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Beauty in technology: An old cultivator showcased at Inforama, Switzerland's oldest school of agriculture. "The Swiss in general believe that farming should be done as close to nature as possible," says Barbara Thoernblad, our guide at Inforama. "'Bio' [organic] is still small because it is strict and so much more work, but the Swiss believe in using as little chemical pesticide and fertilizer as possible. Consumers here demand transparency." In addition to growing practices, the 150-year-old school teaches business management and how to supplement farm income with additional revenue from agritourism or other side business, without which most Swiss farmers wouldn't survive.