Elzinga Kerstbomen

De Zomerschuur in Burgum is a pick-your-own farm with a focus on flowers, herbs and seasonal produce from its own gardens. Visitors can pick edible flowers such as nasturtium, cornflower, marigold, violet and sunflower, as well as herbs and salad leaves from the kitchen garden. The farm also has a small orchard where you can pick apples and pears in season. Picking is available for €7.50, which allows you to create your own bouquet. In the orchard, you pay for the fruit you pick by weight. The farm provides containers, but you can also bring your own. The flower and herb gardens are designed for easy access, with raised beds and clear paths.

At Kerstboomkwekerij Nijtap, a family-run Christmas tree nursery in Opeinde, Friesland, you choose your own Christmas tree in the field and cut it down or dig it up with the root ball yourself, or select one that has already been cut at ground level. The nursery grows six species: Norway spruce, blue spruce, Serbian spruce, Nordmann fir, Fraser fir and Korean fir. The Visser family has grown trees here since 1997 and has sold them directly to customers since 2000. A wide range of sizes is available, in a pot or already cut.

Pluktuin de Wâlden in Twijzelerheide is a pick-your-own dahlia farm with over 100 varieties growing across nearly 7,000 square metres. The season runs from July to October, with the farm open every Saturday from 10.00 to 16.00. Visitors receive a bucket and secateurs on arrival and pay per stem—€0.75 for a dahlia or €0.50 for other homegrown cut flowers. A bundle of 15 dahlias costs €10. The farm uses no pesticides and works only with organic fertilisers, selling flowers that are freshly picked and locally grown.

Bij Buurman in Kortehemmen is a pick-your-own vegetable and flower garden where members can harvest fresh produce weekly during the growing season. The farm operates on a membership basis, with the season running from May to November. Members pay a seasonal fee—€250 to €350 for adults, with children aged 5 to 17 paying ten times their age and younger children free—and can visit the garden from Tuesday to Saturday between 9.30 and 17.00 to pick what they need. The farm grows around 60 to 80 varieties of vegetables and herbs, including standard crops like lettuce, carrots and courgettes, as well as less common ones such as kohlrabi, parsnips and coloured carrots. A greenhouse now also produces tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers. Weekly newsletters and orange signs in the garden indicate which crops are ready for harvest.