We were passionate about establishing our Biohof in accordance with agro-ecological principles and about relying on sustainable organic agriculture. This approach promotes biodiversity, is geared towards important, forward-looking conservation and climate protection factors, and also respects the ethical husbandry and feeding of our animals. Our vision and our values bring together the circular economy and agriculture, utilise synergies, draw on knowledge and strive for fairness and solidarity at all levels. We’ll be happy to share more about our approach with you!
Sustainable organic farming with passion.
organic agriculture
Agro-ecological farming
on the Biohof Jochwand
Extensive agriculture:
organic and environmentally-friendly
We work to ensure that our circular economy is in tune with nature. Organic agriculture is generally seen as the most environmentally friendly type of farming. For us, the often overused term “organic” doesn’t just mean doing without chemicals, but is also about creating a diverse structure, a purposefully closed operational cycle, to focus on sustainability and climate protection, as well as holistically joined-up thinking at all levels of our Biohof. This naturally includes a healthy dose of idealism, which we share with the many small farmers and mountain farmers who make valuable contributions to society and the environment. We do our bit, too, with our sustainable organic agriculture.
Biodiversity in agriculture
Variety on the farm
Maintaining and respecting biodiversity certainly contradicts profitability to an extent. As profit margins are constantly diminishing, more and more farmers are forced to mow a bit more frequently in order to create both food and yield, even if it has a negative impact on the meadow’s diversity. We are doing our best to maintain the interplay of animals and plants in order to preserve the health of our plants and produce, even though this might be more laborious. Beyond an open-minded approach to beneficial organisms and pests as well as a certain diversity in cultivation, this means protecting rare species. This is why, for example, we established a humid biotope to create a habitat for the banded demoiselle and the yellow-bellied toad (which is on the red list despite its name).
Listing as an
Arche-Hof
Our biodiversity in agriculture is reflected in our aspiration to provide rare and endangered regional animals species with a healthy habitat as an Arche-Hof. Additionally, we provide for future generations thorough diligent husbandry and breeding. We do this out of the conviction that biodiversity makes life longer, more beautiful and more stable. Preserving all farm animal species and their genetic variety in constantly alternating structures is very important to us.
Ethical husbandry and feeding
Quality, not quantity
Old, endangered animal species can follow their natural instincts with us. In this way, we make an important contribution to the preservation of these now rare animals. Our animals are fed in a species-appropriate manner, receiving neither soy nor silage nor concentrate. Our hay comes from the meadows mowed once or twice a year as well as from steep high-mountain meadows. There is no dehorning at all. The animals head for the meadow or the alp in the summer and are kept in the species-appropriate stable with lots of space, partially covered roaming space and joint animal husbandry throughout winter. There’s neither solitary keeping nor separation of suckling and their mothers on our farm. We always keep at least two animals per species. Every animal is an individual for us and has a name. Instead of creating the maximum yield, our objective is the correct symbiotic interplay of various farm animal species with a focus on breeding.
We are fortunate enough to be able to run our sustainable organic agriculture as a passion project. Thanks to our customers who share the same values as us, we are able to establish an environmentally friendly and respectful interaction with animals and nature as part of our organic agriculture in Austria. Please get in touch with us if you have any further questions!