Discover U-Pick farms in the Netherlands

berries

Picking your own berries in the Netherlands is a delightful way to spend a sunny afternoon—plucking ripe, juicy fruits straight from the bush, feeling the warmth of the sun on your back, and sharing laughs with friends or family as you fill your baskets. The satisfaction of harvesting your own food is unmatched, and the sweet aroma of fresh berries is irresistible.

Once home, the possibilities are endless. Toss them into yogurt, bake them into pies, or simply enjoy them by the handful. For something more creative, try these recipes:

Mixed Berry Crumble: Layer strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries in a dish, top with a mix of flour, oats, butter, and sugar, then bake until golden. Serve with vanilla ice cream.
Berry Spinach Salad: Combine fresh berries with baby spinach, goat cheese, walnuts, and a drizzle of balsamic glaze for a refreshing summer dish.

For a fun twist, blend berries into a berry mojito: Muddle a handful with mint, lime, and sugar, then mix with white rum and soda water. Garnish with extra berries and a sprig of mint.

If you’ve picked edible flowers like elderflowers, float them in a pitcher of lemonade or freeze them into ice cubes for a pretty touch. And if your haul includes herbs like lavender, steep a teaspoon in hot water for a soothing floral tea.

The joy of berry-picking doesn’t end in the fields—it’s just the beginning of delicious creations.

de Zuiderkrib

flowers, berries
flevoland

Zuiderkrib is a farm in Kraggenburg, in the Noordoostpolder of Flevoland, Netherlands, offering rural experiences and accommodations. Situated on a historic levee, the farm provides various activities, including a self-picking garden with flowers, and in season you can pick berries. Additionally, the farm has a coffee and tea shop called Zuidpunt T121 which features homemade cakes and local products. You can also arrange a picknick. They offer workshops and rent out equipment, such as fatbikes and canoes. Accommodation options include a Tiny House on the levee, camping in the meadow, and lodging in a converted barn. The farm also has facilities for events and meetings.

Natuurboerderij KipEigen

fruits
noord-holland

Natuurboerderij KipEigen is a farm in the Netherlands that offers fresh eggs, vegetables, herbs, fruit, and meat. Customers can participate by purchasing egg shares, vegetable packages, or adopting a rooster. The farm also hosts events like fruit-picking days, where visitors can harvest their own apples, pears, berries, and raspberries. The website details the farm’s regenerative agricultural practices, focusing on natural restoration, animal welfare, and environmental sustainability. It provides information on Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), egg-shares, vegetable boxes, and the “Adopt a Rooster” program.

Simmerfruit

friesland

Simmerfruit is a fruit farm located in the Frisian woodlands, specializing in strawberries and berries. Strawberries are grown on elevated platforms for easier picking and cleanliness. The farm uses bees for pollination and avoids pesticides. The farm sells freshly picked strawberries from late May, available from 10 AM. Self-picking of berries is available from late June. The website indicates which fruits are ripe for picking. Additionally, the farm features a closed tasting garden where visitors can relax, enjoy smoothies, coffee, tea, or vanilla ice cream with strawberries. The farm also keeps Gotland sheep to keep the grass short around the strawberry beds during the off-season.

Fruitkwekerij 't Keetje

fruits
noord-holland

’t Keetje is a multifaceted business focused on making people happy through enjoyment of their farm. It features a fruit farm, care farm, farm shop with regional products, a lunchroom with a terrace, and an adventure garden. They offer activities such as excursions and children’s parties. The farm shop sells a variety of products, including fresh apples, pears, berries, and brambles, as well as fruit trees and shrubs for purchase. The shop also stocks locally sourced items like mustard, nuts, candy, and flour. They create gift baskets with regional products. They also have options to enjoy coffee and cake, lunch, or high tea, using local and artisanal ingredients.

Lekkerder bij de Boer

fruits, vegetables
zeeland

Lekkerder bij de Boer is a platform that connects consumers with local farms in the Netherlands, offering fresh, local products directly from the source. The platform lists various farm shops, farmer’s markets, and other agricultural vendors in your vicinity, allowing you to buy produce like vegetables, fruit, meat, dairy, eggs, and other farm-fresh items. Some farms provide “self-picking” activities, with which you can harvest your own produce, like strawberries or flowers.

Kweekland

fruits, vegetables, herbs
gelderland

Stadstuin Kweekland is a green oasis in Arnhem, Netherlands, located on a south-facing slope near Sonsbeek Park. This urban farm spans 8,200 square meters and features two greenhouses and a landscape design inspired by the English countryside. The farm aims to be an ’edible landscape’ with a diverse selection of edible trees, shrubs, crops, flowers, and vegetables. As a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm since 2020, Kweekland relies on members who pay an annual fee for the right to harvest their own produce. CSA membership allows access to the garden from April 1st to December 1st, from sunrise to sunset.

de Warmoes

fruits, vegetables, flowers
gelderland

De Warmoes is a historical market garden in Lent, near Nijmegen, Netherlands. It aims to preserve and share the knowledge of the former market gardeners (“warmoezeniers”) of Lent, who supplied the city of Nijmegen with fruits and vegetables. The garden cultivates over a hundred different varieties of vegetables year-round without pesticides, prioritizing circularity and biodiversity. Visitors can harvest their own produce during the growing season. You can pick your own beetroots, raspberries, kohlrabi, berries, and field flowers. There is also a museum about the history of market gardening in Lent and a garden café that serves food made with produce from the garden. The farm is open from Wednesday to Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM. It is closed on Monday and Tuesday, although it is open for groups and rentals on those days. It is possible to rent the garden café with boomgaard. They are planning on rebuilding the varkensschuur, which broke down in 2023. They also organize activities and workshops.

Fruittuin van West

fruit
noord-holland

Fruittuin van West is an organic-dynamic pick-your-own farm in Amsterdam. The farm is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30 to 18:00. There is a farm shop, a garden café and an orchard where visitors can pick their own fruit. The farm focuses on sustainability and circularity, and regularly hosts events. The orchard grows various types of fruit, such as apples, pears and berries. What visitors say Fruittuin van West is a delightful destination just outside Amsterdam, offering a rural escape with a focus on organic, sustainable practices. Visitors can immerse themselves in nature by picking their own fruits and vegetables (seasonal availability varies, so check the website beforehand), gathering fresh eggs, and interacting with farm animals like chickens and pigs. The venue includes a charming organic market with a wide selection of locally sourced products, plus a cozy café where guests can enjoy delicious homemade pastries, sandwiches, and coffee.

Tres Jolie

utrecht

Très Jolie is an ecological small fruit farm located in De Glind, Netherlands. The farm cultivates various types of small fruit, including berries, blackberries, and raspberries. It aims to be a “sensory garden” where visitors can relax and enjoy nature. Très Jolie offers a wide range of berries, available for self-picking on designated days or for purchase in various health food stores during the season. They also process the berries into products such as fruit preserves, syrup, vinegar, juices, chutney, jelly, and dried fruit, which are sold at markets and in shops.

Ús Hôf

fruits, vegetables, herbs
friesland

Ús Hôf is a permaculture farm that aims to restore the relationship between producer and consumer. They grow vegetables, fruit trees, berry bushes, and flowers without pesticides. They offer a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model where members pay at the beginning of the season based on their income and harvest their own vegetables weekly. If members don’t have time to harvest, they can subscribe to a vegetable bag delivered to Sibrandabuorren, Sneek, or Bolsward. Restaurants and institutions can also order vegetables.