The Christmas-tree grower
Farmer Hans-Peter Luder from the village of Bütikofen in canton Bern got into the Christmas-tree business 20 years ago. At first local residents didn't take him seriously, but he persevered with his vision. (Pictures and text: Christoph Balsiger, swissinfo.ch)
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