Winklhof is a Fachschule or the Austrian equivalent of a specialized high school. Teens who are 14-17 years old go here to learn about proper farming techniques, horsemanship and a more extensive home ec. The school also prides itself on being all organic. There motto is “lernen durch tun” which literally translates to “learning through doing.” So basically they have a full farm on the school grounds as a way to give the students hands on experience. And the kids basically run the farm. One of the craziest things that happened while we were touring around was to watch a goose be de-feathered. They pretty much put it in a tumbler with spikes. I’ll leave the rest up to your own imagination from there. They then took us to the room where they make schnapps! Homemade schnapps anyone? The last part of the tour was to their market. On Fridays the students can sell their produce to the local public and a few other vendors come to sell organic produce, meat, cheeses and a guy even had herbs.
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