SoLaWi CSA Heilbronn

• Type of farm: Farm community
• Land area: 5 hectares of grassland with 100 fruit trees, 11 hectares of arable land, 0.64 hectares of vineyards, 0.3 hectares of vegetable cultivation
• Methods: Organic farming, crop rotation, composting, mulching, permaculture, terra preta cultivation
• Practices: Seed-resistant vegetables, community-supported agriculture, creative workshop, culinary and medicinal herbs, vegetable garden, fruit growing, self-sufficiency, wood processing
• Products produced: Vegetables, apples, pears, cherries, plums, grape juice, alcohol production for medicinal plants, works of art
• LOCATION: The community of Eberstadt-Klingenhof has 3150 inhabitants to the east of Heilbronn, 12 minutes by car from Heilbronn. The farm is an alternative accommodation from the 1970s, right on the outskirts of the town. A bus stop is one minute away from the courtyard. Lake Breitenau is 14 kilometers away. Description: Oliver (1965), Fabian (2003) and Ursula (pensioner) live on the organic farm built in 1972. Overnight accommodation is available in a three-bedroom vacation apartment with bathroom, in a caravan or in a tent. Solidarische Landwirtschaft (SoLaWi) Heilbronn, founded in 2019, offers a wide range of work assignments.
• Type of work: Activities include light foliage work in the vineyard, weed control, harvesting fruit and vegetables depending on the season and anything else that needs doing. In the large hall (Lernort Bauernhof) there are common rooms, a workshop and the volunteer kitchen. The volunteers and we take it in turns to ensure that the lunch buffet is prepared every day at 1 pm. Non-violent communication and active listening (i.e. paraphrasing in your own words) are important to us when agreeing on work tasks. So that you always know in advance what to expect here each day, we do a short planning team every day, including for the next day. You can sleep in with us. However, if there is a heatwave, we start very early and then take a long lunch break. Here we are a place of learning on the farm (www.lob-bw.de), where we take part in activities with school classes as an extracurricular place of learning. (e.g. from apple to apple orchard, etc.).
• Organic methods: organic farming, crop rotation, composting, mulching, permaculture, mixed cultivation, terra preta cultivation, raised beds, raised beds, seed production, orchard, forest garden, certifications: DE-Öko-0 06 ABCert Internet access available
• Memberships:
  • Verein subkultures hilfswerk e.v. Kunst und Kultur im Weinsberger Tal Umweltbewusstsein und Nachhaltigkeit Toleranz, Gleichberechtigung und Selbstbestimmung 
  • Netzwerk Solidarische Landwirtschaft Deutschland
  • Lokale Agenda21 Heilbronn  
  • Beratungsstelle ökologischer Obstbau e.V. 
  • Hochstamm Deutschland e.V.
  • Bioregion ZaberNeckar (Fördermitgliedschaft) 
  • Förderverein Garten- und Baukultur Heilbronn 
  • Tauschring Heilbronn 

About SoLaWi CSA Heilbronn

Target group(s)

Families, students, health-conscious people

Founding year

2019

Paid staff

4

Volunteers

7

Funding

https://www.startnext.com/essbarer-waldgarten-der-solawi/mehr-infos

Objectives

Imparting practical knowledge for self-sufficiency and sustainability.

Your support helps

preserve old orchards and expand the edible forest garden.