Meat and skins
Gudrun and I were talking about the difficulty of leading one's animals to the slaughterhouse when she said that after more than twenty...
A Week with Thomas
Last Sunday, Gudrun left the farm to enjoy a well-earned week of rest on the island Juist in the North Sea. Being left alone with Thomas...
Autumn on the Farm
It's beginning to feel very autumnal here and I couldn't be happier! On Monday, Gudrun and I set off to pick apples, thinking we'd be...
Cheese: From Field to Plate
Today I was able to join Thomas and milk the sheep. I woke up just before 7 am and headed out to the meadow where the sheep were sleepily...
A short introduction to the Dicke Eiche organic farm
My gap year starts near Bissendorf in Germany, on the organic farm which I have been coming to for the past seven summers. Over the...