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.

The farm operates its own cold storage facility with 21 cooling cells, 19 of which use Ultra Low Oxygen (ULO) technology to preserve fruit for up to ten months. They also have a sorting and packing station where fruit is processed for sale to supermarkets, wholesalers and private customers.

Fruitbedrijf Masteling holds GLOBALG.A.P., Albert Heijn Protocol and Agrarisch Keurmerk Flexwonen certifications. The business was established in 1958 and is part of the Oxin Growers cooperative, which handles sales.

The orchard hosts an annual Apple Picking Day, typically in mid-September, where visitors can pick their own fruit, take a ride on the orchard train and enjoy activities for children. The farm also sells other produce such as juices, cauliflower, potatoes, onions and eggs. Parking and wheelchair-accessible facilities are available.

What visitors say

The farm is best known for its apples—visitors keep coming back for the fresh, tasty fruit, and some mention the eggs as a highlight too. Picking is straightforward, and children can join in, with one review describing a fun afternoon of apple picking, a ride on the “appeltreintje” through the orchard, and apple cake with juice to finish. The people running the place are friendly and helpful, and the prices are fair, though one recent visitor noted they no longer sell to private customers, which was a letdown. Most agree the quality is good, but the selection may have changed.

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De 'Boerenshop'

1.8 km — flevoland

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Vink Fruitboerderij

6.1 km — flevoland

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8.0 km — overijssel

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X T R A K R A G T zorgboerderij

8.3 km — flevoland

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