Long tractor queues and angry tempers - farmers are currently receiving a lot of media attention due to protests being held and planned on the streets across Germany. At stake are the existence of individual farms, the reputation of a profession and, not least, the future of German agriculture. But what exactly is agriculture? What do farmers do? What alternatives are there to conventional farming and factory farming?

Whether it's supplying healthy food, keeping our soil healthy or protecting nature and preserving biodiversity - agriculture concerns us all. Our book recommendations at the Zittau site shed light on some of the topics surrounding arable farming and co. and deal with the possibilities of organic and sustainable agriculture.