Proeftuin van Linschoten – Community Market Garden
Linschoten, Utrecht
Proeftuin van Linschoten is a community-supported market garden set on the grounds of the historic Linschoten estate in the province of Utrecht. The garden grows more than 50 varieties of seasonal vegetables, herbs, and cut flowers without pesticides or synthetic fertilizers, working with natural processes rather than against them. Members hold a seasonal share that lets them self-harvest six to ten fresh vegetables and herbs each week over a 30-week season running from May through November. The model is explicit about shared risk: harvests reflect what the season actually delivers, with abundance and scarcity spread across the membership rather than borne by the grower alone. In 2026 the garden received the regional Sustainability Prize for its role in building short food chains and a food-literate local community.
- Weekly self-harvest of 6–10 seasonal vegetables
- 50+ pesticide-free varieties per season
- 30-week growing season, May–November
- Shared-risk model — abundance and scarcity shared
- Direct connection to soil, grower, and estate landscape
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