Between rapeseed and herd A young farm manager on the Saaler Bodden rethinks agriculture
Between rapeseed and herd
A young farm manager on the Saaler Bodden rethinks agriculture
As a curator for art, culture and concerts on the southern Bodden coast, I am inviting you to meet people where their thoughts and work originate with the new "Atelier Talk" series of talks: on site.
All talks take place in the immediate vicinity of the respective protagonists - authentic, approachable and in direct relation to their daily reality.
A 32-year-old farm manager from Saaler Bodden, who is pursuing his own path in regional agriculture with great consistency and noticeable dedication, kicks off the series.
He runs a farm with around 120 fallow deer, supplies restaurants in Barth and Wismar with game meat and has also set up his own rapeseed oil production. What drives him is more than just economic thinking: it is the conviction that agriculture can function as a closed cycle - responsible, resource-conserving and deeply connected to the region.
The rapeseed cake from the oil pressing becomes feed for the fallow deer - a detail that exemplifies his way of working: nothing remains unused, everything has its place in the system.
Having grown up on the Bodden, influenced by his parents' farm, his work is based on a keen sense of context, time and responsibility. His decisions do not follow a quick logic, but an attitude that has grown from experience - and is redeemed every day.
