Bound by our heritage

In its capacity as a globally active group of companies, the nature network® is essentially "at home" everywhere. We therefore become involved in social, sporting and cultural projects for the benefit of the local people and the regions in which we live and work. The main focal points of these activities are the area surrounding our headquarters in Vestenbergsgreuth and the regions in which our other branch offices and production facilities are located throughout Germany. Our cooperation with Lebenshilfe Erlangen-Höchstadt, where disabled people pack our tea, is just one example of this. We also want to help establish a home and heritage in the areas where our raw materials are grown. In our capacity as a partner for a project set up in one of India's most arid regions, for example, where "senna" farms are being built and run to offer the local people attractive jobs and create better living conditions at the same time.

Giving an insight into the world of plants

With our long-standing tradition in plant-based products, giving people an insight into the world of plants, tea and herbs is also a matter of great concern to us. Packed with information and numerous herbs, the Kräuter-Garten Martin Bauer in Vestenbergsgreuth is an example of this, with guided tours and lectures held at regular intervals. We also provided support for the implementation of a 20 kilometre long herbal route through the Aischgrund and the establishment of a historical herbal pharmacy exhibition at the Franconian Open-Air Museum. As far as we are concerned, upholding herbal traditions also means advocating monastic medicine and we therefore support the "Klostermedizin" research group at Würzburg University. The group joins forces with the Benedictine monks at Münsterschwach Abbey or the Cistercian nuns at Waldsassen Abbey to develop special monastic recipes within the framework of tea projects.

Promotion of sport and culture

The activities of the nature network® are far from limited to the world of herbs, however. We support the summer night "Klassik am See" open-air concert in Erlangen, for example. The Martin Bauer Group is the exclusive partner of the SpVgg Greuther Fürth football club and also sponsors the TSV Vestenbergsgreuth football club. We have been supporting both clubs for many years now and keep our fingers crossed for them every weekend during the football season!