Høstet

About Høstet

Høstet is a Bornholm-based sea buckthorn producer built around its own organic plantation and farm shop. The company grows sea buckthorn in Ibsker on Bornholm, harvests it itself, and makes products on site at Fløjlegård in Nexø. (hoestet.dk)

The business positions itself around clean ingredients, good taste, and making the most of the whole berry and bush. It says it started with a mission to teach people about sea buckthorn and now aims to show customers the many ways the ingredient can be used, while also emphasizing local collaboration and an authentic Bornholm experience. (hoestet.dk)

Founded by Camilla and Mads Meisner, Høstet describes itself as Denmark’s first organic sea buckthorn plantation. The plantation began in 2010, received organic authorization in 2013, and food production started in 2014. (hoestet.dk)

Core Values

• Organic production: Høstet emphasizes that its plantation is organically grown and that its products are made from organically certified sea buckthorn. This is part of how it frames quality and trust. (hoestet.dk)
• Whole-raw-material use: The company repeatedly stresses that it tries to use as much of the berry and bush as possible. Its dried flakes are described as a direct result of wanting to avoid waste. (hoestet.dk)
• Quality and taste: Høstet says it is careful about when and how it harvests, freezes berries quickly after picking, and focuses on simple, high-quality products with good flavor. (hoestet.dk)
• Local cooperation: The company values collaboration with other Bornholm and Danish producers and says these partnerships help create authentic experiences and support the island’s food culture. (hoestet.dk)

Unique Aspects

• Denmark’s first organic sea buckthorn plantation: Høstet says it established the country’s first organic sea buckthorn plantation after moving to Bornholm in 2009. (hoestet.dk)
• Farm-to-product control: The company grows, harvests, freezes, sorts, and produces its sea buckthorn itself at Fløjlegård, giving it direct control over handling and quality. (hoestet.dk)
• Whole-plant utilization mindset: Høstet has expanded from jam into juices, syrup, flakes, and leaf tea, with new products developed from a desire to use more of the berry and bush. (hoestet.dk)
• Bornholm network and recognition: The company is a member of Gourmet Bornholm and has received support from LAG Bornholm for a project that improved the economic sustainability of using its raw materials more fully. (hoestet.dk)