Our last visit before leaving Germany was to Sciefelbusch, a family run farm, home of Albert and Helga Trimborn.
What an enterprising place this was. They diversified 25 years ago and began a farm shop which over the years has expanded to include a cafe which they started 3 years ago.
The food they produce is sold through the shop and served in the cafe and they are very much into the ethos of local food and they now employ 15 people.
We had a meal in the cafe before we left which was supposed to be a simple supper but turned out to be a feast of Chicken and Asparagus soup with crusty bread followed by cakes and waffles served with whipped cream and there were bowls of Cherries and the sweetest strawberries I have ever had. They even smelled of strawberry as opposed to the tastless ones we seem to get in the supermarkets!!!
They had a herd of dairy cows, they produce beef, veal and Pork, 6000 hens for eggs, 1200 geese, (they were so cute!), they grow crops such as Asparagus, strawberries and flowers and the farm is open to visitors with play areas for children and a large Maize maze. There are also 4 self catering cottages.
Very hard working people and their farm is a great place to visit if you are ever in the area www.bauerngut-schiefelbusch.de
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