If you describe the Germans with a crop,
What should it be?
Hoysler said, "Maybe it's like the Alpine lentils.
It's a little bit stubborn and very unremarkable. ”
After saying that, he smiled slightly,
Shy and rigorous.
The Hoysler family was a farmer in the Swabian region of Germany,
This belongs to the highland region located in southern Germany,
It is also the highest elevation at the foot of the Ural Mountains.
Under the endless foothill plain,
The vast fields of the peasants are distributed,
Because agricultural machinery is highly developed,
A family may own thousands of acres of land,
The same goes for the Hoysler family.
They're diversifying.
These include growing crops, raising cows,
There is also a small organic farm.
So they don't just have hundreds of acres of wheat fields.
There is also a large grassland used for animal husbandry,
Running a farm is a family business.
So each family member has a division of labor,
In the couple of two and four children,
Hoysler is the workhorse of family farms.
The eldest son, Andrei, graduated from agricultural university a few years ago.
Currently responsible for the maintenance of agricultural machinery.
And like many traditional families,
The frail wife is responsible for the housework,
Some of my daughters are in school, some are working.
But at leisure, they would come to the farm to help.
It's a busy and fulfilling family,
Every day work starts at 6 a.m.
Father and daughter Frans drove the cattle to the farm,
Although cattle herding is troublesome,
But they insisted that the cattle eat grass.
Instead of being locked up in a shed and eating feed,
In summer, the cows stay in the cowshed during the day,
Spend the night in the meadow,
Winter is the opposite.
Day after day, cattle rarely contract any disease,
He has always been the best among high-quality cows.
25 years ago, Hawesler took over the farm from his parents.
As soon as I took over, organic production began,
In accordance with the requirements of the German Agricultural Association,
Hoysler's cattle are never fed any hormones.
Even in a cowshed,
The cattle can also eat fresh grass.
Son Andre is in charge of this piece,
The eldest daughter and the second daughter will also help whenever they have time,
They do almost all the farm work,
It's like having fun with it.
At the same time, all cattle feed is homegrown,
The only thing you need to buy is salt.
In Hoysler's view,
The way cattle are raised with grain in the United States,
It is simply a great waste of resources.
And the cattle they feed organically,
Not only is it more environmentally friendly than grain rearing,
And also more delicious.
On the other side of Hoysler's food,
It's also basically self-sufficient,
Their family bakes bread once a week,
The person in charge is the housewife Ingrid.
She can make five kinds of bread in one morning,
One of the most popular is the Swaben Zeeland bread,
The fermented moist dough is pulled into long strips,
Brush with a layer of egg milk,
Then add cumin and cheese,
Put it in the oven for a few minutes,
The taste is unparalleled.
On the one hand, there is an orderly busyness,
Ingrid talks about the origin of the ingredients,
She said that the wheat was grown by her own family.
Cheese is produced by their own cows,
Cumin is picked by hand on the way to herding cattle,
It can be said that these things are collected from the fields,
And then directly on the table,
The feeling of eating homegrown stuff is really great.
Soon the toast came to an end,
Finally made breadbag with cocoa powder and nut powder,
Only to see Ingrid twist and turn,
The colorful fancy bread is impressively formed,
Vaguely there are still some familiar eyes,
This may be a foreign version of the flower roll.
Similar to the same series is Spersler,
It is also a traditional pasta made with flour,
Mix the flour, eggs and brine,
Then stir until bubbles appear,
Finally put into the dough press,
Spesler of all lengths was born.
Paired with Speysle,
It is a bean paste made of locally produced beans,
Together, the two are Swabian's premier delicacies.
It is also the best lunch after hard work.
Meanwhile, in the wheat fields not far from home,
Hoysler and Andrei have been busy all morning,
Their local soil is very rocky,
It is very suitable for the growth of small lentils with low requirements and developed roots.
So the Hoysler family adopted the hybrid approach,
Let the lentils climb and grow along the barley stalk,
The growth cycle of the two plants is the same, and they will also mature at the same time.
So the final harvest will be high,
However, this year the weather is not appreciated,
Spring is too warm and too dry Summer is too cold and too wet,
Causes the lower layer of beans to be completely soaked soft,
Some of the beans on the upper floor are not yet ripe.
