Très Jolie in Achterveld is a pick-your-own fruit farm specialising in small berries and fruits. The farm grows blackcurrants, redcurrants, whitecurrants, gooseberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, tayberries (a cross between blackberries and raspberries), Japanese wineberries, and jostaberries (a cross between blackcurrants and gooseberries). Later in the season, visitors can also pick apples, pears, quinces, and kiwi berries. The farm occasionally has hazelnuts, rosehips, elderberries, sloes, rowanberries, and plums.
The picking season runs from late June to early October, with different fruits ripening at different times. Blackcurrants and gooseberries are usually ready first, followed by redcurrants, whitecurrants, and blueberries in July. Raspberries and blackberries ripen from mid-July, while tayberries and Japanese wineberries appear later in the summer. Apples and pears are typically ready from September, along with quinces and kiwi berries. The farm updates its website and social media with current availability.
You pick your own fruit on Tuesdays and Saturdays between 10.00 and 16.00. The farm provides buckets for picking, and you pay by weight. It’s best to bring your own containers to take the fruit home. The farm also sells its own jams, syrups, vinegars, chutneys, dried fruit, and fruit spreads in its on-site shop, as well as in local organic food stores and at markets in Amersfoort, Wageningen, Leusden, and Amerongen.
Très Jolie is an organic farm and a community garden, with a focus on nature and sustainability. Volunteers help maintain the garden year-round, and the farm occasionally hosts workshops, seasonal festivals, and guided walks. The garden includes a sensory path, a spiral meditation area, and a flower circle used as a tea garden during the summer months. Pizza is served on the last picking day of the season. Parking is available, but the farm is not wheelchair-accessible.
What visitors say
Visitors come to pick berries—raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, gooseberries—and often leave with more than they planned. The fruit is fresh, organic, and, for those with dietary needs, even sugar-free options are available. Most say the price is fair, though one visitor felt the best berries were kept for sale rather than picking. The garden is large and well-kept, with quiet spots to sit, a small playground, and a simple outdoor café serving coffee, tea, and homemade cakes or pizzas baked in a wood-fired oven. Children enjoy the freedom to explore, and some families return every year for the annual berry festival.
The staff are friendly and knowledgeable, happy to guide you to the ripest fruit or explain how things work. A few mention that volunteers are welcome if you want to help in the garden. The atmosphere is relaxed, with most describing it as a peaceful escape from daily life. The only real complaint was about restricted picking areas, but that seems to be an exception rather than the rule.