Fritz Jambrich's Snail Farm - photo by Nigel A JAMES
Diariklub –
Josef Jambrich
Josef
Jambrich is a farmer. His farm is in Upper Austria,
and, although his farm is only small, he earns enough
money to be comfortable. And, the reason is simple. Things
have changed for the better.
Up until 8
years ago, Josef Jambrich kept
cattle and pigs and grew corn and potatoes, and he
never had money. Life was hard. He used to get up at 4 every
morning and toil until 6
every evening. Work and nothing but work. Then things became
different. Josef Jambrich became a farmer of snails. And
now, 4 or 5 hours of work every day are more than enough. And, his
farm has still room for expansion. And, that is good so. Many
people, it seems, love snails for dinner!
And, his
life has changed in other ways, too. Next year, Josef Jambrich will
be marrying Susi, his girl friend from Gmunden. They met whilst he
was delivering snails to her father's hotel. Successful men
attract beautiful women. And, the future?
Josef
Jambrich has proved there's a future for very small farms.
Imagination and daring and products to sell are all that's
required, and, if all goes to plan there will be children to
carry on the business. A thought that 8 years ago was out of
the question. Snails may be slimy, but they bring in the
money! And, where's there's money there's chance!
PS. Many
people believe that you are what you eat! Be careful! Don't eat too
many snails!
Vocabulary
although
– obwohl
cattle
– Vieh
comfortable
– bequem
daring
– kühn
deliver
– liefern
earns
(to
earn/earned/earned)
– verdienen
farmer
– Bauer
get
up (to get up/got up/got up) – aufstehen
required
– benötigt
slimy
– schleimig
snails-
Schnecken
thought
- Gedanken
toil
(toil/toiled/toiled) – arbeite
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