Big news: the Lekkernassûh Transition Fund is now a reality! After 10 years of saving, it’s time to support other great initiatives too! Do you and your community have a concrete plan for lasting systemic change (preferably relating to food)? We support community initiatives that focus on systemic change. In 2026, we will support…
We often think of stew as a winter dish. But you can make a delicious stew now. How about a stew with red kale, turnip greens and chestnut mushrooms? Boil the potatoes together with the kale in a pan. Fry the mushrooms with an onion in a frying pan. For a nice crunch, you…
The Hague Climate Week takes place from 2 to 8 November. There will be sustainable activities taking place throughout the city during this time. Voedsellokaal de Gymzaal is one of the main venues where, alongside the Lekkernassûh market on Wednesdays and the package-free shop on Saturdays, there’s space for all sorts of fun sustainable…
Good news! From this week onwards, the opening hours have changed for our Open house, so you’re welcome to pop in at even more times. During our open house, everyone is welcome to drop in for a free cup of coffee or tea and a chat. There’s also space on the mezzanine for co-working…
Voedsellokaal De Gymzaal and Haags Verhaal are organising ‘Dinner with a Mexican Story’ on Friday evening, 17 April, in collaboration with Global Shapers. Food is the starting point: warm, welcoming and human. For this edition of ‘Maal met Verhaal’, we are collaborating with Chilango Eats. Chef Jeffry will be preparing a vegan Mexican menu. During…
We are often asked whether our products are organic. This question cannot be answered in a single sentence. Below, you can read more about the term ‘organic’, how it applies to our products, what the SKAL quality mark is, and what this means for us and our farmers. Are your products organic?We source our…
We hope everyone had a wonderful New Year's Eve! We are looking forward to a new sustainable and healthy year.The first step can been taken by ordering your package from Lekkernassûh! This week's package includes root parsley, carrots and Chioggia beets. This calls for a delicious tray bake! Wash and cut all the vegetables…
A long-cherished wish of many came true again: it was possible to eat during/after the Wednesday market in De Gymzaal. Led by Leonor and a group of enthusiastic volunteers, a delicious healthy meal was prepared with vegetables from Lekkernassûh and ingredients from the packaging-free shop. Below you can read a review. Last Wednesday, we…
Spaghetti squash is perfect for Halloween weekend. How about stuffed spaghetti squash from the oven: cut it in half, remove the seeds, rub it with oil and some salt and pepper. Place it cut-side down on a baking tray for about half an hour. In the meantime, make a delicious filling with, for example,…
You may have noticed that we sometimes receive white eggs instead of brown ones. From mid-October, we will no longer receive eggs from Hoeve Biesland (the brown ones with faces), but from Zwaanheuvelhoeve in Brabant. The eggs will also become more expensive, from 40 cents to 45 cents per egg. In the blog, we…
Lekkernassûh is working on a fair and sustainable food chain. This includes making our healthyvegetables affordable for everyone in The Hague. That is why we start a new experiment ‘solidarity’at location The Gym on October 15. How does it work? At the checkout you find small cards. One side it says: ‘Solidarity, I donate…
To go along next week's package, we offer this recipe for you: Rainbow Veggie Stir-FrySauté broccoli, chestnut mushrooms, and carrots in olive oil with garlic until tender, then toss in the New Zealand spinach, bok choy, and kale, cooking just until wilted. Add the yellow bell pepper and radishes, season with salt, pepper, and a…
This week's package includes courgettes, tomatoes, lettuce and green chicory. Green chicory is a somewhat forgotten vegetable. It resembles a cross between chicory and endive. Delicious stewed, in a stew or simply raw. Boerderij Landzicht shares a delicious recipe for grilled green chicory with date dressing. Please don’t forget to change your status by…
🍏 No fruit packages for 3 weeks! For July 30th, August 6th and 13th, we cannot purchase any fruit packages. But, extra apples and pears will be available for individual sale. During those three weeks, we will will ignore your reservations for fruit packages, even if they are on your personal page. 🍐The fruit…
Update Sat 2025-08-09: new method for email sending The Friday mail of August 8 was the first that we sent using the new method. Around 23:30 (11:30 pm), all mails had been sent and it looks like all went well. We hope that our mails will less often be treated as spam. Tips: Add…