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Decisions, the future, the now.

Right then, we have some big news for you. We have decided to take this winter off from running the chalet. Don’t worry, we are not going anywhere. To tell the truth, we are buzzing with excitement. Both are really looking forward to telling you what we’ve learned in the last few months and are going to learn in the months to come. But… first things first: Our mission is to provide you with the best holiday experience ever, while ensuring everybody’s safety in our care. We simply didn’t find a way that wouldn’t compromise either. I would like to […]

14Jul

Time to grow.

I don’t need to tell you how strange and challenging the recent months have been. The Covid 19 pandemic has shaken the whole world and affected every individual on the planet. We are no exception. As my health and the new antibody treatment requires me to keep shielding from risks of any infection (which in layman terms means: avoiding people) for the time being. As consequence neither of us is able to take any contract work this summer or go away volunteering, or use public transport, eat out, visit family, hang out with our friends… You get the idea. A […]

18Jun

The Supremes

The pandemic has decided to change everybody’s plans for the near future. For us, living with my chronic lung illness, it meant we’re staying home for the summer. No travelling, no festivals, no volunteering at Refugee Community Kitchen or visiting grandmas. It was a shame, sure, but we decided to focus on positives and do the best we can with our forced “staycation”. And we did just that. Homesteading was always something we wanted to do. Small scale cruelty free farming and growing our own healthy and environmentally friendly food is our long term ambition. Ecology is very important to […]

04Feb

So fresh and so green.

We’re so excited, we have to share this with you. We have just made friends with Sam, who is helping us make Mountain Utopia a little bit greener. Both literally and metaphorically. And it’s going to be lush. Sam runs @bonjourlittlegreen and grows micro greens. Organically, locally and with whole lotta love. Now we can offer you our greens and salads, that are GROWN to order, 20 minutes away from the chalet! All year, ultra fresh produce from his incredibly beautiful vertical farm. We get them delivered in grow boxes, which means we cut them just minutes before plating the […]