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Brodowin: King Charles and the post-socialist farm
The King was probably attracted to the organic farming methods at the largest ‘biodynamic’ farm in Germany, rather than the politics behind them, muses JOHN GREEN
King Charles

BRODOWIN is not exactly a renowned landmark for a foreign head of state to visit, but on March 30, King Charles III paid a visit to a farm there to see how its take ecological agriculture works and how the farmers there are helping protect the wetlands.

The village was very surprised to receive a letter from the royal household back in January asking if the King could pay a visit. In his honour, the local cheese factory he visited has created a new Brodowin King’s Cheese.

I wonder, though if he knows anything about the history of this village and if he will ask the villagers about their lives in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR). I somehow doubt it.

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