Nordic Living at the Rhythm of the Stove
Early October 2019, I decided to pay a visit to somebody I had been following online for years – awarded bushcraft instructor Johan Forsberg of Nordic Bushcraft. I contacted him, Continue Reading →
Author: Bert Poffé
If You Go, Go GREENTRIPPER
If you are visiting this blog, you probably enjoy adventures, expeditions and/or travelling in general. Then GREENTRIPPER might be something for you. Many years ago I met young climate warrior Continue Reading →
8 Good Reasons To Read Julian Monroe Fisher’s ‘MOUNTAINS OF KONG’
The last time I met one of my hero’s, American explorer and friend, Julian Monroe Fisher, was when I went to meet him at Brussels Airport in December 2013 (see picture Continue Reading →
The Little People, more than just campfire stories
In August 2007 we spent a month with the Wawatie family of Kokomville. Jacob and Louise Wawatie, well respected elders and teachers within the Anishnabe Nation taught me, as if Continue Reading →
Rewilding? WTH is that?
Some years ago, I discovered the word “rewilding” and Rewilding Europe’s definition of it: “Rewilding ensures natural processes and wild species play a much more prominent role in the land- Continue Reading →
The Rewilding Lessons of Fly Fishing
SHEER LUCK Last Saturday I went fishing. No big deal, indeed. Many people fish, and hunter-gatherers have been doing it for thousands of years. But I was fortunate to learn Continue Reading →
Why Diet When You Can Rewild?
Danny, one of my best friends since childhood had put on weight … a lot of weight ! We hadn’t seen each other much lately, but every time we met, it Continue Reading →
Pedro Ampuero: “Meat doesn’t grow on plastic trays !”
A few weeks ago, my wife and I went to the first European Congress of Bowhunting in Brussels, organised by the Flemish Bowhunting Association and the Belgian Bowhunting Fedeation. There we Continue Reading →
What Do You Use Out There?
I am often asked what gear and clothing I prefer for my adventures and expeditions and rewilding activities. I have never been a gear junky, and even less an ‘high Continue Reading →
Kiowa and Me, Love at First Sight
When speaking, coaching people, or doing rewilding lifestyle workshops, I put forward the lifestyle of different hunter-gatherer societies all over the world. I explain how some of their ways can Continue Reading →