Personal skördar i växthuset på Högbo Bruk.

Sustainable & Wonderful

We are proud of our sustainability work, which gives us the opportunity to offer experiences that feel good for both heart and soul. At Högbo Brukshotell & Spa, we let the Swan stand for our eco-label and our consciences are responsible for our delivery.

Made in Högbo

Made in Högbo stands for locally produced raw materials of the highest quality that create authentic taste sensations. Of everything we serve in the restaurant, about 25% is produced here at Högbo Bruk and another 10% from the local area. In addition, about 28% is organic. It houses three greenhouses, an open field, free-range pigs, lambs on summer pasture and quail houses for egg production. We also have our own bakery, two bakeries, a chocolate workshop and a charcuterie with the production of air-dried products. All in order to be part of the same cycle.

From thought to action

When the Made in Högbo brand was created in 2012, it was obvious for us to focus on sustainability. We were not only satisfied with organic farming, but also wanted to offer locally produced produce as much as possible. Our idea was to allow raw materials from the local area, no more than 7 miles, to be processed here at Högbo Bruk instead of being transported far away or perhaps not used at all.
Växthus och odlingar på Högbo Bruk.

Plantations

With us you will find different greenhouses where we grow all year round. We also have open-air crops in the form of beets, strawberries, beans, pumpkins and cabbage. Irrigation is done from nearby streams and nutrition comes from composted material, some coffee grounds and manure from the sheepfold or other animals. Spills and leftovers from cooking feed our pigs. At the plant, we use electric vehicles to transport.

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Hagar

Our pigs, which are located in the northern parts of the farm, have a plethora of paddocks. Galt and sows are mixed and cults are born in the timbered huts (which are timbered by the Mill some distance from here) The breeds are Linderödshog and Duroc. Kenny is in charge and among the animals' food are the whey from Ysteriet, food scraps from the Hotel and schools in the municipality. They are especially fond of the leftovers from afternoon coffee and the bread from breakfast. Lambs can also be seen in Hagarna during the summer. The quails have their house in Sigrids Hage. A snag as good as any!

Vedungsbakat tunnbröd i bageriet på Högbo Bruk.

Bakery

In the fantastic new Längan, bread is baked 7 days a week. Annika is the supervisor and 4 other people roll, fold, spin and bake. Both in wood burning oven and ordinary electric. The flour comes from Teve Kvarn. The most appreciated product is probably the mjhhuka flatbread. At the Hotel we bake on the same flour and here too the business runs 7 days/week. Bread for 50,000 breakfast guests/year, among others

Skära ost i ysteriet på Högbo Bruk.

Ysteri

In the ysterium, cheeses and fermented milk products are created on organic milk from three different farms in Järbo. The milk is collected in the morning and pasteurized before it ends up in the cheese maker. 4 people work daily to stir, set, break, shape, turn, salt and occasionally flavor. Hadeel which is Dairy ensures that it gets really lovely and flavorful cheeses. Everything from really fresh to layered piquant and fresh stinky cottage cheeses. We have a cheese for every taste. At least...

Skära kött i charkuteriet på Högbo Bruk.

Processing of raw materials

In Charkuteriet, five people are hiding with Mats in charge. Krister often goes out with the Foodtruck together with Jaja and Yasan and sells their products. Then Taki is at home spinning sausages or salting the ice cream batter. Here we can refine all the animal proteins we have at Högbo Bruk and also a lot more from neighbouring farms.

In vegetable processing, Sandra keeps and pickles, juices and ferments the vegetables we have here and the berries and fruits we have access to from the area and throughout the municipality.

Högbo Brukshotell & Spas chokladverkstad

Chocolate Workshop

With Högbo Brukshotell's very own chocolate master Adrian Lutz in the lead, we produce small, flavorful works of art in all sorts of colours, shapes and flavours. Only the imagination sets the limits. They are available to taste at the Chocolate Table in the evening hours at the hotel. If you want to buy them home, they are packed in beautiful boxes of different sizes and can be found on the shelf both at the hotel and in the Gårdsbutik. The raw cocoa and raw chocolate are purchased from Felchlin in Switzerland, Malmö Chokladfabrik and Valrhona in France. We haven't been able to grow it here yet!

Egenbryggd öl från Högbo Ölverkstad på Högbo Brukshotell & Spa.

Beer workshop

We have joined the beer workshop. In the cellar of the New Manor we brew our own beer. So far on a small scale with carefully selected assortment. The beer is brewed by Jonas as you otherwise see in the restaurant and it is served exclusively in the bar of the hotel.

Medarbetare skördar gräslök i frilandet på Högbo Bruk.

The people

We believe in diversity and inclusion. Together, we are passionately and purposefully driving the development forward. Happiness for us is not only seeing all our guests enjoy the result, but also how nature thrives in interaction with us humans. Many of the culture-savvy New Swedes who participated when Made In Högbo started in 2012 still work here today.
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Circularity

We aim to reduce our food waste by 25% this year, including by extending the life of our raw materials through both traditional and innovative methods. The food that still gets over we weigh and becomes either biogas for county buses or food for our pigs. The coffee grounds from the coffee shop go to our farms.

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