The Field Guideby Moss & Marrow

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What's in season in April in the Netherlands april

14 foods in their Dutch season · 14 foods from Dutch stores or glass · how we decide

Last chance

Leeks prei
Oysters oesters
Mussels mosselen
Chicory witlof
Wild garlic daslook

At their best now

Free-range eggs eieren
Spinach spinazie
Nettles brandnetel

Also in season

Grass-fed beef rundvlees
Outdoor pork varkensvlees
Raw milk rauwe melk
Rhubarb rabarber
Radishes radijs
Cultivated mushrooms paddenstoelen
Goat milk & cheese geitenmelk
Green asparagus groene asperge
Dutch brown shrimp Hollandse garnalen
Free-range chicken kip
White asparagus witte asperge
Spring onions lente-ui
Rosé veal kalfsvlees

coming in mayLettuce Cucumbers Cauliflower Kohlrabi Pointed cabbage Carrots Chard Endive Chinese cabbage Garden herbs Rocket Strawberries Roe deer Grass cheese Spring honey Elderflower Samphire

April in the Netherlands means spinach, wild garlic and nettles. White asparagus, green asparagus, rhubarb, spinach and radishes come in this month. Chicory, leeks, mussels, oysters and wild garlic end with April, so this is the month to buy them.

Seasonal vegetables, fruit, meat and fish in April in the Netherlands

📅 Windows to watch 2iRounds and seasons that open and close, worth knowing a month ahead: order the meat package, sign up for the harvest share, pick the fruit yourself.

🥬 Vegetables in April 14

Spinach spinazie peak15 producers
Leeks prei in season26 producers
Radishes radijs in season9 producers
Green asparagus groene asperge in season6 producers
White asparagus witte asperge in season6 producers
Spring onions lente-ui in season5 producers
Chicory witlof in season3 producers
Potatoes aardappelen from store50 producers
Beetroot rode biet from store28 producers
Carrots wortel from store25 producers
Onions ui from store21 producers
Lettuce sla from store11 producers
Red cabbage rode kool from store6 producers
White cabbage witte kool from store1 producer

🍓 Fruit in April 4

Rhubarb rabarber in season12 producers
Apples appel from storepick your own40 producers
Strawberries aardbei from storepick your own34 producers
Pears peer from store29 producers

🍄 Mushrooms in April 1

Cultivated mushrooms paddenstoelen in season6 producers

🥩 Meat in April 4

Grass-fed beef rundvlees in season119 producers
Outdoor pork varkensvlees in season45 producers
Free-range chicken kip in season14 producers
Rosé veal kalfsvlees in season4 producers

🐟 Fish & shellfish in April 3

Oysters oesters in season12 producers
Mussels mosselen in season8 producers
Dutch brown shrimp Hollandse garnalen in season

🥛 Milk & dairy in April 2

Raw milk rauwe melk in season36 producers
Goat milk & cheese geitenmelk in season6 producers

🥚 Eggs in April 1

Free-range eggs eieren peak56 producers

🍯 Honey in April 3

Summer honey zomerhoning from store14 producers
Spring honey voorjaarshoning from store9 producers
Heather honey heidehoning from store6 producers

🌳 Wild & foraged in April 2

Nettles brandnetel peak
Wild garlic daslook peak

Where to buy it in April

Producers in The Field Guide who sell this month's foods, each checked against our criteria. The number is how many we have listed so far; coverage grows ring by ring.