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04/22/2021 | Department of Ecological Agricultural Sciences | Specialties / Facilities (usually not necessary)

A bag of compost as a gift

The University of Kassel has not often received such a famous guest in its 50-year history: In 1997, Prince Charles came to study

By Kathrin Meckbach

"Organic farming and sustainable food production have been close to Charles' heart for a long time. He was already involved in this when organic products were nowhere near as established as they are today. Nevertheless, his interest in this field is hardly known in Germany," reports Professor Hartmut "Hardy" Vogtmann.Vogtmann is considered a pioneer in scientific research on organic agriculture at universities and headed the first department in Germany for "Methods of Alternative Agriculture" at the Gesamthochschule Kassel at the Witzenhausen site until 1994.

More: https://www.uni-kassel.de/uni/aktuelles/meldung/2021/04/22/ein-sack-kompost-als-geschenk?cHash=0d2e22bae0e9e30ac65d240e6e345f39