The German economic boom of the late 1970s led to an increase of land speculation; taking advantage of this, farmer Josef Hartinger makes a fortune selling his land, and gives up farming, living on the millions he'd earned.

Deciding to help his children, he buys out their livelihoods: younger son Martin becomes a beverage distributor, whilst daughter Monica becomes a hairdresser with her own salon.

His oldest son, Andreas, however, is a farmer, through and through, and, without any land to farm, he emigrates to Canada.

Series two primarily concerns Josef Hartinger becoming a local politician, and running for the office of mayor.

Pixis Medien released a DVD, containing all the episodes, on October 12, 2007.