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Who we are
About the farm
In Papenburg, Emsland, we have run our social organic farm since 1989, where people with disabilities work; the farm belongs to our non-profit association and is fully Bioland certified. On about 39.5 hectares we grow rye, oats, clover grass and potatoes, raise around 30 vegetable varieties in the field and in greenhouses, and our laying hens on an orchard meadow give free-range Bioland eggs. We sell in our organic shop and café on the Hauptkanal, at the Friday weekly market in Papenburg, through our online shop and with a weekly vegetable box delivery; we hold an annual open farm day and welcome kindergarten and school groups by appointment.
Snapshots
Image rights: Sozialer Ökohof St. Josef
What we grow
Food crops
Here we list the crops we grow for food. Open a row and we show you what we process from it and which of our products we sell.
Animal feed & forage
- Oats
- Rye
Vegetables, mushrooms, herbs
- Chilli peppers
- Courgette
- Cucumber
- Garlic
- Leeks
- Onions – yellow onion
- Potatoes
- Shallots
- Sweet peppers
- Tomatoes
What we raise
Livestock
Here we list the animals we keep, with breed and headcount. Open a row and we show you what we process from them (milk, meat, eggs, honey…) and which of our products we sell.
Hens
- Eggs
- Table eggs
- Eggs
Sales channel
- Farm-gate sales
- Delivery / shipping
- Farmers' market
- Gastronomy
- Retail
Product categories
Product groups
Area
The farm's size category is based solely on the area of land, not on the scale of official revenue.
39.5 ha (97.6 acre) · small (5–50 ha)- arable land · 35.1 ha (86.7 acre) · certified organic 89%
- orchard · 2.4 ha (5.9 acre) · certified organic 6%
- garden (vegetables) · 2 ha (4.9 acre) · certified organic 5%
Farming method / certification
Community farming
Languages spoken
GermanLocation
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