Bio Haff Trifolie to Kruuchten

Organic certified farm

Initiative phase: Concept phase

The organic farm of Trifolie Hof is involved in arable farming, beekeeping, vegetable growing, grassland farming, chickens, laying hens, dairy cattle, fruit growing, seed propagation, sheep and animal husbandry. Their main focus, however, is on organic milk production, eggs and, most recently, sustainable vegetable farming.

Name of Organization

Address & geo

  • 69 Rue Principale
  • Rue Principale 69
  • 7420 Nommern

Contact person

  • Charel Noesen
  • +352835117

Participation opportunities

Customers
  • Social Media

Institution type/carrier

Private Company

Participation opportunities

Interested customers can visit the park.

What’s needed

Customers

Objectives

The three brothers who run the farm try to bring more diversity into the production of their farm and to sell the products through direct marketing so that they are consumed more locally, the prices remain more affordable and the transport distances are shortened. It is also important to them to pay attention to soil health, to grow more biodiversity and to let the field rest after 6/7 years... It is like having a 6-7 year crop rotation, which means that during that time you grow a different crop every year and then start the cycle again. In conventional farming, it was only a 2-year crop rotation.

Challenges and learning successes

Aware of the consequences of conventional farming methods, they have decided to switch to organic farming, no longer raising meat animals and thus having more arable land. As an organic farmer, you are more dependent on nature and mistakes are harder to rectify as you cannot eradicate them with fertiliser. In addition, there were various generational conflicts during the transition. There was a period of adjustment and understanding that less grows at the beginning and that the higher selling price can scare away customers. In organic farming, you also work more with what you have. Instead of doing more and more and giving in to the demand of the masses and thereby getting into debt. Finally, it is difficult to gain the necessary acceptance from fellow farmers at the beginning and you feel you have to justify yourself. However, this feeling is quickly drowned out by personal conviction.

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The initiative information was originally written in German