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Our company outing to Schleswig

A day in the name of diversity

Have you ever tried broccoli fresh from the field? Now, we have. And it sure was tasty! 

During this year's company outing it became very apparent, once again, how effectively Mother Earth provides for all our needs if we just let her do her thing.

First stop on our day trip was Christiansen's organic seed breeding farm close to Silberstedt. Upon our arrival we were welcomed by Barbara Maria Rudolf and Heinz-Peter Christiansen. In 1983 he took over the farm from his grandparents and worked the land organically right from the start. After gaining an insight into the farm's history, which can be traced back 10 generations, there was a guided tour of the 115 hectare land on which more than 20 different vegetable crops are grown - strictly according to nature's law! Here, at the Christiansen's organic farm, people believe that only a natural agricultural cycle can bring about a healthy harvest and secure a happy future on this Earth for us as well as for our children. 

We at Moin identify strongly with this aspiration of working towards a 'grandchildren-friendly' future; the same goes for the trust in natural processes and the mindfulness which seem to be the basis of the work at Christiansen's organic farm. It's exactly those aspects which play a very important role in making our baked goods, too.

The tour of this seed breeding world is impressive. It seems as though the clocks tick differently here. A feeling of time slowing down is combined with gratefulness for the fact that there are people who do this very important work – day in, day out, year after year – for us in the here and now, but even more so in preparation for the generations to come. After all, in days like these, where we're faced with companies such as Monsanto & Co., with genetically modified seeds and the spreading of hybrids*, the breeding of organic, pure lined, open pollinating varieties is essential for a sustainable future. Respect!

After a tasty lunch break at the historical inn “Odins Haddeby” we continued on our journey to visit the Baroque garden of castle Gottorf with its wide variety of plants and sculptures. In 1637 Duke Friedrich III of Schleswig-Holstein Gottorf assigned his court gardener, Johannes Clodius, to create a terraced garden based on Roman models which, in its prime, was home to over 1150 different plant species. Exotic citruses, hyacinths, daffodils and tulips grew next to indigenous species – a spectacular flowerage which, back in the day, served the Duke's pleasure alone and stood as a testimony of his lordship.

Fortunately, things have changes and today the castle's garden is open for everyone to enjoy. For our Moin team it was a pleasant outing and an eye-opening day in the name of diversity.


*Hybrids are disposable plants, so to say. The hybrid seeds aren't suitable for cultivation. The problem here isn't only the damage done to the diversity of species, but it also forces farmers into dependency since every year they need to buy new expensive seeds from the agrarian companies.


Published
26. Juni 2019
by Natascha Solis

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Earth| seeds | brotherhood | future | attitude | resources | responsibility | sustainability