Bertelemühle – Biohof Kathrin Schleier

About Bertelemühle

The Bertelemühle in Günzburg is a Bioland farm run by Kathrin and Christian Schleier since 1999. Since 2001 the farm has been operated according to the criteria of organic farming and is certified as an organic farm and organic shop (DE-ÖKO-006, Bioland). Production includes goat cheese from the farm's own cheese dairy as well as meat and sausage specialities from the farm's own animals such as Galloway cattle, Swabian-Hall pigs, fallow deer and kids. In the farm shop on the ground floor of the former mill, a full organic range is offered, including the farm's own baked goods from the wood-fired oven and homemade jams, complemented by a 24/7 vending machine. In addition to its agricultural and food-processing activities, the farm offers farm holidays with four holiday apartments, apartment and double rooms as well as motorhome pitches. The entire operation is heated with the farm's own wood-chip heating system, and electricity comes from the farm's own hydropower plant.

Site

Günzburg

Processes

Farm shop with organic products, Goat cheese from own cheese dairy, own meat and sausage production, Wood-fired oven bread and baked goods, Holiday apartments and apartment/double rooms, Motorhome pitches, Farm tours, Bread roll service

Materials

Organic certification (DE-ÖKO-006, Bioland)

Certificates

Organic certification (DE-ÖKO-006, Bioland), DE-ÖKO-006 (Bioland)

Founded

1999

Industries

organic agriculture, organic food retail, tourism / farm holidays

1. 01

   Organic agriculture

2. 02

   Animal husbandry (goats, cattle, pigs, fallow deer)

3. 03

   Own cheese dairy

4. 04

   Own meat and sausage production

5. 05

   Baked goods from the wood-fired oven

6. 06

   Sales in the farm shop and via vending machine

7. 07

   Farm holidays

Products and Production

Location

Günzburg

DE

Organic farm with farm shop, cheese dairy, holiday apartments and motorhome pitches

Materials

Organic products from own production

• Wood-chip heating system
• Hydropower plant
• Wood-fired oven

Inside the production

Certification and Control

Compliance with the organic standards is checked and certified at least once a year by an independent organic control body (DE-ÖKO-006).

History

1. 1999

   Kathrin and Christian Schleier take over the management of the farm

2. 2001

   Conversion to organic farming; organic farm and organic shop since 2001