suitcase house, will come to the site. We’ve finally met all conditions and she has permission to come! It was a daunting task, I can tell you that. But it’s all worth it, Tiny House Village Alkmaar can finally […]
Chicken tales
Do you remember the blog I ecstatically wrote about having my own chickens? Well, there was a twist to that story and a weird but happy ending. Marjolein style, as it were ;) Time to tell the rest of the story! I was thrilled with my new chickens, but they were less excited about me…They […]
Online course: Your Tiny House – from dream to reality!
Starting November 2016, Monique van Orden and I have been hosting the workshop ‘Realize your own Tiny House’ for groups of about 20 people. The workshops took place all throughout the country and were a huge success: full groups, waiting lists and positive feedback were the norm. We noticed that there’s a big need for […]
With a little help from my friends
It’s been three years since I started blogging. Since February 2015 I’ve written a weekly blog, on average. At this point I’ve got more than 3300 subscribers to my newsletter and about 14,000 people find their way to my website every month. That’s fantastic! Today I’ve created a Patreon page. Patreon is a platform which […]
Housing cooperative Tiny House Alkmaar
Yesterday we’ve signed the memorandum of association of the housing cooperative Tiny House Alkmaar! Now our initiative group Tiny House Alkmaar is officially a cooperative, is able to make arrangements for her members, enter into agreements and purchase goods and services. We’re one more step closer to realising our Tiny House pilot project in Alkmaar, […]
Preparation is key
It seems that we are going to have a real winter in the Netherlands after all. A stream of cold air will be creating temperatures below -10 degrees Celsius, from this weekend onwards. This ice cold air from Siberia is being called the Russian Bear. During the daytime, the temperatures won’t even get above freezing point. […]
Learn to participate
Last week I participated in a clinic ‘Environment meets environmental law’, which was organized by Green Wish as part of the knowledge program ‘DuurzaamDoor’ (Sustainably Forward). Together with Natasja Oosterloo, also from the Tiny House Nederland foundation, I participated in order to explore the possibilities offered to Tiny House residents by the Environmental Law. Afbeelding: […]