Sustainable land management, local market gardens and where possible, organic farming, are central themes in SALEM projects around the world.

Our organic farms in Höchheim and Kovahl

When the first SALEM children’s villages were founded in the early seventies in Stadtsteinach and Höchheim and later in Kovahl, organic food production was already very important to us. The SALEM farms have been certified organic from the very beginning and are cultivated according to the guidelines of the German grower’s association “Bioland”.

Today, the two farms in SALEM-Kovahl and SALEM-Höchheim provide the children’s villages and the organic restaurant in the Lindenhof SALEM guesthouse in Stadtsteinach with organic and locally produced food.

The bakeries in Stadtsteinach and Kovahl use their own grains for a broad variety of breads, cakes and pastries. In Höchheim and Kovahl all products are also sold in their own farm shops.

Vegetable farms and market gardens in Russia

The concept of the SALEM village “Raduga” (Rainbow) near Kaliningrad is to aim to be self-sufficient in the production of organic food.

A vegetable farm comprising 81 ha of cultivated land provides our two children’s homes with organic food. Additionally, vegetables such as cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce are grown in greenhouses covering an area of 1000 sqm. Any surplus is sold at the weekly market in Kaliningrad and this contributes to the financing of the children’s village.

The gardens of SALEM-Uganda

SALEM-Uganda’s land is used in diverse ways to support our services. Organic gardening methods are used wherever possible. Our current projects include:

  • 2.8 hectare forest that supports the carpentry and cooking needs of SALEM
  • Tree nursery where trees are raised from seedlings for use both within SALEM and for sale to the local community.
  • Medicinal herb garden for local production of healing plants including artemesia, lemon grass, aloe vera and many more.
  • Vegetable garden especially to teach mothers of malnourished children how to increase the variety of foods they cook at low cost.
  • Apiary
  • Food production including maize, beans, ground nuts, sweet potatoes to support our children’s home.
  • Fruit trees including mango, avocado, jack fruit, guava and paw paw.
  • Land that is leased to SALEM-Uganda staff to enable them to grow food for their families.


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