Adapting Farming Practices To The Regional Environment | Resilient Farms in Germany

Historically, farmers had to adapt to the local conditions of their region, including the livestock they breed to the products that produce. Jürich and Monika have done the same with their goat farm. They rear Thuringian goats, native to their region in Bavaria, and produce artisanal goat's cheese. As a former power electronics technician, Jürich modified his diesel tractor to run on electricity. We visited their farm, Waldziegenhof, to learn more about their approach.

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 Jürich and Monika Mareth.

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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:15 Meet Jürich and Monika, farmers at Waldziegenhof
00:47 Why Jürich and Monika rear regional Thuringian goats
02:21 Turning Thuringian goat's milk into goat cheese
02:40 What Thuringian goats are fed
03:33 Making soft Thuringian goat's cheese
04:52 Becoming energy efficient
05:43 Modifying a diesel tractor to run on electricity
06:35 Becoming self-sufficient and refocusing on regional agriculture
07:05 The art of artisanal cheese-making
08:05 Credits

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