For Bernhard, the new millennium meant more than just a new year:
he moved his farm onto organic production methods. Protecting nature and leaving a legacy of good – this continues to motivate him now just as much as it did at the start of his career. In addition is Bernhard’s passion for facing the new farming challenges that arrive with each year.
The next milestone came in 2002. Buoyed up by the conviction that there is strength in numbers, several organic farmers joined together to form the Biosüdtirol cooperative. The cooperative puts the investment behind every professionally farmed, harvested and stored organic apple – into action. In the past, the present, and the future.
The fundamental principle is as simple as it is fair: every member has exactly one vote, no matter how big or small their farm. Every three years the Biosüdtirol farmers democratically elect their chairperson and governing board. Bernhard has had the confidence of the cooperative’s membership ever since its foundation, first as a member of the governing board and from 2011-2023 as its chairperson.
The next milestone came in 2002. Buoyed up by the conviction that there is strength in numbers, several organic farmers joined together to form the Biosüdtirol cooperative. The cooperative puts the investment behind every professionally farmed, harvested and stored organic apple – into action. In the past, the present, and the future.
The fundamental principle is as simple as it is fair: every member has exactly one vote, no matter how big or small their farm. Every three years the Biosüdtirol farmers democratically elect their chairperson and governing board. Bernhard has had the confidence of the cooperative’s membership ever since its foundation, first as a member of the governing board and from 2011-2023 as its chairperson.