“We may be voluntary, in the sense that we don’t get paid for it, but this is not just a job, you know,” Ben is happy to explain. “To become a miller, you have to do a two-year practical internship and learn a great deal of theory. You have to know all parts of the mill, inside and out. At the end of your training you would then be able to operate just about every mill in The Netherlands must be able to run safely”.
Volunteer millers keep the Amerong mill running: “When I wake up, I always look at the wind first”
