Our Network

Partners and collaborations

Boerengroep works together with various partners to create change in the food system.

We collaborate with research groups at Wageningen University, farmers' organizations, environmental groups, and international networks working towards food sovereignty and agroecology.

Our key partners include:

  • Rural Sociology Group (RSO) and Farming Systems Ecology (FSE) at Wageningen University
  • Organizations like Cultivate, ASEED, Milieudefensie, and Toekomstboeren
  • Green Active Network (GAN) Wageningen organizations
  • International research institutes like TNI
  • Platform Aarde Boer Consument (ABC)
  • Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)

We are also in touch with some interesting farms, gardens, projects and initiatives in the surroundings, because we believe that the best way to gain practical skills and knowledge is to do it yourself! We organise some events together with these farms, like excursions, workshops or just farmwork sessions! Feel free to contact them and ask if you can help out a hand as volunteer.

  • Tuinderij het Lichtveen: It is a small-scale market garden in Bennekom, run following the principles of agroecology and regenerative agriculture. This means focusing on building the health of the soil and wider farm ecosystem and providing food through short supply-chains to our local community. They grow on land rented from organic dairy farm Boerderij de Hooilanden. Here they are transforming a plot of former pasture into a productive and sustainable no-dig market garden, producing a wide range of healthy and nutritious vegetables, herbs and fruits.

The Creative Community Garden: Three minutes away from the campus by bike, you will find the Creative Community Garden, next to the Hoge Born farm. Here, students and Wageningen inhabitants come together to enjoy gardening, permaculture, yoga, meditation, building pizza ovens and greenhouses, have pizza evenings, workshops and many more! You are all very welcome to join! There is also the option to become a member and have your own little plot of land. On the website you can find the open working sessions in the garden as well as parties and workshops.

  • Ommuurde Tuin: De Ommuurde tuin is the historical kitchen garden of King Willem III. Nowadays it is one of the most beautiful gardens of the Netherlands, owned by Esther Kuiler. She grows many different kinds of vegetables, herbs and fruits. On Wednesday and Saturday the garden shop is open where you can buy all the products or enjoy coffee or tea at the terras. The garden is also the home for bees, owned by a bio dynamic bee keeper. Would you like to join the team of volunteers? You are most welcome! Volunteers start in the garden at 9:00 and work until the afternoon. Esther provides coffee, tea and cake during the breaks.

Veld en Beek: It is a biodynamic dairy farm with traditional Dutch breed of cows. Veld and Beek has a very special way of selling their products in a consumer cooperative. You can become a member and order delicious biodynamic locally produced milk, yoghurt, butter, cheese and much more. Moreover they have a very innovative way of farming since the stable of the cows is used as greenhouse in summer!

  • De Nieuwe Ronde: At two beautiful locations (3 ha in total) in Wageningen, “de Nieuwe Ronde” (The New Round) grows a wide range of vegetables for more than 200 households. Join them, and experience their CSA horticulture with self-harvesting membership system. The season begins in April and ends in October. As you weed, plant, and hoe you can learn a lot about their unique way of farming.

Kwekerij Bloemrijk: Flower Picking Garden in Wageningen is looking for volunteers who are employable for at least a season. This way you can really learn how flowers grow. Help for a short period is also possible, and consists mainly of weeding due to the agenda of the owners.

  • Tuinderij De Stroom: De Stroom is an organic garden of 4 hectares, owned by young farmers Angelien, Welmoet and Linde. They grow more than 35 varieties of vegetables for the veggie bags and for organic shops like Lazuur. See also this nice video about the young farmers! Would you like to volunteer? Help is needed from April onwars for planting, weeding, harvesting and making the veggie bags.

Tuinen van het Roodborstje: It is a small market garden of 0.5 ha, growing different types of fruits and vegetables while creating a habitat for biodiversity. The farm is run by five young farmers, and they are a CSA. You can become a member and receive a weekly crate of freshly harvested, organic, local vegetables, herbs and flowers.