Our Oil Mill
Jörg Hector and Patric Bies run the Bliesgau Oil Mill. Since 2007, we have dedicated ourselves to the cultivation of rare oil plants locally and to making flavoursome oils from them.
But we go back much further than this. Patric Bies got interested in camelina oil, also known as the ‘oil of the Celts’ well before the millennium and rediscovered it for the German cuisine. In 2002, Jörg Hector started to develop the Bliesgau Oil brand, specialising in fine spice and herb oils from the area that later became known as the Bliesgau UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Our joint aim is to spark new ideas in our local farming community with an emphasis on top quality and culinary pleasure, and emphasising the link between fine dining and farming. We initiated the Flax Blossom Festival, which takes place every year in July at the historic Wern Oil Mill in Ottweiler and is unique in Europe, and the Bliesgau Walnut Festival in the idyllic Mandelbachtal.
We would love to welcome you at our picturesque oil mill high above the Bliesgau. From here you can see as far as the Vosges hills, or you might want to use it as your starting point for a hike along Oil Trails to neighbouring France.
Our commercial activities include growing pulses, processing mustard seeds, producing and selling spice oils and cider vinegars, as well as selling high-quality animal feeds and oil seeds.
