Haymaking with horse and carriage in the middle of Utrecht, farmer Dirk still does it.

Haymaking with horse and carriage in the middle of Utrecht

The fact that everyone likes it is one of the advantages of his working method. “You have to be a bit of a people person, but I am,” he says. Although he is called farmer Dirk, he is not an agriculturist. It’s more like a nickname, he says. When asked what he is, he shrugs his shoulders questioningly. “I do everything. I have horses, chickens and rabbits. If I can buy a cow cheaply, I will.”

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