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9. Oxen are slower than farming machinery, but they are climate-friendly. A farm run by ox power is organic, sustainable and less vulnerable to external challenges. Plus, cows produce manure, the most natural provider of nutrients for fertilizing soil.
10. They even give rides to the guests, as in this case, much to the excitement of a group of school children.
11. The oxen are treated with kindness and affection. They are gentle beings, who enjoy human contact. You can bring them some carrots and they will gladly take them from your hand.
12. Don’t we all want a fulfilling & peaceful life? How can we be healthy if our farm animals are treated like machines and regarded as 'meat’, and food is produced in soil enriched with chemical fertilisers, which in the long run destroys the eco system.
 
 
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9. Oxen are slower than farming machinery, but they are climate-friendly. A farm run by ox power is organic, sustainable and less vulnerable to external challenges. Plus, cows produce manure, the most natural provider of nutrients for fertilizing soil.

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Astrid Schulz

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'Cows and the Earth’

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9. Oxen are slower than farming machinery, but they are climate-friendly. A farm run by ox power is organic, sustainable and less vulnerable to external challenges. Plus, cows produce manure, the most natural provider of nutrients for fertilizing soil.