Dutch colonizers kidnapped men, women and children and enslaved them on plantations growing sugar, coffee and other goods that built wealth at the price of misery.
On Monday, the Netherlands is expected to become one of the few nations to apologiz
Every Amsterdammer is being offered a free copy of a book exploring the city’s role in the organisation and management of the global slave trade as part of a wider reckoning with the Netherlands’ past. Last year the International Institute of Social History carried out research on behalf of the municipality of Amsterdam, and the results have now been made into a book: Amsterdam and the history of slavery. Researchers uncovered the integral role.
Our German chicory farms let us access that market We set a trend by farming indoors, vertically, and in water, all at the same time, laughs Gerwin de Vries van LOF, a Dutch chicory nursery. Nevertheless, chicory s image hasn t been great in recent years. It s become a bit of a forgotten vegetable. Gerwin hopes to turn the tide. His company s introduced home growing kits and trendy recipes like chicory Tagliatelle. By now, people are familiar with chicory, ham, and cheese. But it s far more versatile that that.
Gerwin de Vries
Last year, the chicory market got off lightly from the COVID-19 pandemic. Sales were boosted, and prices were above average. People had more time to cook at home. And most holidayed in their own country, says salesperson Kristha Heibrink. But this year, the market had a rough start. The €0.20/0.30 price level of a few weeks ago was the lowest point. The year s first few months are never the best. Everyone has enough own production then. Fortunat