U-pick farm Pluktuin aan de Brink

Pluktuin aan de Brink is a community-initiated pick-your-own garden located in Ackerswoude, Pijnacker. Designed as a shared space for everyone in the neighborhood, it offers visitors the opportunity to pick, cut, plant, and harvest their own flowers and herbs. Guests are welcome to explore the garden, enjoy the scents, collect blooms for home, and gather fresh herbs for cooking.

The garden is open to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is rated 4.6 out of 5 stars based on reviews and is classified as a park that is dog-friendly and suitable for children. The garden was officially opened on June 2, 2019, and continues to be run by a team of eight volunteers.

What visitors say

This self-picking farm or garden consistently receives high praise from visitors for its beauty and the pleasant experience it offers. Guests frequently highlight the beautiful flowers available for picking, as well as the opportunity to gather fresh herbs for home use. Many appreciate the farm’s well-maintained and beautifully landscaped grounds, noting it as a wonderful place to relax and enjoy the sun and greenery. Visitors also commend it as a valuable asset to the neighborhood, benefiting both people and wildlife, and consider it an excellent initiative. It is particularly recommended for anyone who loves flowers.

Buitenkweek

4.3 km — zuid-holland

Buitenkweek is a small-scale nursery located in Delft, specializing in sustainable, perennial garden plants, with a strong focus on native Dutch species. The operation is run by Jolijn Leeuwenburgh, along with over 20 volunteers, and is situated on Landgoed Buitenleeft. The plants are grown in an unheated greenhouse without the use of chemical pesticides or artificial fertilizers. Visitors can purchase a wide variety of plants, including perennials, biennials, annuals, and shrubs, as well as organic potting soil, compost, and flower seed mixes specifically designed to support local biodiversity. Additionally, the nursery offers a selection of organic, open-pollinated vegetable seeds. While this is not a self-picking operation for fruits or vegetables, the nursery provides plants, seeds, and packaged ready-made garden kits, such as facade garden and tree pit packages, aimed at urban greening.

Landgoed Buitenleeft

4.3 km — zuid-holland

Landgoed Buitenleeft is a green oasis located in the Delftse Hout area, part of the larger Buytenhout region. This community garden and nature-focused estate is dedicated to fostering a sustainable relationship with nature and promoting both human and environmental health. The estate serves as a meeting place where visitors can experience the healing effects of nature, learn about food cultivation, and participate in various green activities. It is home to a vegetable garden, flower garden, herb garden, a small fruit orchard, and a nursery for perennial plants. The estate is a female-led, LGBTQ+ friendly, and wheelchair-accessible space with picnic tables and gender-neutral toilets, suitable for children.

Natuurtalent Rotterdam

6.2 km — zuid-holland

Natuurtalent is an urban farm located at Veldkersweg 50 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It functions as a hub for non-formal education, apprenticeships, practical training, community participation, reintegration, day care, recreation, and play, in addition to its urban agriculture activities. The farm is currently open, offering outdoor seating and options for both roadside and in-store collection. Reservations can be made by calling 06 13687583 or emailing [email protected] . While Natuurtalent is engaged in urban agriculture, the specific produce available for self-picking is not detailed in the provided information.

Buurttuin Zoete Aarde

6.4 km — zuid-holland

Buurttuin Zoete Aarde is a community-run urban farm located along the Broekwegzijde in Zoetermeer, where a former apple and pear orchard planted over 70 years ago has been transformed into a green meeting place. Managed entirely by volunteers, this garden offers a space where sustainability, creativity, and community come together. The farm is open daily from 10:00 to 16:00 during its main season, which runs from April through October. Visitors can self-pick a variety of produce including apples (such as Goudrenet and Golden Delicious), pears (such as Conference, Beurré Hardy, Legipont, and the stewing pears Saint Remy and Gieser Wildeman), and an assortment of berries including red and black currants, raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries. The flower picking garden features a wide range of blooms such as asters, bergamot, chrysanthemums, gypsophila, hydrangeas, hypericum, sweet peas, salvias, tulips, and sunflowers, which can be harvested when in season. The farm also maintains a natural vegetable garden and a herb garden.