Solawi Halde, a community-based cooperative in Altendorf on Lake Zurich, has been working as a veganic operation since it started in 2018. On 60 acres, the small farm grows various vegetables, berries, fruit trees and flowers through manual labour. Heavy machinery and tractors are deliberately avoided to give the soil as much care as possible.

The farm works according to the principles of market gardening. Solawi Halde sells its vegetables through vegetable subscriptions, self-harvesting passes, farm shops, online shops, and restaurant sales.

Solawi Halde has been vegan since it was founded in 2019 and was successfully certified according to the Biocyclic Vegan Standard in summer 2023. The farm also passed its first organic inspection the same year. Only after completing the legally required conversion phase to organic farming will it be allowed to use the full biocyclic-vegan seal of approval. Until then, it will use the grey ‘produced in preparation for biocyclic vegan certification’ label.