Macrobiotic study-work program in the Netherlands

Sunniva from Germany and Anna from Holland in the shop

Tomas from Lithuania making pies

Reimpje our daughter on the market

Czilla from Hungary and Elvira from Holland on the market

Indreij and Andrija from Lithuania making sushi's at home

Takako from Japan resting in the dunes

Tianne cooking at home

Activities

Our small company is a hive of activity. We run stalls on the several organic markets and have a shop where we sell macrobiotic food. We can often be found busy in the shop packing the grains, beans and seeds or producing our own pastry, seitan and muesli. At home we produce sushis and spreads. A typical week’s schedule might look like this:

Monday

Shop

Market

Home

Open: 8.30-18.00. Production: pies, cakes and cookies without sugar and dairy.

No market:
preparation of products in the shop for the market in Amstelveen on Tuesday.

Morning: cleaning. Afternoon: production of vegetarian sushi's.

Tuesday

Shop

Market

Home

Open: 8.30-18.00.
Delivery: vegetables. Production: muesli and halvah (sesame bar) and seitan (protein rich product made out of flour).

Amstelveen: Selling macrobiotic products, bread and pastry.

Morning: laundry. Afternoon: ironing and production of condiments.

Wednesday

Shop

Market

Home

Open: 8.30-18.00.
Delivery: bulk products. Production: packing grains, beans, seeds, nuts and dried fruits.

Hilversum:
Selling macrobiotic products, bread and pastry.

Morning:
cleaning. Afternoon:
production of vegetarian sushi's.

Thursday

Shop

Market

Home

Open: 8.30-18.00.
Delivery: Japanese products. Production: pies, cakes and cookies without sugar and dairy.

No market

Morning: gardening Afternoon: production of sugar free desserts.

Friday

Shop

Market

Home

Open: 8.30-18.00: Delivery: vegetables. Production: packing grains, beans, seeds, nuts and dried fruits. Orders: gathering and sending mail orders.

No market preparation of products in the shop for the market in Amsterdam on Saturday.

Morning: production of vegetarian and fish sushi's.
Afternoon: production of spreads.

Saturday

Shop

Market

Home

Open: 8.30-17.00: Production: packing Japanese products.

Amsterdam and Alkmaar:
Selling macrobiotic products, bread and pastry.

Morning: making pickles. Afternoon: shopping

Sunday

Shop

Market

Home

Closed

No market

Morning:
free

Afternoon:
free

Every day

Shop

Market

Home

Cleaning, arranging all the products (displaying bread, checking vegetables etc), helping customers and cash administration.

Morning:
cooking breakfast

Afternoon:
cooking lunch

Evening:
cooking dinner

Study macrobiotics and work in natural food home production in the Netherlands (Holland-Europe)