Our Goal:

MEERGroente is a project of the MEERGroen foundation with the aim of creating a local, healthy, sustainable and fresh food system. We grow vegetables, fruit and herbs in various gardens and greenhouses, which are for sale from May to October. The circular food store is located near the garden, so you immediately get to know the garden and the people who garden there and you can see first hand where your food comes from! Would you like a tour of the garden? Are you curious about how a cucumber grows? Would you like to lend a hand with harvesting spinach? It’s all possible! A sub-goal is awareness about healthy food production, so we would like to take you along.

The foundation has been supplying local restaurants for years, including Farm Kitchen and Den Burgh in Hoofddorp. Since the spring of 2024, we started private sales via MEERGroente for the time being in the form of a pop-up stall.

What we offer:

A weekly selection of seasonal, pesticide-free vegetables and herbs, lovingly picked from our vegetable gardens, that same week or even the same day. A few days in advance we make an estimate of the harvest and inform you of what will be available.

Why choose MEERGroente?

Direct & Transparent: because our collection point is at one of our gardens, you can immediately see where the harvest comes from, learn about how it grows and perhaps even harvest something yourself.
Together for a better world: join a community supported agriculture model and support a local foundation (MEERGroen). Together we create a better food system.

Our partner The Fig Tree, is the main vegetable garden of MEERGroente . You can join us harvesting there on a Friday, explore the beautiful greenhouse, and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee surrounded by plants and flowers.

Opening times: May – November

Fridays are for harvesting : You can join us if you wish from 15:00 – 17.00 at The Fig Tree  Aalsmeerderdijk 550, Rijsenhout.

Saturdays our stall is open: We have a different selection of vegetables each week 11:00 -14.00 in Lincoln Park, Bennebroekerweg 531, (beside the Meerkerk) in Hoofddorp.

Please bring your own bag so that we do not produce waste. It is useful to also take a few small bags /or containers with you, for peas, berries etc.

Your contribution:

• Investment in sustainability.  
• Your commitment and payment enables us to grow sustainably from seed to harvest and greatly reduce your food miles.
• From May to November, enjoy a weekly range of fresh vegetables and herbs, reflecting the bounty of each season.
• Become a member of our MEERGroente Whatsapp groep and stay informed about the harvest each week.

Would you like to become more involved?

You are very welcome to help out in the greenhouse every Friday afternoon or in Lincolnpark on a Saturday morning. Think of harvesting, weeding, setting up the stall nicely and possibly helping customers. It’s fun, educational, you meet new people and you contribute to a healthy garden, for people and nature!

More information  (info@stichtingmeergroen.nl), and any questions you might have.

Do you want fresh and locally grown vegetables? Then join the MEERGroente community. Together we build a healthy and sustainable food system.