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Kaslab'n show dairy in the Carinthian Nockberge mountains
Carinthian cheese from Kaslab'n: Achieving more together
Many farmers, even more cows and a vision: Producing cheese together, strengthening the region and enabling people to make good food choices. This is how regional shopping works in Carinthia.
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With every reach to the shelf...
...consumers make a decision. "We want to make it as easy as possible to make the right one," says Michael Kerschbaumer, explaining the idea behind Kaslab'n.
Michael Kerschbaumer is a Carinthian farmer with wanderlust. "As a farmer you don't have that many days off, the few I do have I like to be out and about." Between meadows and fields, at lofty heights - this is where Michael gets the best ideas.
The idea to come back home and join forces with other farmers from the Carinthian Nockberge region came to him in the Swiss Alps. "I met farmer there that work together and pool their resources," the young farmer says. He liked the model.
Back in Carinthia, he began to implement a mission. "Five of us sat together and laid the foundation for the joint company." Even though Michael Kerschbaumer had the idea, the business is not his own. "Kaslab'n is a joint project." Today there are more than 20 farms and people producing cheese together.
In addition to Michael Kerschbaumer, the four founding families are farmer Marlies Pötscher, Klaus and Angelika Kohlweiß, and Franz Glabischnig. All live in the neighbourhood and their hearts beat for the region.
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Read moreA beautiful province with over 200 splendid lakes that speckle a landscape marked by high peaks and gouged valleys.
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A lot of nature, a lot of taste
"From spring to autumn they eat lush grass, drink pure spring water and lick fine salt. Our cows love green pastures. During lactation they still get some grain meal to be optimally supplied," explains Michael Kerschbaumer.
Cheese is then produced from the milk of the Kaslab'n cows. This way, the customers know where the cheese comes from, and the farmers also know what happens to the milk: "Transparency is not a one-way street." In this way, the work of all those involved is appreciated with the greatest possible respect. At Kaslab'n, goat's and cow's milk is processed in joint production - into mountain cheese, Emmental and semi-hard cheeses and butter.
The region also benefits: "Because of the cows on the alpine pasture, we have a diverse flora and fauna. Butterflies and even orchids grow on the Carinthian Nockberge mountains because we farm them and not only wild forests grow here," Michael Kerschbaumer creates the connection and explains the symbiosis.
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Cheese noodles from Carinthia media_content.tooltip.skippedCarinthian Cheese Ravioli recipe
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Farm store, Kaslab'n show dairy in the Carinthian Nockberge mountains media_content.tooltip.skippedShopping with the farmers of Kaslab'n
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Good taste, good conscience
Consumers decide with every purchase what the world of tomorrow should look like. A good product that provides for workers in the region and is produced sustainably has an impact on society and nature.
In addition, the individual farms pool their strengths and resources. Thus a show dairy could be opened together and a farm shop offers products from the own production and from farms in the region. In the show dairy, young and old can take a look behind the scenes.
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