“We live from hand to mouth. We don’t have a magic wand. But we are grateful to our customers who support us, ”says Lilly Fouchs, who manages the Kleinwald farm with her husband Pierrot, in Olsberg, on the heights of Breidenbach. Farmers are not spared by the health crisis.
They have to endure the closure of restaurants. Collateral damage. The Fouchs family delivers meat and ice cream. For Christmas, she had to secure an order for 90 capons. “Some maintain their reservations, but others do not, slips Lilly Fouchs. We are also worried because the ice cream orders are canceled. Fortunately, supermarkets and small stores allow us to work. In addition, in the region, many demonstrations have been canceled. The ice cream truck has often been left in the garage …
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Limit breakage
For several years, the Fouchs farm has also diversified. She herself launched protests. Maze, Halloween, Christmas on the farm. Everything fell into the water. “For example, we welcomed 1,800 visitors to our labyrinth. So much shortfall, ”blows Richard Fouchs, the son. If the agricultural world is not directly affected by Covid-19, it suffers. The situation is difficult. “We also used to work with school canteens, but they were stopped for two months, at the first confinement. We will suffer financially, sighs Lilly Fouchs. Fortunately we have the drives. Everything that has been started is being done to fill in the gaps. »And thus limit breakage.
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200 high capons
December will be decisive. New frozen logs have been launched, made with Christmas scents. Over 200 capons have been bred since August. “With grains first, outdoors, to solidify the bones,” explains Pierrot Fouchs. The small castrated roosters are then finished inside, with whole milk from our farm and corn, to give fat. The meat will be more tender, softer. “
Another big project, the conversion to organic. She started. “In May, with cereals, little by little all the sectors will be able to be labeled, welcomes Anthony Fouchs, the second son. Our milk will be certified organic in December 2021. ”The Kleinwald farm has 65 dairy cows.
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