The gardeners of Dorfgmües
We, that is Jiyoung and Reto, discovered the joy of vegetable gardening years ago and initially mainly provided ourselves and our children with fresh vegetables. After a while, we came up with the idea of making our vegetables accessible to other people. The right method for this soon became clear to us, the cultivation should take place according to the market garden principle. What followed were various internships on vegetable farms, courses and seminars in the field of market gardening and the final certainty that we wanted to take this path. For us, market gardening means pursuing a meaningful activity and making our personal contribution to a future suitable for our grandchildren.
Market Garden
Sie unterstützt Dorfgmües seit letztem Herbst tatkräftig als Gemüsegärtnerin. Ob bei der Beetvorbereitung, der Pflanzung, der Ernte oder beim Jäten, überall leistet Marie wertvolle Unterstützung. Kein Wunder, denn mit sechs Saisons, auf verschiedenen Kleinfarmen, bringt Sie einen richtig grossen Erfahrungsschatz im Marketgardening mit.
An der Arbeit als Gärtnerin liebt Sie die Arbeit in und mit der Natur. Aber am meisten motiviert Sie, Ihren persönlichen Beitrag leisten zu können, um Leute mit gesundem Gemüse zu ernähren, ohne dabei der Natur zu schaden.
Bio-intensive vegetable production
Market gardening is closely related to the system of bio-intensive vegetable production. This system is about using ecological cultivation methods to generate the highest possible yield on a small cultivation area. Heavy machinery is not used, which in turn means that vegetable production involves a great deal of manual work. In order to be able to produce enough vegetables on a small area, sophisticated cultivation and crop rotation planning is necessary. The planning allows the beds to be occupied with a crop practically continuously during the growing season. The use of compost actively promotes the build-up of humus. In order to preserve microorganisms and microorganisms and to protect the soil structure, the soil is only cultivated minimally.