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From the region – for the region

Sustainable Agriculture

The Central Hessian mountain range offers ideal conditions for our agriculture. Low rainfall, fertile soils, and the wooded ridges allow us to utilize the potential of this region and thus produce the highest quality products. The result: our in-house field-fresh products of top quality.

A hand picks ripe strawberries from a patch and places them into white egg cartons in a wooden crate, with leafy strawberry plants in the background.

Strawberries
Bundles of white asparagus with green labels and teal ribbons, arranged in a blue crate.

Asparagus
Baskets of brown potatoes in wooden crates with white and orange labels featuring a tree logo.

Potatoes & Grains

We at Hofgut Dagobertshausen value predominantly sustainable production of our field-fresh products. From the region, for the region, directly on the table. For us, this means cultivating various fruits and vegetables on our fields around Dagobertshausen. Depending on the season, these include asparagus, strawberries, potatoes, and many other products.

 

See for yourself and perhaps visit us on our strawberry fields, where you can pick your own strawberries. A great fun also for the little ones.

Person in jeans picks ripe strawberries from a field, placing them into egg carton trays on a wooden crate amid lush green strawberry plants. Two hands hold uprooted green onion-like plants with white bulbs and soil-covered roots. Person with short gray hair pruning leafy vines in a greenhouse, using pruning shears; dense green plants along a trellis under a transparent arch.
Green tractor with a long spray boom moves across a dusty brown field, with a village of houses and trees and rolling hills in the background. A row of white asparagus spears stood upright in a tray, with a hand reaching in to pick one. Red crate filled with muddy potatoes; a green, weathered hand fork and a light-blue handle rest atop the harvest.

What we offer

Marc Lünsdorf

Our Farmer

From January 2026, Marc Lünsdorf will take over the management of agriculture at Hofgut Dagobertshausen. The 28-year-old from Sauerland has been part of the team for several years and has made a name for himself with passion and creativity. Growing up among cows, fields, and a family with deep roots in agriculture, it was clear to him early on: His place is out in nature.

 

Marc has introduced digital systems for irrigation and tractors and is currently working on freeze-dried strawberries that promise enjoyment even in winter. „I want to stay here for a long time, preserve the structure of our estate, and at the same time explore new paths,“ he describes his vision. And that's exactly what makes him a farmer who leads Dagobertshausen into the future – down-to-earth, innovative, and full of drive.

A person with short hair and glasses stands with arms crossed, wearing a blue-and-white checkered shirt, against a dark gray panel wall.

Interesting Facts

About Climate & Soil

Dagobertshausen is located in the Michelbach basin and is surrounded by gentle ridges. The elevation ranges between 220 and 270 meters above sea level, resulting in spring starting later and autumn arriving earlier than, for example, in southern Hesse. The wooded ridges around Marburg also have a climate-regulating effect, making summers less hot and winters less cold.

Precipitation averages 650 to 700 liters per square meter per year, but the last five years have consistently brought lower amounts of precipitation. The soil consists mainly of Buntsandstein weathering and is heavily loamy, well water-retaining, and fertile.

Wide rural landscape with plastic-covered furrows in the foreground, green fields and a distant tree line, with people and animals along a dirt path.