{"id":631,"date":"2026-02-07T20:37:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T19:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/?page_id=631"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:46:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:46:59","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/de\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e5658af2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xxsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small)\"><nav style=\"--separator: &quot;\/&quot;;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/de\/\">Start<\/a><\/li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">About us<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-default has-primary-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-535c50fbeeb036ab8384fff915e4b88b has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-29665ecf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small)\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-cutive-mono-font-family has-superbfont-xlarge-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">\u00dcber uns: Birk &amp; Jessy<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center  gbvc-hide-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-397aac9f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-584ed3fc wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure style=\"opacity: 0;\" superb-addons-animation=\"fadeInLeft\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1575_bearbeitet-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Birk on a ski tour\" class=\"wp-image-693\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:8px;border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1575_bearbeitet-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1575_bearbeitet-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1575_bearbeitet-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1575_bearbeitet-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1575_bearbeitet-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1575_bearbeitet.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure style=\"opacity: 0;\" superb-addons-animation=\"fadeInRight\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1397_bearbeitet-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Jessy feeding a donkey\" class=\"wp-image-697\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:8px;border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1397_bearbeitet-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1397_bearbeitet-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1397_bearbeitet-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1397_bearbeitet-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1397_bearbeitet-1-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1397_bearbeitet-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-mono-2-color has-text-color has-primary-hover-color has-cutive-mono-font-family has-superbfont-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-1px;line-height:1.5\"><span class=\"has-superb-addons-text-align-justify\">Kennengelernt haben wir uns als wir beide f\u00fcr einen kleinen E-Bike Hersteller in Heidelberg gearbeitet haben. Jessy als Supply Chain Managerin, Birk als Software Entwickler. Zusammengebracht durch gemeinsame Werte und Tr\u00e4ume war uns schnell klar, dass wir ein nachhaltiges, naturnahes Leben f\u00fchren wollen und es gerne mit anderen teilen w\u00fcrden. \u201cWillst du ne Alpaca Farm in Norditalien mit mir aufmachen?\u201d, damals noch nicht so ganz ernst gemeint, ist diese Nachricht gewisserma\u00dfen zum Ausgangspunkt unseres gemeinsamen Lebenstraums geworden. Nicht unbedingt eine Alpaca Farm muss es sein aber Tiere sollte es geben und auch Norditalien muss es nicht sein, die Berge Europas aber schon.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"opacity: 0;\" superb-addons-animation=\"fadeInUp\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border  gbvc-hide-on-tablet gbvc-hide-on-desktop gbvc-hide-on-tablet gbvc-hide-on-desktop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1153\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/glacier.jpg\" alt=\"Jessy &amp; Birk standing in the last remains of an alpine glacier\" class=\"wp-image-1747\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:8px;border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 60%;width:530px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/glacier.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/glacier-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/glacier-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/glacier-768x1364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/glacier-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/glacier-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1153px) 100vw, 1153px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-20959078 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button hvr-grow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/de\/contact\/\">Schreib uns...<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-primary-hover-color has-featured-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-835bd3cffda624ebfe50ff8126906de3 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cd1e69d9 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d722ce72 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-57b86be5 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:45%\">\n<figure style=\"opacity: 0;\" superb-addons-animation=\"fadeInUp\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Das-Effektivste.png\" alt=\"teh most effective thing quote\" class=\"wp-image-1647\" style=\"border-radius:8px;aspect-ratio:0.75;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 55%;width:370px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Das-Effektivste.png 1080w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Das-Effektivste-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Das-Effektivste-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Das-Effektivste-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Das-Effektivste-10x12.png 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-92f6e9e2adcecf41cb0ee617946f2dab is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-6306a1e6 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-primary-hover-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cutive-mono-font-family has-superbfont-xlarge-font-size wp-elements-c1ab80f78db30ffb5194accfc34ef0fc\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.4\">Was uns antreibt.