2003 is the year of the farm in The Netherlands. The Dutch country side is changing rapidly and since 1940 100.000 from the 192.000 Dutch farms has been demolished. The 2003 Year of the Farm Foundation farm especially wants to promote and stimulate innovation in the farming branch.
Some farmers decide to develop new products and services to create more income. For this often the gap between the cities and the country side needs to be bridged. The year of the farm Foundation wants to show the consumers that the country side is an important part of society that needs more attention by visiting farms to find quietness, , space and beauty and to buy high quality products.
The Scottish BBC program Eòrpa travels to the Netherlands to film for a background reportage in the beautiful Midden Beemster one of the first reclaimed land regions north of Amsterdam.
Farmers that also receive mental handicapped, that redevelop traditional cheeses and sell their own good at the farm and that even have set up a vineyard are portrayed and interviewed.
For this reportage Featurez gave advice, did the research, set-up and planning, accompanied the filming, did the interviews and translations.