Zaanstad lies in the Zaan region, an area with a rich agricultural history closely intertwined with windmills, food processing and the green polders of Noord-Holland. Along the Zaan river, which meanders through a wide polder landscape, farms have been growing vegetables, fruit and flowers for the urban market for centuries. The proximity of the Beemster Polder — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the earliest rational land reclamations in the Netherlands — gives the region a unique landscape richness. Not far from the iconic Zaanse Schans open-air museum you’ll find pick-your-own farms where you can experience direct contact with farm life.
U-Pick Farms in and around Zaanstad
Around Zaanstad, Purmerend, Wormer, Oostzaan and Landsmeer you’ll find a variety of pick-your-own farms and fruit gardens where you are very welcome. You can pick strawberries, summer flowers and seasonal vegetables in the green Noord-Holland polder landscape.