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-mono-2-color has-text-color has-primary-hover-color has-cutive-mono-font-family has-superbfont-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:-1px;line-height:1.5\"><span class=\"has-superb-addons-text-align-justify\">Was uns antreibt ist der Wunsch ein wirklich nachhaltiges Leben in einer nat\u00fcrlichen Umgebung zu f\u00fchren. Als wir unsere Reise angetreten haben, haben wir all unsere Energie in die beste Entscheidungsfindung unseres pers\u00f6nlichen, allt\u00e4glichen Lebens gesteckt. Seitdem ist uns klar geworden, dass wir gr\u00f6\u00dfer denken m\u00fcssen um uns den Herausforderungen eines wirklich nachhaltigen Lebens zu stellen. Viele der Ver\u00e4nderungen die adressiert werden m\u00fcssen sind von struktureller Natur und k\u00f6nnen deshalb nicht von Einzelpersonen alleine bew\u00e4ltigt werden. Das bedeutet jedoch nicht, dass wir nicht die Macht haben zu handeln. Wir m\u00fcssen uns nur zusammenschlie\u00dfen. Und das ist genau was wir mit dem Circular Outdoor Collective erreichen wollen.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-61168d41 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill hvr-grow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-featured-color has-text-color has-link-color has-courier-prime-font-family has-superbfont-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/de\/the-circular-outdoor-collective\/\" style=\"letter-spacing:1px\">ALLES rund ums COC<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-primary-hover-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-970156ceaafb169c8ba3d4ad526a5db1 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cd1e69d9 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d722ce72 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1849543edf20f8757cbabba029f7ba4c is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-6306a1e6 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-primary-hover-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cutive-mono-font-family has-superbfont-xlarge-font-size wp-elements-6b676c65e8cb7747145dfb772d0d707a\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.4\">Unsere Entscheidung das COC zu gr\u00fcnden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ff1a7fff wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-mono-2-color has-text-color has-primary-hover-color has-cutive-mono-font-family has-superbfont-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:-1px;line-height:1.5\"><span class=\"has-superb-addons-text-align-justify\">Im Januar 2024, sind wir Richtung S\u00fcden aufgebrochen - zusammen mit unserem Van Newton und unserem (geliehenen) Adventure Dog Ellie. W\u00e4hrend wir nach dem Ort gesucht haben, den wir Zuhause nennen wollen, haben wir gelernt was uns am Wichtigsten ist:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-mono-2-color has-text-color has-primary-hover-color has-cutive-mono-font-family has-superbfont-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);letter-spacing:-1px;line-height:1.5\"><span class=\"has-superb-addons-text-align-justify\">1. Ein <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-coc-gelb-color\">ganzheitlicher<\/mark><\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-coc-gelb-color\">Ansatz<\/mark><\/strong> - sich konsistent in jedem Bereich des allt\u00e4glichen Lebens f\u00fcr nachhaltige Alternativen zu entscheiden<br>2. <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-coc-gelb-color\"><strong>Kollaboration<\/strong><\/mark> mit Menschen, die bereits Erfahrung haben, um Projekte erfolgreich umsetzen zu k\u00f6nnen.<br>3. <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-coc-gelb-color\">Transparente Dokumentation &amp; Teilen<\/mark><\/strong> der dazugeh\u00f6rigen Schritte um Erfolge zu vervielfachen und Fehler zu minimieren. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-mono-2-color has-text-color has-primary-hover-color has-cutive-mono-font-family has-superbfont-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:-1px;line-height:1.5\"><span class=\"has-superb-addons-text-align-justify\">Das sind die drei S\u00e4ulen, die die Idee des Circular Outdoor Collective hervorgebracht haben und auf denen es aufbaut. Falls du neugierig bist wie unsere Reise bisher ausgesehen hat und wo es hingeht, schau dir unseren Plan an.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-61168d41 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill hvr-grow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-featured-color has-text-color has-link-color has-courier-prime-font-family has-superbfont-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/de\/the-circular-outdoor-collective\/the-big-picture\/\" style=\"letter-spacing:1px\">Einen Blick auf das Gro\u00dfe Ganze werfen<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-57b86be5 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:45%\">\n<figure style=\"opacity: 0;\" superb-addons-animation=\"fadeInUp\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MG_6106_bearbeitet-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"campervan by pink sky\" class=\"wp-image-724\" style=\"border-radius:8px;aspect-ratio:0.75;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 55%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MG_6106_bearbeitet-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MG_6106_bearbeitet-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MG_6106_bearbeitet-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MG_6106_bearbeitet-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MG_6106_bearbeitet-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MG_6106_bearbeitet-1320x1980.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/circularoutdoorcollective.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MG_6106_bearbeitet-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About us: Birk &amp; Jessy We met each other while both working for a small e-bike manufacturer in Heidelberg. Jessy as a Supply Chain Manager, Birk as a Software Engineer. 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