We focus on variety, freshness and quality. The sowing, planting, care, harvesting and preparation of the vegetables are carried out by 6 employees all year round. In particularly labour-intensive times, up to 16 seasonal workers from the region support us. The Brodowin’s nursery is one of the largest Demeter nurseries in Germany, with 30 hectares of open field cultivation and 2,000m² greenhouse area.
In organic farming, chemical pesticides are not used. The workload in the Brodowin nursery is far higher than in conventional agriculture – a considerable amount of manual work is necessary! Weed control is accomplished through refined hacking techniques. In addition, we also use equipment specially developed for organic farming, such as the flame device, where weeds in the fields are burnt before sowing starts.
In addition to cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce, insects are also welcome in our greenhouse. The bumblebee colonies living in our greenhouse help pollinate the plants. Other insects, such as ladybirds and parasitic wasps, locate themselves there in order to keep the plants free of pests. In this way, we can dispense the use of poisonous pesticides and offer more than 20 different seasonal vegetables from our fields and greenhouse. Our Brodowiner Ökokorb delivery service is a particularly convenient way to get our freshly harvested vegetables.
