Naturland was founded in 1982. The work of association is governed by the Naturland e.V. statutes.
Organic, social and fair: these three pillars of sustainability are the foundation of Naturland’s holistic approach and are what sets its partners apart from the many other suppliers on the organic market.
Organic farming in line with Naturland Standards means to practice nature, climate and biodiversity protection. It means to preserve and maintain soils, air and water resources, as well as to ensure consumer protection. Please see the link: https://www.naturland.de/en/naturland/what-we-stand-for/quality/naturland-standards.html
Naturland’s requirements go far beyond those of the EU’s Organic Regulation.
- For both crop cultivation and livestock farming, the entire farm must be converted to organic production.
- Fertilisation and feeding are more strictly regulated.
- There are detailed standards for processing procedures and areas.
Naturland has also developed a range of additional standards:
- Social standards to address human rights and equality issues
- Standards for aquaculture (fish and seafood)
- Standards for non-food products: Forest & timber (forest management and timber processing), textiles and cosmetics
- Voluntary Fair certification available for Naturland farms all around the world
Naturland’s standards also cover areas which are not regulated in the EU regulation on organic production, such as the organic use of forests, the production of textiles and cosmetics, or social aspects via the social standards.
Please see the document titled A one-to-one comparison of the Naturland Standards with the EU organic regulation. Please see the link: https://www.naturland.de/images/01_naturland/_en/Standards/Comparison_Naturland-EC-organic-regulation.pdf
The amount of copper (Cu salts) permissible is strictly limited: max 3 kg/hectare/year; max. 4 kg/hectare/year for hops.
Open field vegetable cultivation: limitation of the total amount of fertiliser of 110 kg nitrogen/hectare and year.
Viticulture/fruit cultivation: limitation of the total amount of fertiliser in a three-year rotation cycle (total of max. 150 kg of nitrogen/hectare) in viticulture and of 90 kg nitrogen/hectare and year in fruit cultivation.