About me
NAME: Katharina Soos
COUNTRY: Austria
CITY: Markt Hartmannsdorf
NATIONALITY: Austria
BACKGROUND: University degree
ACTION/SECTOR: Agriculture
POSITION: Farmer / Operator,
ORGANIZATION: Verein Erde
My Background and Career
After graduating from school I have finished the study of agriculture and at the same time started to collect practical farming experience, because I was a newcomer. I lived for four years in a rural farming community and during which started to work in an agricultural school as a teacher. The next station of my life is already the current one: for over three years I am now living on the leased agricultural land (owned by the parents of my boyfriend) which I run on a biological basis. Further steps are to enlarge the range of products and to improve the marketing.
My Experience
Chances:
- The chance of studying and getting into the world of agriculture
- The joint experimentation in the agricultural sector in the farm community
- The takeover of the already certified organic area of the current property
Challenges encountered mainly in the financial and family area