Certified Biosphere Products
Regionally and sustainably produced
Agriculture in the Berchtesgadener Land produces high-quality raw materials. They are the basis for premium products in the food sector and are increasingly in demand from the regional food trade, food retailers and the hospitality industry. These closed value chains are fundamental for the award “Biosphere Product Berchtesgadener Land Biosphere Region” granted by the Biosphere Region Administration Office.
Biosphere Bakery Products
Biosphere Baked Products are a real piece of artisanal baking culture with added value from the Berchtesgadener Land Biosphere Region. Behind this is a closed, regional value chain. The grain is grown by local farmers and, if possible, milled by mills in the region. The flour goes directly to the bakeries or is delivered via the regional sales cooperative BÄKO. The biosphere product-certified baked goods made from it are made entirely according to traditional, old craftsmanship that does not contain any artificial additives. Seven bakeries currently offer Biosphere Bakery Products. The basis for this is old types of grain, such as Laufener Landweizen or Steiners Roter Tiroler Dinkel.
Biosphere Beer
Beer was one of the first products to receive an award for biosphere products. Biosphere Beer stands for the finest brewing culture, regional value chains and sustainability. Currently, Biosphere Beer is brewed by one company: The private brewery M.C. Wieninger carries six types of beer with the biosphere product label. To guarantee the availability of regional barley for these beers, the brewery founded a producer group for organic barley together with the Biosphere Region Administration Office. The participating farms receive a purchase guarantee for their harvest at fair prices.
Biosphere Eggs
Biosphere Eggs come exclusively from free-range hens. The animals have more access to open air and green space than required by law. In addition, the energy supply of the mobile chicken coops is covered by using photovoltaics. Currently, Biosphere Eggs are produced by the family farms Biohof Kamml and Berger Hartlhof. With a lot of responsibility and commitment to animal welfare, regional origin of feed and biodiversity, the two farms are making an important contribution to the local supply with high-quality staple foods for the population.
Biosphere Ice Cream
Ice cream is also one of the first products to receive an award for Biosphere products. Biosphere Ice Cream represents the traditional gelatiere craft, which works entirely without additives, such as artificial stabilizers. Of course, 100% of the milk based ingredients come from the Berchtesgadener Land region. Currently, Biosphere Ice Cream is produced by Gelateria Rizzardini in Laufen. In his Biosphere Ice Cream recipe, gelater Luca Rizzardini uses honey instead of sugar, which he buys from beekeepers in the immediate neighborhood, and edible blossoms of wild herbs from the fields of the biosphere region.
Biosphere Kabanossi
Meat from pasture-fed cattle from the biosphere region, plus bacon from pork from the Biosphere Region or the directly adjacent areas: For the Biosphere Kabanossi, the butchers source their animals from a radius of less than 60 kilometers by road. The animals are slaughtered in the Biosphere Region – in one of the three slaughterhouses in Berchtesgaden, Marzoll or Laufen or directly in the butchers. The short transport routes to the slaughterhouse and the careful slaughter itself, which takes place outside of industrial processes, mean less stress for the animals.
Biosphere Korn Schnapps
The basis for this spiritous biosphere product is grain from the biosphere region. Currently, biosphere korn schnapps is produced by the Grassl gentian distillery. The basic ingredient for the fine distillate is the old wheat variety “Berchtesgadener Vogel”. Already almost extinct, this local variety was successfully cultivated in the biosphere grain garden and even approved as a conservation variety. Two organic farms ensure raw material security through contract farming. The mash required for distillation is produced from “Berchtesgadener Vogel” by the brewery M.C. Wieninger and then delivered to the Grassl Gentian Distillery, where it is refined into schnapps.
Biosphere Products from orchards
The orchard meadows in the Berchtesgadener Land Biosphere Region are among the most valuable areas in the region in terms of biodiversity, sustainable agriculture and traditional cultural landscape. This makes it all the more important to valorize their crops. The economic profit achieved contributes decisively to the preservation of the meadow orchards. Currently, one company processes orchard fruit into biosphere products. With nine types of certified juices and wines, the Greimel press house offers a wide range of biosphere products. These products are mainly based on apples, pears and quinces harvested from meadow orchards. However, various berry fruits from the region, such as chokeberry or elderberry, are also processed.
