Cook meets tractor: Farm tour of the eco-model region on 26 August

The Waldeck-Frankenberg ecomodel region, which is part of the Waldeck-Frankenberg district's agricultural department, invites you to a farm tour on 26 August. From 9.15 a.m. to 3 p.m., four farms with very different agricultural products are on the programme. The free programme is aimed primarily at chefs, but also at other interested parties from the catering sector.

In keeping with the motto "Chef meets tractor", the farm tour serves to familiarise visitors with farms and their products. Making regional agriculture tangible and establishing contacts between producers and the out-of-home catering sector in order to jointly explore new ways of marketing regional products - this is what the eco-model region aims to achieve with its offer. In addition, a regional supply structure and a value chain are to be established and cooperation between agriculture and catering is to be promoted. The aim is to develop a regional speciality dish.

The free tour starts on 26 August at the Krähling organic farm, with participants travelling there on their own. Registrations are possible from now until 12 August 2025 at the Ökomodell-Region by e-mail or by calling 05631 954-2161.

Stations:

Biohof Krähling, Frankenauer Straße 6, 34519 Vöhl- Schmittlotheim
The Krähling family shows how regional lentils are grown, harvested and cleaned. In addition to growing lentils, the family also runs a dairy farm.

Falkenhof GbR, Am Kirchpfad 3, 34497 Korbach-Strothe
Falkenhof Strothe is a vegetable farm that produces fresh food, from lettuce heads to tomatoes and pumpkins - everything your vegetable heart desires.

Angushof Sippel, Auf dem Berge 7, 34497 Korbach-Helmscheid
Beef from Argentina? The Sippel family will show you how Angus cattle are reared in the region and which special cuts of meat are suitable for the catering trade in addition to steak and roast beef.

Hofgut Rocklinghausen, 34477 Twistetal-Twiste
Hofgut Rocklinghausen, run by Lebenshilfe-Werk Kreis Waldeck-Frankenberg e. V., combines social commitment with agriculture. People with disabilities look after and care for animals such as chickens and dairy cows and help in the farm's own butcher's shop. Potatoes are peeled, cut and cooked in the associated peeling plant - ideally prepared for customers from the catering trade.

Keywords:

Regional products Rural life Eco-model region Specialist agricultural service