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.”