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Climate farming online!

by Franz Keiser I Hof Wies and Monika I #TransitionCastle

Neuheim

If you want to act, you have to know how! Our online courses provide future climate farmers with practical knowledge about healthy soil, CO2 storage and circular economy on the farm.

CHF 53’449

118% of CHF 45’000

118 %
This is how it works

The «all or nothing» principle applies: The project only receives the funds if the funding target is reached or exceeded.

283 backers

Successfully concluded on 4/7/2021

What is it about?

UPDATE => If we reach 25’000 CHF and 200 supporters, the Impact Fund will double this amount - even if we ’re below target.

HEALTHY SOILS = CLIMATE PROTECTION

Modern agriculture continues to fuel climate change, but it is also affected by it. Many soils are stressed, diseased and depleted - but that could be changed! As a climate farming pioneer, Franz has shown that building up humus strengthens natural soil fertility while also protecting the climate. He was awarded the Swiss agroPrize in 2019.

OUR GOAL? TRAINING CLIMATE FARMERS

Our e-learning Humuswirtschaft.ch packs Franz’s experience & knowledge into practical online courses and accompanies those who wish to convert to humus farming. The more farmers learn with us, the more quickly agriculture will become climate positive and we can hand over healthy soils to the next generation.

  • Farmers who protect the climate? Absolutely possible. Pioneer Franz shows them how!
    Farmers who protect the climate? Absolutely possible. Pioneer Franz shows them how!
  • Sketch from our development
    Sketch from our development
  • Our frying ladle TURNAROUND leaves no stone unturned (both in the kitchen and when it comes to climate protection)
    Our frying ladle TURNAROUND leaves no stone unturned (both in the kitchen and when it comes to climate protection)
  • Franz' grandchildren love to play with his high-quality compost -
    Franz' grandchildren love to play with his high-quality compost -

Why is it special?

Humus farming is a circular economy for the farm and conveys ancient knowledge of nature in a contemporary form. We show farmers step by step how to bring the farm system into balance – be it with or without animal husbandry.

HEALTHY SOILS, BY THEIR OWN POWER

It is important to Franz that farmers become independent again and can act on their own responsibility instead of always having to ask for advice. The old knowledge of nature is simple and it works. Those who understand the principles a can think and decide for themselves. On Humuswirtschaft.ch they will learn:

  • CLIMATE PROTECTION: Build up humus and store CO2 in the soil
  • YIELD SECURITY: Strengthening the natural fertility of the soil
  • HEALTH: Produce healthy food ENVIRONMENT: Showing that biodiversity can also be found on a productive farm
  • TOGETHER WE THRIVE

With Humuswirtschaft.ch we want to become the first point of contact for farmers who want to maintain their soils in a healthy way and become part of the solution. In the medium term, Humuswirtschaft.ch should also become a hub for the

  • NETWORKING between humus farmers and consumers (e.g. through direct marketing) and for the
  • DISTRIBUTION of services or products that have proven their worth in humus management (e.g. humus advice on the farm or checking the humus content or the health status of the soil).
Sick or healthy? Climate farming starts with healthy soils
Sick or healthy? Climate farming starts with healthy soils

Why we need your support

We want to really make a difference! Which is why we aspire to create a professional e-learning that is fun to use and ensures high learning success.

  • CHF 25,000 will enable us to create a lean platform that covers the most important functions so our learners can get started! If we also reach 200 or more supporters, this means we will benefit from our impact fund share!
  • CHF 45’000: Version 1.0, where we can add more features and have the means to produce more learning videos and info-graphics, to include interactive knowledge checks and to thoroughly user-test and improve the learning experience.

If we exceed our funding target, we could also…

  • Promote the launch of the e-learning in a targeted manner.
  • Start the development of a first in-depth module (e.g. slurry, technology & machinery or plant charcoal).
  • Fairpay our colleagues who have been working at a goodwill rate up to now.
  • Putting the money aside for loans to farms that want to convert to humus farming.

The demo lesson is scheduled to go live in summer. The two basic modules are planned for late autumn 2021.

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