Stressful recreation

Hans Hillebrand  -  31 maart 2008
The alarm clock rings as early as 6.15 am. Today is the big day. We (the Council of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment and InnovationNetwork) are going to present our book Ondernemen met Ruimte (‘Engaged in Space’) to Jacqueline Cramer, Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning & the Environment, and Gerda Verburg, Minister of Agriculture, Nature & Food Quality. We’ve asked Ronald van der Zijl to be the one to hand over the book; he is the director of the Efteling theme park but is also interviewed in the book. Read more »

Towards sustainable fisheries ... in North Holland

Dr. H.J. (Henk) Huizing  -  18 maart 2008
Recently I attended a gathering of about 40 people in Volendam to discuss the InnoFisk-Pilot. The next day I was in Enkhuizen where 50 people had come together to exchange thoughts on a possible future for sustainable fisheries in North Holland. Read more »

Goats and shrimps?

Drs. C.M. (Charles) van Schaik  -  13 maart 2008
In a suitably rustic room not far from the goats themselves, the 'usual suspects' were assembled for the debate 'Shrimps in the Green Heart'. Read more »

Fishermen or marine entrepreneurs?

Drs. H.J. (Henk) Riphagen  -   6 maart 2008
Can fishermen do more than catch sole or plaice? Last week I attended a meeting of the Fisheries Innovation Platform together with a group of fishermen. Read more »

Ban methane!

Dr.ir. J.G. (Jan) de Wilt  -   2 maart 2008
Methane and laughing gas have a strong greenhouse effect and agriculture is the biggest source. Minister Cramer of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM) had invited InnovatieNetwerk and CLM for a brainstorming session to develop ideas and concepts for addressing this problem. Read more »

Eat better, live better

Ing. H. (Hiske) Ridder  -  21 februari 2008
Last week I visited Eataly (www.eataly.it) in Turin, in search of lessons and inspiration for ‘Streekstations’ (Regional Stations). I wanted to see how food producers have joined together in the Eataly concept. What is in it for them? Read more »

Scoring with a beetroot!

Prof.dr.ir. R.J.F. (Rob) van Haren  -  14 februari 2008
Three months ago “Kiemkracht” (Germination Power) started as a joint initiative of the agriculture sector and InnovationNetwork. For me, it has been three months of exploring ground-breaking innovations in farming. Read more »

Healthy eating at school

Ir. J.M. (Hans) Rutten  -   1 februari 2008
InnovationNetwork makes a point of holding its meetings at suitable locations. And so it came about that we recently found ourselves in the gym of Amstelmeer School, a primary school in the north of Amsterdam. We had gathered there with about 25 people from the world of education, health care, government and nutrition to speak about the theme of Healthy Well Together at schools. Read more »

Saying cheese with Frau Antje in Berlin

P.T. (Peter) Oei  -  21 januari 2008
Is travelling all the way to Berlin to inform the minister and MPs about our concepts really worth the journey? Every year a hefty agriculture delegation... Read more »

Food of the city

Ir. J.M. (Hans) Rutten  -  19 januari 2008
In 'Studio Hergebruik' on Coolsingel, I enjoyed a particularly exciting and educational meeting about 'urban agriculture'. Read more »