Cooperative community-supported agriculture: organic vegetable cultivation and weekly harvest shares for the greater Munich area.

Kartoffelkombinat e.G.

Munich (postal address, Daiserstr. 15) · Egenhofen (Spielberg market garden)New on Amplifa

2012Founded (founding assembly 30 April 2012 in

40Employees

Over 3,000Households as members of the cooperative

2,300Households supplied weekly in the greater Munich area

Over 50Vegetable crops cultivated

About Kartoffelkombinat

Kartoffelkombinat e.G. is a cooperatively organised community-supported agriculture (CSA) initiative founded in Munich in 2012. At the Spielberg market garden in Egenhofen just outside Munich, the business cultivates over 50 organic vegetable crops, supplemented by potato growing on its own arable land. Certified according to Naturland's organic guidelines and to Naturland Fair criteria, production is entirely seasonal and regional. The harvest is distributed weekly as harvest shares via distribution points in the greater Munich area; optionally available are organic bread from a Munich organic bakery as well as additional products such as apple juice, flour and pearl grain through partner businesses. With over 3,000 member households and around 2,300 households supplied weekly, Kartoffelkombinat claims to be the largest CSA in Germany. The cooperative does not operate for profit but on a cost-recovery basis, and was awarded a Common Good Economy audit in 2016 and the EU Organic Award by the EU Commission in 2024.

Site: München
Processes: Weekly vegetable harvest shares via distribution points/pick-up stations in the greater Munich area, Optional addition of organic bread from a Munich organic bakery, Additional products such as apple juice, flour and pearl grain through partner businesses, Holiday joker (pausing of the harvest share), Farm tours and hands-on activities, Recipe database, storage and preservation tips, Community activities (potato academy, farm festivals, beekeeping, co-gardening, library), Communal beer brewing via cooperative pre-ordering
Materials: Organic Vegetable Cultivation (Naturland), Potato Cultivation, Organic Bread from Partner Business
Certificates: Naturland Bio-Fair certification (Naturland Fair guidelines), Common Good Economy (GWÖ) audit, EU organic control body, EU Organic Award, EU Organic Control Body DE-ÖKO-037, Naturland Bio-Fair, Common Good Economy (GWÖ) Audit
Founded: 2012
Employees: 40
Industries: Community-supported agriculture (CSA), Organic farming / organic vegetable cultivation, Common-good-oriented food supply

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Crop planning with member participation
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Organic vegetable cultivation at the Spielberg market garden
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Potato cultivation on arable land
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Harvesting and packing (pack-team logistics)
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Distribution via distribution points/pick-up stations in the greater Munich area

Cultivation and Varieties

Bio-Gemüse

Organic Vegetable Cultivation (Naturland)

Over 50 crops are cultivated entirely seasonally at the Spielberg market garden according to Naturland guidelines.

Kartoffeln

Potato Cultivation

Medium-early, robust varieties such as Allians, Agria and Jelly are grown on around 2 ha using certified seed potatoes.

Bio-Brot

Organic Bread from Partner Business

Optional addition to the harvest share, sourced regionally from a Munich organic bakery.

Locations

Egenhofen (Spielberg Market Garden)

Market garden/production site

Materials: Organic vegetables, potatoes

In-house administration software and logistics
Heavy-duty cargo bike for logistics

Munich

Head office and postal address (Daiserstr. 15)

Harvest Shares and Offers

**Weekly harvest shares with regional, seasonal organic vegetables**Organic cultivation · Community-supported agriculture

**Potato harvest from our own market garden**Open-field cultivation · Organic farming

Inside the production

Kartoffelkombinat stand at the Zamanand Festival

Industries

Community-supported agriculture (CSA)Organic farming / organic vegetable cultivationCommon-good-oriented food supply

Additional services

Weekly vegetable harvest shares via distribution points/pick-up stations in the greater Munich areaOptional addition of organic bread from a Munich organic bakeryAdditional products such as apple juice, flour and pearl grain through partner businessesHoliday joker (pausing of the harvest share)Farm tours and hands-on activitiesRecipe database, storage and preservation tipsCommunity activities (potato academy, farm festivals, beekeeping, co-gardening, library)Communal beer brewing via cooperative pre-orderingIn-house administration software and logistics incl. use of a heavy-duty cargo bike

Reference customers

approx. 2,300 households supplied weekly in the greater Munich area (per homepage)over 3,000 households as members of the cooperative (about-us page)

Quality and Certification

Cultivation is certified according to Naturland Bio-Fair guidelines and subject to EU organic control (DE-ÖKO-037). As a registered cooperative (eG), it is regularly audited by the auditing association 'Der Genossenschaftliche' and holds a Common Good Economy audit report (external audit).

Evidence	Egenhofen (Spielberg Market Garden)
EU Organic Control Body DE-ÖKO-037
Naturland Bio-Fair
Common Good Economy (GWÖ) Audit

History

2011
Founders Daniel and Simon meet; contact with the CSA project 'Waldgärtner Sigi Fuchs'; initial talks about taking over a market garden in Fahrenzhausen; the project name 'Kartoffelkombinat' is born.
2012
Founding assembly of Kartoffelkombinat eG on 30 April in Eschenried; cooperation with the Naturland market garden of Sigi Klein; three-week test phase 'Family and Friends'; media coverage (BISS, SZ) brings a strong influx.
2013
First distribution point in Sendling; logistics switched to distribution points; first potato academy; adoption of the KK guiding principles.
2014
Development of in-house administration software on a voluntary basis; preparation of the takeover of the Klein market garden; revenue of €347k with 10 employees (approx. 4.4 FTE).
2015
Trial year at the Schönbrunn market garden (Franziskuswerk workshop for people with disabilities); pack-team logistics relocated to Schönbrunn; introduction of the Maxi share; documentary 'Projekt A' wins the audience award at the Munich Film Festival.
2016
Official Common Good Economy (GWÖ) audit on 3 February 2016.
2017
Naturland Bio-Fair certification of cultivation.
2024
EU Organic Award conferred by the EU Commission.
2025/2026
Tenth season of the Spielberg market garden; Germany's largest CSA with over 3,000 households.