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Saskia Sampimon-Versneij

Founder of thegreenlist.nl. Her goal: to get as many people as possible excited about living a more sustainable life. Sas also wrote the sustainable lifestyle book NIKS NIEUWS.

Sustainable care: why ‘natural’ doesn't tell the whole story

  • 25 May 2026

Hmm, is natural skincare always the most sustainable option? And what should you look out for if you want to apply, scrub, etc. in an environmentally friendly way?

Fermented vegetables in brine making

  • 25 May 2026

Fermenting vegetables might sound complicated, but it's actually one of the easiest ways to preserve vegetables for longer. If you have half a cauliflower, some…

Koso: a Japanese fermented syrup made from reduced summer fruit

  • 25 May 2026

Summer fruits are delicious, but sometimes you buy a little too much. Before you know it, there are strawberries, berries or peaches in the fruit bowl that…

Caring for your wooden chopping board

  • 22 May 2026

A wooden chopping board is one of those kitchen items you use every day, but don't often think about. Until it warps or goes musty…

How to clean wooden spoons

  • 22 May 2026

We've already written about maintaining wooden chopping boards, but what about your wooden spoons? You might use those even more often...

Review: Trying Veggiebox

  • 19 May 2026

We received a lovely tip via social media: Veggiebox. A box full of fruit and vegetables that might otherwise be wasted, while you for…

Plastic lunchbox and drinking cup with plasticisers replaced?

  • 18 May 2026

It could just be that your plastic lunchbox and drinking cup contain substances that could end up in your food and drink and not...

Schoolbook waste! Millions a year into the bin

  • 18 May 2026

The school year is almost at an end and Saskia is scratching her head. This year, so much has come into the house again. Piles of notebooks,...

Our summer tip? Go to a pop event at Forteiland Pampus!

  • 12 May 2026

We went to Lentelicht at Forteiland Pampus this spring and thought: ‘Wow, this is a great tip!’ And wouldn't you know it, this spring and...

First aid for removing sunburn stains from clothing

  • 6 May 2026

Bloody hell, a sunscreen stain! The sun's showing itself more often, so we're all slathering it on again. But that doesn't always go smoothly, nice pun. For…

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