The Growing Costs of Dairy Farming | Resilient Farms in Germany

Marie was a young dairy farmer in Sauerland, Germany, but due to increasing costs and expenses of dairy production, she chose to give up her dairy cows and refocus on other agricultural practices, including community supported agriculture. We visited her family farm, Tiggeshof, to hear more about her story.

Director & Writer: Ute Von der Lieth
Camera: Frank Hützler
Camera & Sound: Wladimir Müller
Postproduction: B.O.A. Videofilmkunst
Editor: André Knauer
Sound Designer: Ralph P. Bienzeisler

Special thanks to Marie Tigges and her family.

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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:33 Saying goodbye to her dairy cows
01:15 Limited resources to keep dairy cows
01:42 Dairy farming has become too expensive
02:49 Germany's agricultural challenges
03:24 Male cows are less labour-intensive
04:57 Teaching children about food production
05:33 Becoming a community supported garden
06:04 Credits

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