Live and work on our Farm

In our canton (Baselland) an employee who works in agriculture works 49.5 hours per week. He has got 4 days off per month and 4 weeks paid holidays. Christian, beeing self - employed, often works 80 hours per week.  Having a farm means staying power and a high degree of idealism. Enjoy these pictures of our farmlife:

  • our farm in the ninties
  • farmers who regularly let theire cows out of the stable get money from the state
  • farmers who let theire cows walk around freely in the stable are given money by the state
  • calves must be housed in groups
  • ploughing
  • harrowing and sowing at the same time
  • our label IPSuisse: herbicide is allowed. Insecticide and fungicide are forbidden
  • Our harvester: very old, much dust for Christian, but still working
  • Mending machines
  • making straw balls
  • gras silage
  • used very rarely: the scythe
  • Fallow. 15% of our fields are reserved for the biodiversity programm of IPSuisse.
  • non-firtilized meadow
  • ensiling Maize
  • in the barn: maize is filled in the silos
  • hoof care
  • Balzli, Brähmi and Sambo
  • monthly donkey rides
  • Children`s group "Les Amies des Anes" (Friends of the donkeys)
  • each advent balzli works for Santa Claus
  • Thoroughly cleaning the milking machine
  • Thanksgiving: sowing by hand with the visitors
  • Thanksgiving: the altar
  • Pets: miniature goats...
  • minipigs
  • we sell free - range eggs
  • the use of cages for hens has been forbidden in Switzerland since 1992
  • Day of the open doors
  • The playground
  • The playroom
  • fireplace in the Holder-Rümli
  • regional cattle show
  • making drainages
  • repairing and building stables
  • advent
  • a seldom sight on our farm
  • annual Christmas Eve with the team in the courtyard

FARM: Susanna und Christian Schürch, Neuhof, Hauptstrasse 136, 4153 Reinach  Tel 061 712 08 52  or contact form

 

DONKEYS: Riding and Carrage  esel.reinach@gmail.com Mrs Monique Kroepfli