Breidenbacher Hof encourages regionality and fairness

The Holtumer Landhof is being operated since 2011 in fourth generation by Marie Bernadette and Robert Greilich.

Their dream was that the Holtumer farm produces food for the regional market again. They realized this dream with their breeding of Hereford cattle, with their primary focus on highest quality and natural and sustainable production methods.

Hereford cattle is an original, very robust breed - not comparable to modern fast-growing, genetically improved cattle. The meat of the slow-growing animals is therefore particularly tasty and tender.

The cooperation with the Holtumer Landhof is very important to us, because only the support of our regional products leads to the sustainable conversation of these valuable traditions.

Christiane and Johannes Thees have been running their Bioland herb garden in the Lower Rhine region since July 2002. They started with 1,000 square meters of open land and 40 square meters of foil tunnels. It quickly became apparent that this area was not sufficient to meet the demand for organic herbs. Little by little, the fields and cultivation areas were expanded to meet the demand. Today the family business cultivates an area of 2 hectares with 1,600 square meters of foil tunnels and greenhouse areas of 1,800 square meters.

The selection currently includes over 60 different potted herbs, about 40 different varieties of cut herbs, more than 100 varieties of vegetables, including 40 varieties of lettuce and 20 varieties of tomatoes.

The wild herbs and vintage varieties are an enhancement for every kitchen - and ideal for our own at the Breidenbacher Hof.

Jürgen Benninghoven, owner of Bauernmarkt Schwarzbachtal since 2005, puts his entire focus and passion on growing his own food. He is convinced that the regional products are the highest good of the Lower Rhine region and these have to be promoted. He displays the natural diversity of this region through an ever-expanding portfolio of home-grown products such as asparagus, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, apples, pears, flowers and fire trees at winter time.

The Breidenbacher Hof and the Bauernmarkt are connected by a long-standing cooperation and some exciting joint projects. For example, we are currently producing our own gin in cooperation with ReGINerate and products from Jürgen Benninghoven.

The Naturfleischerei Wefers from Krefeld distinguishes itself by its traditional butchery and its in-house butchering of whole animals from the Lower Rhine region. In order to offer the highest animal welfare, daily contact and exchange with the farmers is maintained. Only original and robust livestock breeds are selected in order to guarantee a perfect and sustainable cycle.  Stefan Molls, who has been with the company since his apprenticeship in 1993, is in charge of the direction of this remarkable butchery.

Naturfleischerei Wefers processes the Hereford cattle from Holtumer Landhof as well as the chickens from Geflügelhof Bodden for the Breidenbacher Hof.

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