Now the neighboring harvest, the family is very nervous,
They measure moisture every day,
to determine the best harvest period.
Although various agricultural machinery is very developed,
But still can't resist the unexpected storm in the sky,
On the fields of Noda,
They can't put up sheds to shield them from the wind and rain.
Or do you need God to appreciate the meal.
In this regard, Andre felt very worried,
Running a farm requires more than just being able to work,
But also learn to make all kinds of decisions,
Once the decision is wrong,
It may affect a full year's harvest.
And as a new farmer,
Obviously he's going to have a long time to learn.
Of course, he is not the only heir to the reserve.
The eldest daughter is also among the heirs.
The eldest daughter is also familiar with various machines,
And the mind is more mature,
She and her brother Andre have one to take over the farm,
But I'm not sure which one it is.
The final decision is in the hands of mr. and mrs. Hoysle,
And obviously they're going to have to watch for a while.
A few days later, the farm had a busy harvest season.
Large machines roared in the fields,
A hundred acres of land,
It only takes a few hours of work to complete.
Over the years, the area under lentil cultivation has been slowly declining.
Until a few years ago the discovery of primitive lentil seeds from a seed bank species reproduction,
And the farmers in Swabia got some seeds.
It was only then that lentils began to become mainstream again.
Today, more than 3,000 acres of beans here are the descendants of these seeds.
And whether it's soybeans or wheat,
Local farmers keep their seeds themselves.
They are committed to establishing their own cycle of production, self-sufficiency,
And avoid buying from outside,
Especially some of the large agricultural product companies,
Take Monsanto, for example.
Because these companies will monopolize the patents of seeds,
In turn, it curbs the lifeblood of farmers.
Hoysler was clear in his heart,
"The old man saw through the tricks of the agricultural company at a glance,
Want us to rely more on them,
Their seed patent system is very developed,
Many farmers rely on agricultural fertilizers,
Thank you to the heavens for allowing our organic farmers to have a good life. ”
After a few days and nights of busyness,
The hay and lentils of the Hoysler family are finally harvested.
On this day Hoysler is about to go to Lautrach,
Sort the mixed barley and beans.
In order to treat the husband,
Ingrid specially made delicious cookies,
She first laid a layer of skin in the mold,
And then squeeze in your own boiling vanilla pudding,
Next up are the final berries of the season.
The sweet and sour berries are very well matched with cream,
Of course, people's favorite beans can not be less,
After mixing the beans and cream together,
Apply evenly to the berries.
A layered and rich sweet cake begins to take shape,
Bring this sweet dessert full of love.
Hauisler set off early in the morning,
The destination has precision machinery installed by the Agricultural Association,
Barley and adzuki beans can be quickly sifted,
He just had to drive the car over.
The rest of Hoysler is left alone.
At the same time, the master in charge of the instrument is his good friend,
After a busy morning,
The two of them soon enjoyed the dessert happily.
A cup of tea, two or three friends,
Coupled with the rare floating half-day leisure,
At this point, I have no regrets in my life situation.
The other side goes back to the farm,
The girls are preparing fresh dumplings,
To celebrate this year's harvest.
This is a stuffed food similar to a boat board,
It looks like an enlarged version of dumplings,
Its traditional side dish is made from potatoes with onion foam,
The former is fried and creamy, and the latter is refreshing and delicious.
Simple two-course meal,
A maulta fresh dinner party will start a lively,
The Hoysler family holds such a gathering every year,
It's been decades.
Generations come together, and it's time that changes.
What remains unchanged is the continuation of blood and kinship.
And after the dinner,
A family who has been busy for a season can go out and have a little fun.
A family farm is a small platform.
Accommodated several generations to appear together.
It's not like the city where people have their own jobs,
Nor is it as impetuous as in modern society.
They work for a common goal,
Finally, enjoy the fruits of your labor together.
It's a paradise, it's also a firework on earth,
The taste should be rich and real.
Nowadays, more and more people want to return to the countryside.
They want what could be exactly that experience.
The documentary only shows the good side,
Real life may have more hardships,
But as long as you are rich in heart and spirit,
Even if it's hard work, it should be fine.