Monthly Archives: June 2011

June 27, 2011: One last bike ride before we leave Switzerland tomorrow morning. I set out early – it’s going to be another hot day. They’re forecasting over 30 degrees Celsius. Farmers are pleased. That’s good harvest weather. The first … Continue reading →

     Thomas Buchmann turns the radio on, opens the door and calls out a cheerful greeting. 1500 sets of bright pink eyes and long ears perk up. The boss is here. The radio is important, he tells us, so the … Continue reading →

June 14, 2011:  Yesterday 65 cows held Open House at the Morgenacker farm in Benken, Switzerland . -Because really, that’s who most everyone went to see, not the co-owners Rublin, Schurter and Räss. And what a house it is – … Continue reading →

     A respectable Canadian farm has a large green lawn out front. The Swiss farmer has an apple orchard. And the Italian farmer along the Cote d’Azur has an olive grove.  Pietro, who runs the bed and breakfast we found … Continue reading →

     I’m shivering in an old stone farmhouse in southern France, in my warmest sweater. The warm dry weather finally broke just before the long weekend – Ascension Day is a holiday for most of Europe. I’m sure all farmers … Continue reading →