Boerderij Groeizaam in Emmeloord is a pick-your-own flower farm and organic market garden. The flower field is open during the growing season, with dahlias, asters and zinnias available in autumn. You pick your own bouquet and pay by size, using a QR code or cash in the honesty box. Pluk vouchers are sold in the farm shop as gifts.

The farm also grows vegetables and fruit, including potatoes, onions, beans, pumpkins, apples and pears. These are sold in the farm shop rather than picked by visitors. The shop stocks organic produce from the farm and the region: meat, dairy, cheese, bread toppings, rice and non-food items from brands like Weleda.

Boerderij Groeizaam is a care farm, where people with a distance from the job market work alongside staff and volunteers. The farm processes and packs 150,000 tubs of olives a year for wholesale, under its own label Marc’t and as white label.

The farm shop is open Wednesday to Friday, 9.00 to 17.30, and Saturday, 10.00 to 15.00. The flower field is self-service and open at any time of day. The farm runs occasional pluk workshops in summer and autumn, where you learn to pick and arrange flowers. The annual pumpkin festival in September includes harvesting, a market and pumpkin soup. Parking is available on site.

What visitors say

Visitors come for the well-stocked organic farm shop and the pick-your-own flowers and produce. The shop has a broad range of seasonal, biological products—including gluten- and lactose-free options—and the staff are consistently described as friendly, helpful and patient, especially with children. The farm doubles as a care farm, and many note how proud the team is of the work done by participants in the day programme.

Picking flowers in the pluktuin is popular, though a few found the plants sparse late in the season. On warm days, the farm’s ice cream is a hit. Prices are slightly higher than conventional shops, but most feel the quality justifies it. The only real complaint was one visitor who ended up with a kitchen full of flies after bringing home a bouquet.

Facilities in this u-pick farm

Farm shop Farm shop

Fruitbedrijf Masteling

12.1 km — flevoland

Fruitbedrijf Masteling in Marknesse is a pick-your-own apple and pear orchard. The farm grows several varieties, including Elstar, Jonagold, Golden Delicious, Rubens and Junami apples, and Conference, Doyenné du Comice and Verdi pears. They also cultivate cooking pears such as Winterriet, Sant Remy and Gieser Wildeman. The picking season runs from early September to late October. Visitors can harvest fruit directly from the trees, with low-growing varieties making it accessible without ladders. A small train is used to transport picked fruit through the orchard. The farm provides containers, and you pay by weight. During the harvest period, the orchard hires temporary workers to assist with picking.

Vink Fruitboerderij

12.3 km — flevoland

Vink Fruitboerderij in Kraggenburg is a pick-your-own fruit farm where you can harvest apples and pears from late August until mid-October. The farm grows over a dozen varieties, including Elstar, Goudreinet and Robijn apples, and Conference and Doyenné du Comice pears. Some are ready for eating straight from the tree, others are better for cooking or storing. The fruit ripens at different times, so the selection changes through the season.

De 'Boerenshop'

13.8 km — flevoland

At De Boerenshop in Marknesse you pick your own tulips. The tulip-picking season runs from mid-March until the flowers are finished, usually in late April or early May. The farm closes as soon as the last blooms are gone, so check the website before you visit. You pay by the bunch or by the bucket. The farm provides buckets and secateurs; you can also bring your own. The flowers grow in long, straight rows at standing height. Wheelchair-accessible parking and a step-free entrance are available.

V.O.F. Post

14.2 km — flevoland

At Fruitpluktuin in Rutten, visitors pick their own fruit from rows of berries, bushes and trees across a 5,000-square-metre garden. The farm grows brambles (July to October), summer and autumn raspberries (June to October), redcurrants (June to July), kiwiberries (September to October), grapes (September to October), elderberries (September to November), several varieties of apples and pears (September to October), cherries (July to early August), plums (July to August), apricots (August to September), peaches and nectarines (August to September). Pumpkins, gourds and sunflowers are also available in season.

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