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Childhood experiences of work: Reflection 6 (The Netherlands)
I come from a family in the Netherlands whose business was growing vegetables. The farm was small, only 0.7 hectare. When I was born the farm was very diversified, but by the time I was in my twenties, it was totally specialised in tomatoes with substrate cultivation. I worked quite often on the farm during...Read more -
Childhood experiences of work: Reflections 2 and 3 (The Netherlands and Brazil)
Reflection 2 (The Netherlands) When my twin brother and I turned 14, my parents made it known that we were now old enough to start spending our time on Saturdays and during school holidays in a more ‘useful’ way. In other words, we should think about getting a part-time job. Hiding out in the garden,...Read more