Production

The straw

Harvest & production

We grow selected grain varieties on our sustainably managed fields. Thanks to their thick and firm stalk, old rye varieties are especially suited for sipping lemonade.

It’s hard to believe, but the manufacture of this BIO product is very time consuming. A modified reaper-binder, the predecessor of the well-known combine harvester, is used for harvesting the straw stalks. The straw is carefully placed in crates as a bent stalk cannot be used as BIO straw. The sorting and cutting is mostly done manually on our farm. During peak times, we cooperate with integrative workshops to assist us with this manual labour.

To guarantee hygienic safety and suitability for use with food, the production process of the bio straws also includes cleaning and drying of the stalks. Together with the Wels University of Applied Sciences, we have developed an appropriate method that is purely based on steam and works without any chemical additives. All our BIO straws fulfil the directives for foodstuffs and are absolutely sterile.