I got back from Berlin late the night before. I was pretty tired, and to be honest, had no idea where the field trip for my "Currently Environmental Challenges for Denmark in a Historical Perspective" was headed to. It turned out to be a great day.
We piled into a bus, and drove about an hour West of Copenhagen to a small "municipality" (collection of villages) which is focusing on converting all conventional farms to organic farms. We visited an organic farmer who is currently raises cattle. His wife made us chocolate cake and coffee which we enjoyed while listening to the farmers and a local politician speak of their current goals for the "municipality".
We piled into a bus, and drove about an hour West of Copenhagen to a small "municipality" (collection of villages) which is focusing on converting all conventional farms to organic farms. We visited an organic farmer who is currently raises cattle. His wife made us chocolate cake and coffee which we enjoyed while listening to the farmers and a local politician speak of their current goals for the "municipality".
It was a very small operation, but the farmer, the owner of the only fully-organic supermarket in the country, was quite knowledgeable about the issues and shed light on some very important aspects.
Next, we headed off to a local organic brewery known as, Herslev Bryghus (Bryghus meaning brew house).
The owner gave us a tour of the small factory, which only took about 15 min. They actually grow the barley in a field next door, which is the main connection I noticed to the beer being organic. Afterwards, we went to the main lobby area and got to taste one of the beers. Very good, I must admit.
Didn't think I would ever go beer tasting with my environmental history class. Great Day in Denmark.
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