Week 10: 8th of March

Who says winter vegetables are boring? This week, the vibrancy of the colorful veggies is sure to pleasantly surprise you again. We have the deep shades of the carrots, the soft pink-purple of the turnip and the lively greens of the leek and turnip greens. Turnip greens are a sure sign that spring is…

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Week 9: 1st of March

Next week you may have to wade through the muddy crust of salsify for the last time this season. In English-speaking countries, the salsify is also called the “oyster plant” because you can recognize a little bit of an oyster-like flavor in it. Cherish your last moments with winter vegetables because spring season is…

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Week 8: 22nd of February

There’s some purple power to look forward to next week. Red cabbage gets its glorious hue from the natural plant pigment anthocyanin, which contains antioxidant properties. Will you rustle up a colourful, crunchy coleslaw salad, or simmer it with some apple and fennel seeds for a hearty side dish? And if you’ve never tried…

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Week 7: 15th of February

Garlic is generous in flavor and has the power to make your dishes shine this week. Did you know that fresh garlic is slightly softer in flavor than the dried variety? It’s ideal for incorporating raw into a celeriac salad or in a sauce made from puffed celeriac. The preparation of this winter gem…

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Week 6: 8th of February

Although the (on average) coldest month is over, we of course still have lots of winter vegetables in the package. This week you could use them for making some nice stews, with the parsnip, purple carrots and of course the stew pears. But the parsnip also very nicely combines with the kale, for example…

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Week 5: 1st of February

Dear people, Next week we have a lovely colorful vegetable package, to brighten up these sometimes gloomy days! Many of these vegetables are excellent for pickling or fermenting, so you can enjoy them for a long time. Use the Chinese cabbage and carrots to make a Korean kimchi. Pickled red onion is delicious on…

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Week 4: 25th of January

This week we have turnip greens, also called winter radish. It is a bit milder in flavor, more robust and a bit larger. Delicious as a thin slice on a sandwich with cheese or grate some radish into an omelette, some winter purslane as a garnish and your vitamin supply is restored. We hope…

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Week 3: 18th of January

This week a novelty in our vegetable package! We present to you the Dutch ginger. Every raw salad comes to life with some grated ginger sprinkled through it. We often get questions about the method of cultivation, so in the middle of winter this type of root grows beautifully in cold greenhouses. Similarly, we…

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Week 2: 11th of January

Once again a package full of goodies! Rammanas is one of the vegetables of the week. But what can you do with it? You can grate it raw as a fresh addition in your salad or in thin slices as a crunchy addition to your savory sandwich spread. But you can also wok it,…

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Week 1 : 4th of January

Just at the last minute, we announce the first vegetables of the new year. A very colorful package including yellow onions, orange sweet potatoes and red beet. Also fresh turnip greens, besides making a delicious stew you can also make a delicious pasta salad with these vegetables. For example, a delicious Italian version with…

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Week 52 : 21st of December

This week we have ingredients for a warming winter dish. The Brussels sprouts become pearls from the oven with mashed truffle potato. Add a cheerfully coloured carrot salad and a beautiful meal is on the table. Hope to see you at the last market of the year, if not happy holidays in advance! We…

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Week 50: 14th of December

Maybe you already want to try out some recipes for Christmas. With the beautiful ingredients in next week’s package, we’re sure that you can. What about cabbage rolls (very easily made plant-based!), beet carpaccio, or a cheese fondue inside a pumpkin? Today 10 December from 1 PM – 4 PM (after the package free…

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Week 49: 7th of December

This week there are plenty of opportunities to put a festive meal on the table! What about a carrot pumpkin soup tastefully garnished with roasted Jerusalem artichoke perhaps? Or a red pointed cabbage salad, crunchy and healthy sweet with dried fruits from the packaging-free store of course. As most of you know, our packaging-free…

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Week 48: 30th of November

The celeriac is waiting to make its appearance in your kitchen again. Delicious from the oven with a spicy sauce or as a salad with beetroot. You can be surprised again next Wednesday by the Volkskeuken. There will be Moroccan cooking in the Gymzaal, including a Tajine with Dutch seasonal vegetables. Who knows, the…

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Week 47: 23rd of November

Sometimes a farmer all of a sudden has a large yield of a certain vegetable, for which the demand is not so high. This week, for example, we have Romanesco broccoli and pumpkin in our package, which really helps the farmers to sell this produce. Did you know that Romanesco broccoli was first found…

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