Organic Farming in Agricultural Schools
Many agricultural schools include the subject “Organic Farming” in their curriculum and often manage their school farms according to organic farming principles.
There is even an agricultural vocational school dedicated exclusively to organic farming in Schlägl (Upper Austria). (Website in German only)
Notably, there is valuable collaboration between the Bio Institute and the school at HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein. (Website in German only)
Other agricultural schools and research centers with strong federal engagement in organic farming include:
Higher Agricultural and Forestry Schools (HLFS):
- Higher Federal Teaching and Research Institute for Agriculture and Food Elmberg
- Higher Federal Teaching and Research Institute for Agriculture and Food Kematen
- Higher Federal Teaching and Research Institute for Agriculture and Food Pitzelstätten
- Higher Federal Teaching and Research Institute for Agriculture and Food Sitzenberg
- Higher Federal Agricultural Teaching Institute St. Florian
- Higher Federal Teaching and Research Institute for Agriculture Ursprung/Elixhausen
Teaching and Research Centers:
- Higher Federal Teaching and Research Institute for Viticulture and Pomology Klosterneuburg
- Higher Federal Teaching and Research Institute for Horticulture Schönbrunn
- Higher Federal Teaching and Research Institute for Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, and Food Technology Francisco Josephinum Wieselburg