Our Philosophy
in the handling of food

Appreciation of man, animal and plant –
How we counteract food waste in Brodowin

Until the time you prepare one of our products at home, it has already experienced a lot. For example, a plant was firstly cultivated, cared for and watered. Weeds where removed and it was protected from pests. For animals, they are conceived, born, raised, fed and kept clean with our upmost attention.
In every case, each day in Brodowin, we do our best to produce an excellent and top quality end product – whether it is milk, cheese, sausage or vegetables.

According to a study done by the WWF in 2015, some 18 million tonnes of food in Germany is wasted every year, or 313 kg/second. The latest investigations show that more than half of this could have been avoidable. Particularly in food-producing companies, edible products are disposed of in large quantities, in many cases only small deviations from the standard are decisive.

We in Brodowin oppose this trend!

Albeit that we offer our customers only impeccable products of excellent quality for sale, there is one important difference. Such as; if we harvest cabbages that are too small for distribution or the leaves on our leaks have withered, our kitchen processors them into a wide variety of dishes. We no reason to dispose of this food. Not only have we avoided unnecessary waste, but have also gained a tasty new product.

It goes without saying that current food standards are constantly adhered to. Products that are clearly no longer suitable for human consumption will find thankful customers in our stables or at fattening farms, which we will supply as required. Pigs are especially happy about the feed; as omnivores, much of it belongs to their diet anyway. The last option – our compost heap – has shrunk to a size that is hardly worth mentioning since the introduction of this measure.

Value creation does not begin and end with the rescuing of crooked cucumbers. During slaughter, for example, between 20 and 55% of the animals do not end up on the consumer’s plates but in the garbage, depending on the type of animal.

Our cattle, goats and chickens also come to the slaughterhouse at some point – but unlike many specialised companies, we take back almost all parts of the carcass, with good reason.
From the bones and the meat that is left, we cook several hundred litres of fresh broth every year. This also serves as the basis for other dishes and has thus become a valuable cornerstone of our production. We would like to rediscover internal organs, which were popular ingredients a few decades ago, and bring them closer to our customers. Kidneys, rumen or cattle tongue become unique delicacies in Brodowin thanks to creative preparation. This may encourage our customers to not only order breasts or legs, but also try the rest of a rooster or cow.

With the raising of brother roosters, we have taken over the responsibility for the animals. Males, generally seen as a “by-product” of the breeding layers and are usually killed senselessly directly after hatching. In Brodowin, 1600 animals per year can be roosters for up to 22 weeks – on organic areas with plenty of space and farm-owned feed. In order to finance the cost-intensive Demeter farming, we constantly come up with new products such as a pure poultry salami made of 100% poultry meat.

In addition to recycling in our kitchen, we also try draw attention to the problem of food waste by providing information and education on a regular basis. In our online shop, you will therefore find first choice products as well as alternative articles, offered at a reduced price. Our customer reception of this endeavour shows promising results and we would like to expand our efforts in the future.

The appreciation of our food and the avoidance of unnecessary food waste is a task, in our eyes, that needs an approach through education and organization, with both energy and creativity.

We would be gratified with your support and purchasing of Brodowiner products!