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Brodowin Ecovillage

Logo Brodowin-116230 Brodowin: Domespace seminar house and eco-centre, independent regional development, promotion of ecological business start-ups, soft tourism, conversion of a former LPG to ecological farming.

The Brodowin eco-village is located about 80 km northeast of Berlin, in the middle of the Schorfheide-Chorin nature reserve. With over 1,200 hectares of agricultural land, it is one of the largest Demeter farms in Germany. This makes Brodowin one of the largest employers in the Uckermark / Brandenburg. Berliners and Brandenburgers can have the products delivered directly to their homes via the Internet: in an "eco-basket". Anyone who wants to know more about where the food comes from and how it is produced is invited to visit the village at any time. 1995 "TatOrt" Award of the Federal Environmental Foundation. Since 2001, sponsor of the project "Naturschutzhof Brodowin" (Brodowin Nature Conservation Farm): Here, with funding from the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), new methods for the interaction of agriculture and nature conservation are developed and tested. 2004 Award for Organic Farming from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection.

Links
www.brodowin.com.

taz article
www.taz.de/pt/2006/11/10/a0292.1/text (Nov. 2006)
taz.de/tpl/2001/01/20.nf/text.Tname,a0245.list (January 2001)

 

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Last Updated: June 22, 2020

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