Stefan and Jennifer Schwaighofer run their Ellersbacher permaculture farm in Stanz im Mürztal. The first-class organic meat from their young cattle is marketed directly.
The Permakulturhof Ellersbacher is a family business in Stanz in the Mürztal that is over 100 years old. The Schweighofer family farms sustainably, using holistic approaches and in the spirit of permaculture. The surrounding Ellerswald is a special kind of excursion destination due to the numerous offers.
For the whole family
That’s the Schwaighofers’ motto. Stefan runs the farm with his wife Jenny, their two children and his father Walter. For him, family, work and the environment go hand in hand. The offering at the Ellersbacher Permaculture Farm is as exciting as it is diverse. The focus is on the organic landscape and direct marketing. There is, for example, the sourdough rye bread with grain from our own rye field and first-class meat from the meat workshop. The products are available as mixed packages upon pre-order Online shop.
I see agriculture as an endless process with no beginning or end. A process is always active and moving. We want to direct this into a positive direction. Protecting nature, promoting circulation, technically progressive, cooperative, successful, family-friendly and social. Permaculture and organic farmer Stefan Schwaighofer
Permaculture and organic farmer Stefan Schwaighofer
Styria Beef organic young beef
Young pasture cattle and Carniola stone sheep live on the Schwaighofer family farm. The Styria Beef organic young beef is particularly tender and lean. This comes from the strict requirements that a Styrian organic farmer must meet in order to be able to use this brand name. Particular care is taken to ensure that the animals are kept in a species-appropriate manner and that they receive herbs and grasses from Styrian pastures and alpine pastures. Furthermore, there must be animal-friendly stables with straw lying areas, organic feed from our own farm, no feed additives and keeping the animals in groups is also required. The crowning glory of the products is the farm slaughtering and processing in-house.
Organic pasture lamb from Krainer Steinschaf
The Krainer Steinschaf is one of the oldest surviving Austrian sheep breeds, but is now threatened with extinction. Stefan Schwaighofer is actively committed to preserving this special breed of sheep on his Ellersbacher permaculture farm through breeding and species-appropriate animal husbandry. The Krainer Steinschaf is not suitable for fattening, so it enjoys slow growth in a herd in the wild. This is also where its special quality of meat develops. Finely fibrous, low in fat with a subtle but delicate aroma, it is a high-quality delicacy.
Permaculture design in the Ellerswald
Stefan Schwaighofer’s training in permaculture design always brings the vibrant organic farm in a fresh direction. This means that the whole family can get involved on the farm again and again. The farm’s own community garden shows how social life and food connect people at the root. At the same time, you get insights into the basic principles of permaculture and solidarity agriculture. In the surrounding area Ellerswald Young and old can experience what nature provides us. As a forest educator, the friendly organic farmer invites you to playful and educational activities for every age group. On the permaculture theme trail you can get to know the region’s creatures and plants better. The Ellerswald is therefore an interesting excursion destination for the whole family – which brings us back to the Schwaighofers’ motto: For the whole family.
Permakulturhof Ellersbacher
Schwaighofer family
Sonnberg 68
8653 Stanz in Mürztal
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2023-11-23 15:45:14
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