Varieties, breeds, culinary
Old varieties and breeds worth preserving.
"Ismaninger" – a delicious variety of giant cabbage
Some vegetable varieties have fallen out of favor not because of changing consumer preferences or even due to their moderate taste properties, but because their cultivation and harvesting require a significant amount of effort. An example of this is the highly valued, firm-cooking potato variety "Bamberger Hörnla", which we have…
PIWI varieties as an opportunity for the future of viticulture
Crop losses due to extreme weather – Opportunity through breeding new, more resistant grape varieties – Bio-winery Delinat as a pioneer – Problem of declining variety diversity
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Traditional Varieties – healthy and tasty
Cookbooks from earlier times still bear witness to due to a barely manageable variety of regional crops. However, because most of them no longer met the current requirements for standardized uniformity, durability, appealing appearance, and consistent taste, they disappeared from supermarket shelves, along with many of their health-promoting effects. The…
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"Ark Passenger" Bamberger Hörnla - the potato for lovers
A unique potato specialty from Franconia – firm texture and nutty flavor make it the ideal salad potato – difficult harvesting and low yield as the main cause of oblivion – Slow Food and a support association save this fine tuber
Ark Passenger: the Filder Spitzkraut
White cabbage, red cabbage, savoy cabbage, green and palm cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, turnip or kale – the cabbage family is very diverse. All these varieties originated from wild cabbage, which occurs in rocky landscapes and mountains, especially in coastal regions, and has been used by humans as a healthy, albeit…
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Fascinating and worth preserving: The diversity of alpine cattle breeds.
Older breeds with dual-purpose use as living cultural assets – suitable for landscape management and dairy farming – lower performance, but with special qualities – often still horned cattle – survival chances through specific marketing.
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The Alpine Stone Sheep – Frugal and Trusting
An original breed of the Bavarian and Austrian mountain regions – displaced by modern high-performance animals and nearly extinct – the high quality of its wool and meat is increasingly appreciated – thanks to their calm nature, ideally suited for animal-assisted work
So it is about sustainable cocoa cultivation
With an interview with Alexander Kuhlmann from EcoFinia GmbH
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Biodiversity in gardens and pastures in Thermen- & Vulkanland
Efforts to increase biodiversity in Styria are not limited to species in the wild, but are also aimed at preserving the diversity of cultivated plant varieties and livestock species typical of the region. Many genetic treasures can still be found in the gardens, fields and pastures of the Vulkan- und…
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