The Field Guideby Moss & MarrowGrootwesterveld
- Cattle, sheep or goats graze on pasture in the grazing season
- Pigs and poultry live free range: outdoors on pasture, in woodland or a run
- No synthetic pesticides or fertiliser (certified)
Grootwesterveld is an organic farm in Terschuur, on the edge of the Veluwe, with about 60 dairy cows and 6,000 laying hens, whose eggs are sold from a hut in the yard.
The family, the fourth generation on the farm, has farmed fully organically since 2016. A milking robot milks the cows each day, and the family does almost all the fieldwork itself, from sowing and fertilising to mowing and harvesting. The farm is certified organic (SKAL); we found the certificate for Groot Westerveld vof at this address in the register.
Eggs from their own hens are sold on a self-service basis in the wooden hut at the front of the yard, beside the farm's campervan site. Their website describes this for campers staying the night; whether other visitors can buy eggs there too, we couldn't confirm.