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Matronae Lopica¶
This is a story about a historical, philosophical, spiritual, scientific, ecological, and practical journey I took, as cheesemaker, through my beloved polder, the Lopikerwaard, in the Netherlands.
On the journey I found a universal wisdom by listening to the ancient whisper of the triple Goddess, the Matronae:
HARMONIOUS COEXISTENCE between HUMAN and NATURE through a dynamic state of GRADUAL TRANSITIONS, is not only possible, but a pre-requisite for a next FERTILE FUTURE.
My polder has become an inspiration, and a source of ingredients to model my own holy trinity, the Matronae Lopica. Bringing them alive has been an act of:
- Honouring the versatility of our polder and its people
- Visualising the passage of time and the existence of gradual transitions
- Celebrating the harmonious coexistence between human and nature
- Embracing the next fertile future
My triple Goddess represent, embody, and protect the combined energy of man and nature in the Lopikerwaard.
I have discovered, worked, crafted, grown, and fabricated with their spirit in mind:
- I clean, purify, and repurpose
- I take and give back
- I worship local
- I search for coexistence at the material level
- I use precious resources scarcely
- I count my blessings
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