The Barnhouse Supply Community

A fruitful partnership at eye level: almost 90 organic farmers from the Demeter, Naturland, Bioland and Biokreis associations grow oats and spelt for Barnhouse in the region. This is about much more than just regionally produced grain and fair prices for farmers. A fantastic, constantly growing network has emerged with which we can promote and further develop many good things related to organic farming.

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All of this is also in your Krunchy!

  • Farming associations

    More than just EU organic: all Barnhouse farmers are members of the Demeter, Bioland, Biokreis or Naturland farming associations.

  • Oats in mixed cultivation

    The oats for your Krunchy don't grow alone in the fields. For more biodiversity, healthier plants and better soil quality, our farmers grow the oats in mixed cultivation.

  • No conventional fermentation substrate

    Barnhouse farmers do not use fermentation substrate from conventional biogas plants as fertilizer - only substrate from organic plants is permitted.

  • Regional cereal flakes

    Our farmers' fields are located within a maximum radius of 100km from our company headquarters in Mühldorf. Over 80% of them are only 50km away. The grain is flaked locally by our long-standing milling partner, PrimaVera Mühle.

  • Organically bred seeds

    “Organic right from the start": We support organic seed breeding financially in cooperation with the Saatgutfonds/Zukunftsstiftung Landwirtschaft - because organic cultivation places completely different demands on plant varieties.

  • Improving the soil

    Healthy, productive soils are the basis for our food supply. We support our farmers in improving the soil and building up humus through workshops, lectures and projects.

  • Multi-year contracts

    We conclude three-year contracts with our Barnhouse farmers with jointly negotiated, fair prices. This creates economic and planning security for both sides.

  • Support for cultivation trials

    We support cultivation trials (e.g. oats and lentils in mixed cultivation) by our farmers in return for financial compensation for reduced crop yields. Condition: The results of the trials are made available to all farmers.

  • Special projects

    Together with our farmers, we are constantly implementing exciting projects. In 2024, for example, we are testing the innovative use of a soil-conserving sowing drone for catch crops.

Our goal: No grain deserts, but lively fields in which there is also room for valuable flowering plants. Fields on which it hums and growls, creeps and flees. Cultivation methods that increase soil quality and soil life and promote biodiversity. Seeds from organic breeding and much more

To this end, we all work closely together with heart and passion. We challenge each other and can learn a lot from each other.

"As a farmer, it's great to know exactly who and what I'm growing my grain for," organic farmer Hans Reichl from the Schafdorner Hof in Schwindegg says enthusiastically about the project. "And when it's also an organic pioneer like Barnhouse with first-class products, that makes me very happy."

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