Community supported agriculture

About 180 people co-decide what’s going to happen at an organic farm near Heidelberg. In exchange they fund the farmers and the whole firm. It’s a a partnership to everybody’s benefit...

Greenpeace Magazin 2015

Community members harvesting the vegetables

Community members in the fields with the planting machine

Some of the seedlings have to be planted by hand

Michael studied agriculture and is employed by the community; He shares his job with his wife

Daniela harvesting the chard plant

The crop is sorted and packed a the farm house

Anna loading the van for direct delivery

Daniel studied agriculture and is employed by the community

Daniel

Farmer Markus Schmutz is able to maintain organic agriculture with the community’s support

Daniel harvesting leek

Beetroot

Felix, one of the community members, works as a physicist but loves digging in the soil

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