A year on the farm
Spring, summer, autumn or winter: there’s always something to do – and to discover.
Experience our farm throughout the year.
Spring
The snow melts, the first flowers appear, and work begins in the vegetable garden and the fields. Everyone wants to be outside: nature is beckoning us and the warmth of the spring sunshine is a real delight. Meinhard starts up the tractor to plough and sow the fields and till the pastures.
|
 |
|
Summer
This is the busiest time on the farm. The younger cattle are taken up to the high pastures. The fruit is harvested and preserved. You can watch Meinhard as he uncaps the combs and spins the frames to extract the honey. Early June is time for the move to higher pastures: we drive the cattle up to the alpine meadows, where they'll spend all summer grazing on mountain herbs and will only come back in early September. It's also the time for haymaking. All available family members go to work in the fields.
Read more
You too can watch us at work, and if you'd like to, you can lend us a hand. Meinhard mows the grass, and after it's dried in the sun, brings it back to the barn in a trailer. Grandpa Gianni uses a scythe to cut the grass in the corners the rotary mower can't reach. The other helpers do the raking.
In Terento, the grass is cut three times a year,
and each cut has a different name:
- cut - hay
- cut - "Grumat"
- cut - "Bofl"
Meinhard unloads the dried grass into the barn, and this is where Marlena's work begins: at the dizzying height of 14 metres up on the hay crane. It's important that the cut grass continues to dry out in the barn. To ensure that mildew doesn't begin to form, hot air is drawn in from the roof and dehumidified. This air is then used by the fan to dry out the hay.
|
Autumn
The animals return from the pastures, we do the final cut of hay; we harvest and sort the root vegetables, and everything else we've grown over the summer is now prepared and put away in our "kitchen treasure chest". The pregnant cows graze peacefully in the meadows around the farm, and Meinhard finally has time for his favourite pursuit: climbing in the mountains. Anyone who wants to join him needs to get up early.
|
|
|
Winter
This is a quiet time. The daily tasks in the stables include feeding and caring for the animals, repairing the farm machinery, and cutting up firewood. We get ready for Christmas, and the first snow is always a source of joy. There are some memorable and exciting snowball fights. You can rent one of our toboggans and venture out on the snow-covered hills. Time and weather permitting, Meinhard will be happy to join you, maybe for a snowshoe excursion!
|