De Stadsgroenteboer

07/06/2025

Proud of our kohlrabi, honey melon size and juicy ;)!!!

They are grown in some plots that we used to struggle with. With lots of rain the water would stand there and the crops turned quickly yellow. We already got an attachment to break open the soil and had a green manure plan to break open the compacter layer that lays at about 50-60cm depth. But as a first measure we installed 2 or 3 years ago drainage and that helped already so much that we think the other steps are not needed anymore.

07/06/2025

S box number 6

Melissa, green chard, bok choy, lettuce, kohlrabi, strawberries 🥳, curly endive and red giant

On our tomato plants the first green tomatoes are ready, our first cucumbers start to produce and from the one zucchini bed in the greenhouse we already harvested some this week for our large boxes.

Before these crops are really into production it will still take a bit. This is also because our greenhouses are not heated. Some people ask us already now for tomatoes, which makes us realize that there is a big gap between what is locally grown and what you can find in the supermarket. We hope our members can learn with the box about seasonality 👨🏽‍🌾

At the moment we still have an enormous abundance of endive and salad 😋

01/06/2025

Box #5 🥳
Carrots, radishes (Ostergruss), salad, potatoes krieltjes (by Lindegaard), bok choi, spring onions and fava bean tops.

At the moment we have a big salad abundance so our members got extra salad this week. A good moment to make up for the greens you didn't have in winter ;)

Probably in two weeks we can start to harvest legumes! And pssst... in the greenhouse the first zucchinis are starting to produce so there will already be some few lucky members next week who find zucchini in their box.

29/05/2025

It's almost time for fava beans 😋

But before they are ready we harvest the tops, they are actually delicious! It's the perfect time to do that when most of the plant is still flowering and the first pods are starting to develop. By topping them they will put more energy into growing the pods (or that's what some people say...). But what we know for sure is that those tops are a delicacy. You can cook or fry them or use them raw in salads. 🥗

👉🏽 Check out the vegetable archive on our website. There you can find all the crops we grow, also the fava bean tops.

25/05/2025

Let’s Talk MULCH

Mulching is known for its many benefits. By covering the soil, it reduces evaporation and thereby conserves water. An indirect effect is that it helps prevent nutrient loss by reducing erosion and runoff. The humid soil under the mulch is home to many microbes, insects, and earthworms.

That's the pretty story of mulch, and our dream is to implement it all over the farm.

But here's the ugly story: mulch also creates the perfect habitat for slugs. Over the years, we’ve become more conscious about where to mulch and where not to.
Not with zucchini, because they can be eaten in one night by slugs.

Buuuut look what we tried this year: straw mulch for zucchini! It was so dry that we dared to give it a shot. Now (luckily) it's raining again, and we’ll see if the slugs find the plants or not ;)

We’re also experimenting this year with zucchini in landscaping fabric. We used it before, then stopped—but after the w**d explosion last year, we decided to bring it back for some crops.

Farming is a compromise—and no year is like the other. ;)

24/05/2025

This week we already made box number 4 of the season 🎉

The small box this week got beets, kohlrabi, spring garlic, mizuna, lettuce, fennel and frills.

This year the garden feels very abundant. Last year we needed to skip a box around this time because everything grew so slow and was eaten by slugs. This year we have been harvesting so much from the greenhouses and they are still not completely empty yet. While tomatoes and eggplants are already starting to grow in betwee.

This is the beauty of a CSA! After joining for a few years you can start to compare and to recognize differences between years. Thereby you get a better understanding on how the weather and temperatures influence what you eat weekly.

20/05/2025

Today we harvested for our boxes, w**ded, searched for elderflower (its syrup time again 😍) and planted zucchini & zapallito (which is something in between a pumpkin and a zucchini). The garden is looking greener every day. The 'kapucijners' in bloom, the beans coming up... What a beautiful place to work at.

If you pick your box up at the farm you are always welcome to spend some time in the garden, look around, maybe have a chat with your farmers? 💚

Would you like to sign up for a box? See our website or sign up via the link in bio. We also have trial boxes!

17/05/2025

Here you see this week's M box.

For the first year our rhubarb production was high enough to give it also to our members. 🥳

What else was in the box❔

Red giant and purple frills, both are delicious mustard greens! Radishes, carrots and kohlrabi for the crunchiness. Then we have romaine lettuce (also delicious if quickly fried in the pan!) bok choy and lettuce 🥬🥕🌱

17/05/2025

14/05/2025

NL We hebben nog wat plekken! Heb je interesse in een groentepakket of ken je mensen die interesse zouden kunnen hebben? Meld je direct aan via de link in bio of check onze website. We bieden nu ook een uitprobeer pakket van vijf weken aan!
 
ENG We still have a few CSA spots available! Are you interested in a veggie box or do you know someone who might? Sign up directly via the link in bio or check out our website.  We even offer a five weeks trial box!

10/05/2025

Harvest scene☺

09/05/2025

Box #2, one vegetable share

Here we have: salad mix, romaine lettuce, turnips (also the leaves are very tasty), radishes, fennel, mizuna and green chard

It's the season for greens. If you know how to cook with them, you won't want to miss them in your spring dishes.

This week and next, we're emptying the beds in our greenhouse, where these beautiful trops have been growing. As soon as a bed is empty, we pop in the tomatoes. The tomato seedlings are so big by now that they’re really craving to be in the ground!