Tag: New York Times

Prizes and praise for ‘Sweet&Salt’

Geschreven door Tracy Metz op 14 februari 2013. Gepost in Artikelen, Boeken, Eigen werk, Publicaties, Water.

A year after Crown Prince Willem Alexander accepted the first copy of ‘Sweet&Salt: Water and the Dutch’ and opened the exhibition in the Kunsthal in Rotterdam, the book – now in its third printing – is receiving prizes and praise.

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New York Times: ‘Sweet&Salt’ is required reading

Geschreven door Tracy Metz op 13 februari 2013. Gepost in Artikelen, Boeken, Eigen werk, Publicaties, Water.

After Hurricane Sandy, the New York Times wrote an article ‘Going with the flow’ related to my book ‘Sweet&Salt”. It discusses how the Dutch approach to water management can serve as an example for the United States.

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Sweet&Salt: with the New York Times to the Overdiepsepolder

Geschreven door Tracy Metz op 9 december 2012. Gepost in Artikelen, Boeken, Eigen werk, Landschap, Publicaties, Water.

When a cow gives more than 100.000 liters of milk during her lifetime, her owner gets a small silver-colored statuette with a plaque with her name on it. Dairy farmer Nol Hooijmaijers and his wife Wil have had three of these prize animals: Mies 30, Henny 144 and Pietje 60. Their statues take pride of place on the countertop in their brand-new kitchen.

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