Biotop Oberland eG

Biotop Oberland is a German cooperative that provides sustainably and fairly produced food from the region with headquarters in Lenggries.

Here are key aspects of the company:

• Products & Services: The organization offers fresh vegetables grown on 2 hectares of open land and in six greenhouses, alongside over 400 selected regional products including meat, dairy, eggs, cheese, honey, spreads, spices, herbs, organic grains, and preserved foods sold at their self-service store.
• Industries: They operate within the solidary agriculture sector to create an ecologically and socially sensible economic model that bypasses market constraints and the agricultural industry.
• Customers: Their services supply 450 households in the district of Bad Tölz / Wolfratshausen through distribution stations located in Bad Tölz, Lenggries, Greiling, Bad Heilbrunn, Penzberg, or Tutzing, while their store is also accessible to non-members.
• Innovation: The cooperative established a community-run garden in 2018 and later founded the Biotop-Hofpunkt self-service store in 2022 to foster direct connections between producers and consumers without intermediaries.
• Sustainability: Their philosophy centers on independent, self-managed supply structures that promote regional economic development, transparency, and a shift away from impersonal, profit-oriented business models.

By combining community gardening with a local retail hub, Biotop Oberland empowers members to actively shape their food supply while fostering closer relationships between producers and consumers in the region.