Slow Food Hotel Schloss Lerchenhof invests in grain processing

From grain to flour: In the summer of 2026, Hotel Schloss Lerchenhof in Carinthia’s Gail Valley began operating a grain cleaning facility and mill. In keeping with the farm-to-table concept and the Slow Food philosophy, additional processing steps are now carried out directly on the premises.

The new facilities will be used for the first time after this year's grain harvest. This allows the Steinwender family, the hotel’s owners, to clean and further process their homegrown grain on site. This allows them to optimize and expand their existing range of flour, flakes, and muesli for their guests. The investment complements the family-run hotel’s agricultural operations and shortens the distance between cultivation and guests enjoying the finished product.