Produktkatalog - Lebens- und Arbeitsgemeinschaften Lauterbach

The Lautenbach Village Commune – Founded by Hans Dackweiler in 1971 - consists of:
A home for individuals in need of special care of the soul. Over 250 people live and work in our commune. Of those,
135 are employed in the workshops for the disabled and approximately 30 students attend our Special School
G. There are also a number of students and workshop visitors who live outside of Lautenbach.
• A village with a Cultural Café, a natural foods market QUERBEET, a bookstore, and a gift shop and workshop sales
outlet s’LÄDELE
• A metal workshop, a woodworking shop, a ceramic and tile workshop, a paper and leather studio, a weaving
mill, and a concrete shop.
• A Demeter nursery that supplies more than 300 people with vegetables and fruit, and in the spring also with an
abundance of potted flowering bed and balcony plants, as well as with herbs and vegetable seedlings.
• The Magdalenenhof, our modern dairy, hog, and agricultural operations that farm 100 hectares of land in accordance
with the Demeter Association guidelines for biodynamic farming.
• An apprenticeship and training program – our factory level (Special School G), for young people about 16 years
old who have completed the 9th or 10th class of a Special School G.
• An anthroposophical vocational school where young people can complete a 3-year program for certification as
state licensed curative teachers and social therapists.
• A recognized training facility for farmers, gardeners, carpenters, and ceramic and hand-weaving artists.
• A recognized alternative civilian service facility.
In our workshops top-quality products are produced in small quantities for various areas of everyday life for children
and adults with and without disabilities. We work exclusively with materials that nature supplies – wood, metal,
wool, clay, paper, and leather – and take strict care that only environmentally compatible additives are used in the
manufacture of our products.
Made in Germany – for us, that’s not just an advertising slogan, but a seal of quality that we live by each and every
day.
We wish you long-lasting enjoyment of our products!
Sincerely,
The Lautenbach Village Commune
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