Kruudhof starts tomato season: subscription to fresh vegetables!

Kruudhof starts tomato season: subscription to fresh vegetables!

Fresh, colorful and sustainable - these are the first tomatoes from the Kruudhof in Delmenhorst, which were delivered last Thursday. As the operator of the small but fine organic nursery at Langenwischstraße 24, Jeremias and Elisa Heinze started this year's harvest two weeks earlier than in the previous year. In doing so, they focus on an innovative extension strategy that both the diversity maintains and focuses on soil -friendly management. The subscribers who can pick up their vegetable boxes every week delight around 40 different types of tomato, which range from spicy to sweet and streaked.

For the quality of their tomatoes, the Heinzes attach great importance to sustainable methods. They pull 800 plants from seed-resistant seeds and avoid chemical-synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Instead, they rely on environmentally friendly practices such as crop rotation, mulching and green manure to minimize water consumption. The tomato perennials are regularly "exhausted", which not only promotes growth, but also ensures a rich harvest.

insights into the agricultural strategies

The principles of sustainable ideals are of great importance in the entire area of organic farming. An example of this is the organic market garden center on Buchberg, which operates the Steinbrenner family. Located in Alpine foothills in Eastern Styria, it is worked on a lease area of 0.6 hectares with seed -resistant seeds. This nursery uses innovative growing methods such as no-dig beds to promote a healthy layer of humus that is particularly important for heat-loving cultures. They also offer their products through solidarity agriculture, which creates a closer relationship between producers and consumers. Sustainably reports in Graz that the market garden center is surrounded by a biotope that houses numerous animal and plant species.

also the Solawi Ackervielfalt, founded in May 2022, shows how community and ecological thinking can go hand in hand. Here not only fresh products are managed in solidarity agriculture, but also a orchards are cultivated. Here the members are invited to enjoy active participation by being able to participate in the harvest or in shared activities. For those who are still unsure, there is a trial offer in which you can get fresh vegetables for two months without having to bind yourself together. Bio Hof Brinkmann underlines that social agriculture acts not only as a business model, but also as a lively part of the community.

The advantages for subscribers

For customers in the Kruudhof, the subscription system is a welcome opportunity to get fresh vegetables directly from the field onto the table. For 17 euros there is an organic vegetable crate that reaches over a week for one or two people. If the interest is awakened, you can also become active as a harvest at the bush bean harvest. So far, around 100 households have completed a subscription, including two Bremen restaurants, which are also enthusiastic about the fresh products from the courtyard. On Thursday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. there is a weekly pick -up, and "recipe of the week" is also available - for all those who are looking for inspiration when cooking.

Overall, it can be seen that the region is rich in innovative and sustainable agricultural projects. The neighbors in Delmenhorst and Eastern Styria stand as an example of a movement that not only writes quality but also ecological responsibility.