For us spirituality is not something aloof, something in the sky and separate from daily life but an expression of a good motivation in manifold forms of being and acting. Therefore it is natural for us to have the basic understanding, that generally each living being, as small as it may be, only wants happiness according to its possibilities and doesn't want suffering, just as we do! This is why we practice Non-Violent Agriculture and strive in our daily life not to harm or intentionally kill any living being, not even mosquitoes! On our farm we therefore do not slaughter animals and we do not consume meat. We have become vegetarian many years ago and we see the animals which live with us almost like trade partners: We provide them food, shelter and medical care and they share their natural products like eggs and milk with us. From our goat milk we produce many varieties of cheese as well as yoghurt for our own consumption. In our vegetable production we do not use pesticides or herbicides, not even the natural ones permitted by the organic farmer's association, since their use also kills many small insects. To fertilise our fields we only use the natural manure of our own goats, horses and chicken. When necessary we treat our vegetable plants with homeopathic medicines. We also discovered a homeopathic repellant for slugs which keeps them away without the need to kill them. There is so much grassland around our vegetable garden where they can lead a happy slug's life.