Former Sint-Pancratius dairy factory
In the late 1800s, a deep and prolonged agricultural crisis gripped the world. This crisis prompted Gerlacus van den Elsen (1853–1925), a Norbertine monk and farmer’s son, to launch an initiative to lift Brabant farmers out of poverty and backwardness.
In the late 1800s, a deep and prolonged agricultural crisis gripped the world. This crisis prompted Gerlacus van den Elsen (1853–1925), a Norbertine monk and farmer’s son, to launch an initiative to lift Brabant farmers out of poverty and backwardness. According to Van den Elsen, the best way to achieve this was by forming a cooperative to strengthen their position. In dozens of locations across North Brabant, farmers established small cooperative dairy factories. The Sint-Pancratius, built in 1916, is the last intact dairy factory in North Brabant.
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