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Kievit (Katwijk) winner of Ekoland Innovation Prize 2026

On 15 April, the greenery-subsription company Kievit from Katwijk - a main provider of vegetables and fruit for Lekkernassûh - has been awarded the Ekoland Innovationprice 2026 (Kievit shares the award with two other companies). This award is for ecological farmers and gardeners that inspire with their smart innovations and excellent coherent approach. Kievit…

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16 April 2026
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Organic or not?

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…

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30 March 2026
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Increase in egg price

Dear member of the Lekkernassuh community, Unfortunately, we have received the news from the Lekkernassuh purchasing team that our supplier will increase their egg prices. The reasons include the fact that, due to nitrogen emission restrictions, suppliers are not allowed to keep as many chickens. This was the case for our previous supplier, Biesland…

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26 March 2026
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Eggs will change suppliers

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…

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17 October 2025
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No fruit package in week 31-33

🍏 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…

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24 July 2025
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Notes on the purchase of fruit by Kievit (Katwijk)

Regarding the purchase of fruit, there are always different considerations such as the harvest period, quantities available and price. What we never do is air trade, so if we have fruit overseas, it is shipped. Some more information on this: - The season for Dutch apples is often over by May. Even the apples…

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5 June 2025
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Review field trip to our growers

We took some lovely and very informative field trips to our key growers this month with some enthusiastic Lekkernassûh participants and staff. On 7 May 2025 we visited Kievit in Katwijk and on 10 May we visited WIJdehorst and Bramenhorst in Wassenaar. During these visits, we were able to admire the beautiful crops that…

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20 May 2025
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7 + 10 may: Excursion to our growers

On 7 and 10 May, there is an opportunity to visit our growers. Always wanted to know where your vegetables come from? Then come along!(Please note, the visit to Kievit was previously scheduled for 30 April, this cannot take place due to circumstances, so 7 may is the new date). 7 May: Visiting KievitOn…

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29 April 2025
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29 March: Open Garden Day WIJdehorst

On Saturday, March 29, we will open our beautiful, welcoming WIJdehorst garden in Wassenaar for a day of activity, conviviality and information! Come enjoy the first spring sunshine, admire the plants, sample vegetables from our weekly season subscription, buy a ticket for the self-picking flower garden and discover all there is to experience at…

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15 March 2025
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Happy chickens at the Biesland Hoeve

Elien from Hoeve Biesland sent photos of our chickens camping on their property. ¨Sunny greetings from the farm and some pictures of your adopted chickens! They are doing well and scurrying around deliciously (among the cows).¨ If you want to see them for yourself, this is the address: Hoeve Biesland, Bieslandseweg 1, 2645 BM…

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15 May 2024
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Bramenhorst: plant sale and exchange on April 20 and 27

Paul van Steijn grows sustainable vegetables at the Bramenhorst in Wassenaar.Cultivation is 100% poison-free and 100% fossil fuel-free, with green label compost and seeds from his own extraction. He regularly supplies vegetables for the package of Lekkernassûh. His land also grows many species of native plants (garden, wild, edible and herbs).You can buy plants…

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13 April 2024
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Rhubarb harvest

🌱 Last week there was delicious rhubarb in the parcel. It came from the Bramenhorst, a small-scale sustainable garden in Wassenaar. The photos show gardener Paul with last week's harvest. Have you made something tasty with it yet? Photos by Bramenhorst

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21 May 2023
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Tour at food swamp Zuiderpark

🌿 This weekend, a good number of Lekkernassûh participants and volunteers visited Food Swamp The Hague. A food swamp, what exactly is that? Helene, together with Hannah and Suzanne, explained that to us on Saturday morning. All this while enjoying a delicious cup of tea including water mint and water parsley from the food…

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27 March 2023
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Food swamp Zuiderpark

In Zuiderpark (300 m2), a group has started the Netherlands' first so-called Food Swamp. Here, they are experimenting with wet cultivation in the peat meadow area and investigating alternative earning models for agricultural entrepreneurs. This year, they plan to offer the first harvest of unknown edible crops (such as water mint, licorice shoots and…

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15 March 2023
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