Twelve new vegetable varieties have recently been awarded bioverita certification. Eleven of them were bred by Reinhild Frech-Emmelmann/ReinSaat GmbH in Austria: the sweet pepper varieties Cubo Yellow, Fiorosso, Kasaya and Yoyoma, the aubergine Tarim, the carrots Melina, Mirella and Olina, the kohlrabi Rocco, the red cabbage Rosamund, and the spring turnip Ludwoski. The white beetroot… Read more: 221 varieties of organically bred vegetables
The Dutch seed supplier de Bolster has been a member of bioverita since 2022, contributing its breeding activities. Some varieties are already bioverita-certified, whilst others are in the pipeline – as breeder Frans Carree explains.
A place for information, discussion and networking: in February, the ‘Meeting point Organic breeding’ was once again THE go-to destination for organic breeding at the world’s largest organic trade fair.
A new appearance – same message: organic from the start – without genetic engineering! For the fifth time, bioverita organized the organic breeding meeting point at BioFach, bringing a core topic of the organic sector to the heart of the trade fair.
From 11-14 February, bioverita and many partners will once again be organising a joint stand on the topic of organic breeding at Biofach. It’s well worth a visit!
Kultursaat breeder Christhild Brauch cultivates a variety of vegetable crops at Mönchhof in Hessen. At the same time, she is involved in basic research.
Organic starts with breeding and seeds – and not just with cultivation on certified organic land. The “Meeting Point Organic Breeding” at this year’s BIOFACH drew attention to this fact.
At this year’s BIOFACH, there will once again be a joint stand under the motto “Meeting point organic breeding”. This time, even more partners who are committed to organic breeding will be present.
The German breeder Christina Henatsch looks back on more than twenty years of biodynamic breeding and is intensively concerned with the question of which crops will feed us in the future.
For this year’s BIOFACH bioverita organized again a large joint stand under the slogan “Meeting Point Organic Breeding” – both as a contact point for comprehensive information and as a networking and discussion forum on organic breeding
A portrait of Arne von Schulz, who has been promoting bio-dynamic breeding for a long time as a vegetable gardener, breeder and seed propagator, but also on the boards of Kultursaat e.V. and bioverita.
Noémi Uehlinger, vegetable breeder at Sativa Rheinau AG for ten years, talks about her path to breeding and the constant balancing act in her everyday life.
At this year’s BIOFACH bioverita is organising a joint stand for the third time under the motto “Treffpunkt Bio-Züchtung” (Meeting Point Organic Breeding) with a large number of partners:inside who are committed to organic breeding.
This year’s BIOFACH will take place from July 26th to 29th. bioverita organizes a joint stand with the motto “Meeting Point Organic Breeding” with a large number of partners who are committed to organic breeding.
In September 2021, bioverita started a collaboration with Gut Wulfsdorf, a Demeter farm in Ahrensburg near Hamburg. The company has always attached great importance to open pollinated varieties.
Breeder Agata Leska from the GZPK reports on her many years of work on new pea varieties. Cultivating them is good for the soil and, as a source of protein, peas are an important food crop for humans and animals.
Founded in 1996, the Seed Fund collects donations to promote organic breeding. Since then, over 50 types of grain and 100 types of vegetables have been developed.
Wheat from organic breeding has proven its worth, especially in the difficult growing year of 2021. Breeder Michael Locher explains why he still works on the further development of the varieties every day.
The Piluweri nursery is a commercial horticultural company, producer of young plants, breeding company and seed multiplier in one. We have gathered a variety of impressions.