Dominique Brouwer
My study (Criminology) kept reminding me of what’s wrong with this world. After I went down the rabbithole by watching hours and hours of documentaries, my conclusion was that we need to change our ways. We founded KnowledgeMatters to inform people about what’s going on. Luckily, we found Wim, who shares our vision. He granted us the possibility to radically…
Vincent Rentenaar
To be able to turn a piece of land into my own canvas, enabling me to stimulate the creativity of others and myself has been my dream for years. I never thought this goal would come this close in such a short period of time, special thanks to the gents on this page! This place has been a source of…
Gidi van de Belt
Your actions determine who you are. After I graduated in physics and got a job, I came to realize that I want to do more for people and nature than that I would achieve in an office job. Then I made the radical decision to start for myself and move abroad. My dream to create a place where people live…
Wim van de Belt
After 30 years, I stopped working at the Bijlmer High school (Open Schoolgemeenschap Bijlmer), to start doing something ‘different’. This turned out to be this project, LandGut Girtenmühle. Together with my son Gidi, our friends Jurrit, Dominique and Vincent, and of course my wife Stella, we’ve started this unique cooperation between young and old: combining the enthusiasm of the young…