“What is growing here now,” says Lolita, “will be on someone’s board tomorrow night.” Ultimate fresh, and you can taste that difference. She would prefer to use this method in the field. “But that is not yet possible,” says Gert-Jan. “It is a lot of craftsmanship and we do everything with the two of us. There are beautiful machines available for it nowadays, but that is too large an investment for this area.”
So you have to roll up your sleeves. And that is also used to Lolita. She had an active life in Haarlem. She did fashion academy, worked in the hospitality industry and as an interior stylist. Now she lives in the countryside again, just like before. “Yes, it’s hard work here,” she agrees. “But because you are busy outside, the stress immediately slips away from you again.”