New Farm Building
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The Göscheneralp needs your support!
At the goat paradise in the wild and romantic Göscheneralp Valley you will find
pure Swiss idyll. To keep it that way, we urgently need your support!
As our buildings are getting on in years and the business is constantly growing, many work processes have become cumbersome and inefficient. This leads to an enormous amount of work, which we can no longer cope with in the long term: The construction & dismantling and winterizing of barns or shelters and the repeated forking of hay in the haystack take up around three to four weeks of working time every year. This is during the already very short and busy summer season. Because our buildings are spread across the entire agricultural area, we also use up a lot of resources on unnecessary journeys.
Only with a new central farm building can we secure our business in the long term and continue to maintain the idyllic mountain valley with innovation in the future, so that this paradise remains as it is for everyone.
The year 2024 is behind us and we can look back on a successful year. Although our goal of securing financing for our construction project could not be achieved, we are continuing with full vigor. If the financing and a corresponding concept are in place in the foreseeable future (March / April) to realize the construction in 2026, the project entry does not have to be made from scratch again. It is important to complete the new building as soon as possible in order to be able to reduce the high work pressure as quickly as possible.
THE NEW BUILDING
In collaboration with Strüby Konzept AG, we are planning a new building on the site of the current barn in the Gwüest business center.
The modern farm building unites all the operating structures under one roof, which are now dispersed:
- Summer & winter stables for the farm's own goats and the summering goats of other farmers (around 280 goats in total)
- Milking parlor with direct and hygienic connection to the cheese dairy
- Cheese dairy with large vat
- Sufficiently large cheese cellar
- Rearing boxes for our little goats
- Barn for our billy goats
- Pigsty
- Large machine shed
- Tasting room for guided tours
- Agrotourism: dormitory with kitchenette
- Feed supply: large haystack, straw, concentrated feed
- Product storage
- Storage for packaging material
- Fuel depot
- Cooling and freezing cell for the farm store
The modern building will be equipped with solar panels on the south side.
COSTS & TIMETABLE
The new building costs 3.5 million swissfrancs. Because of the difficult terrain and the threat of avalanches, it is so expensive. The bank, federal government, canton and foundations have already guaranteed us financial support.
Nevertheless, we are still missing 1.3 million swissfrancs. If the financing and a corresponding concept are in place in the foreseeable future (March / April) to realize the construction in 2026, the project entry does not have to be made from scratch again. It is important to complete the new building as soon as possible in order to be able to reduce the high work pressure as quickly as possible.
We will never be able to raise the missing funding on our own, even if we work tirelessly with our employees and keep our books in the black. We are therefore dependent on the support of donations. Will you help us?
If we are unable to raise the necessary funds within the set time frame, we will not give up: We will continue to acquire funds and keep them in a blocked account until we have collected the missing CHF 1.3 million and can start the construction project. If we do not succeed in doing this within 6 years, we will repay donations of CHF 3,000 or more in full.
DONATE
We are firmly convinced that we are doing meaningful and valuable work. Do you also want this beautiful Swiss mountain valley to be preserved?
Please help us to finance the new farm building in time - so that our existence as a mountain farming family remains secure and we can continue the culture of Swiss mountain farming in the long term and sustainably. Together we can do it. Thank you for your valuable support!
For more information, please contact us at any time or drop by. We look forward to hearing from you!
For larger donations, we will be happy to discuss payment processing with you.
Donate here
THIS IS WHAT YOU GET
An intact and well-kept mountain valley that you can visit again and again as a guest.
«Barn of Fame of the Swiss Alps»
Your name on our new farm building!
- from 3'000.- small mention of name
- from 5'000.- larger mention of name
- from 10'000.- mention of name with logo if applicable
Do you have a request other than a mention of name? We will take it into account if possible.
You are also welcome to donate smaller amounts. According to the motto “every little bit helps” ;)
17. January: In the last few days a good sum has accumulated in the donation pot. Thank you very much!
28. December: The Christ child did as Santa Claus did and provided us with further donations. With your support we are getting closer to our goal!
09. December: “Santa Claus” gave us a bag with additional donations. We thank you very much! Anyone who doesn't know what to do with the "leftover coins" by the end of the year is welcome to take part in our project.
11. November: The pot was filled again. Thanks to everyone who donated over the weekend!
04. November: The beginning has been made! We are happy about the donations. We are excited about the development of our projekt and grateful for everybody who takes part in it!
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How your donation reaches us
We thank each and every one of you for donating to our project!
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Bank details
Christian Näf, Gwüest 8,
6487 Göschenen, Schweiz
IBAN: CH25 8080 8004 6726 3331 1
BIC: RAIFCH22XXX
Raiffeisen Bank Switzerland