The Field Guideby Moss & MarrowThe Field Guideby Moss & MarrowAugust in the Netherlands means green beans, runner beans, courgettes, cucumbers, tomatoes, sweet peppers, aubergines and sweetcorn. Sweetcorn, white cabbage, red cabbage, pumpkin & squash and plums come in this month. Mangetout & sugar snaps, garlic, sour cherries, Hollandse Nieuwe herring and summer honey end with August, so this is the month to buy them.
Meat package rounds vleespakketten between rounds50 producers
Harvest share sign-up oogstaandeel closed106 producers
Pick-your-own season zelfpluk open now25 producers
Tomatoes tomaat peak34 producers
Courgettes courgette peak32 producers
Beetroot rode biet peakkeeps till May28 producers
Cucumbers komkommer peak28 producers
Green beans sperzieboon peak21 producers
Onions ui peakkeeps till Jun21 producers
Chard snijbiet peak16 producers
Sweet peppers paprika peak16 producers
Aubergines aubergine peak12 producers
Fennel venkel peak10 producers
Sweetcorn maïs peak10 producers
Broccoli broccoli peak9 producers
Runner beans snijboon peak9 producers
Pak choi paksoi peak7 producers
Celery bleekselderij peak1 producer
Globe artichokes artisjok peak
Potatoes aardappelen in seasonkeeps till May50 producers
Pumpkin & squash pompoen in seasonkeeps till Feb37 producers
Leeks prei in season26 producers
Carrots wortel in seasonkeeps till Apr25 producers
Spinach spinazie in season15 producers
Endive andijvie in season14 producers
Kohlrabi koolrabi in season14 producers
Lettuce sla in seasonkeeps till Nov11 producers
Garlic knoflook in seasonkeeps till Dec10 producers
Pointed cabbage spitskool in season9 producers
Radishes radijs in season9 producers
Cauliflower bloemkool in season8 producers
Mangetout & sugar snaps peultjes in season8 producers
Red cabbage rode kool in seasonkeeps till Apr6 producers
Spring onions lente-ui in season5 producers
Chinese cabbage Chinese kool in seasonkeeps till Mar4 producers
Savoy cabbage savooiekool in seasonkeeps till Mar3 producers
White cabbage witte kool in seasonkeeps till May1 producer
Kale boerenkool from store26 producers
Blackberries braam peak17 producers
Plums pruim peak12 producers
Blueberries blauwe bes peakpick your own5 producers
Apples appel in seasonkeeps till Julpick your own40 producers
Strawberries aardbei in seasonkeeps till Octpick your own34 producers
Pears peer in seasonkeeps till Jul29 producers
Raspberries framboos in seasonpick your own20 producers
Redcurrants & blackcurrants bessen in season18 producers
Sour cherries kriek in season
Garden herbs tuinkruiden peak64 producers
Rocket rucola in season12 producers
Cultivated mushrooms paddenstoelen in season6 producers
Grass-fed beef rundvlees in season119 producers
Outdoor pork varkensvlees in season45 producers
Lamb lamsvlees in season16 producers
Free-range chicken kip in season14 producers
Goat meat geitenvlees in season5 producers
Rosé veal kalfsvlees in season4 producersRoe deer, red and fallow deer and wild boar have too few natural predators here, so each province sets how many are culled every year. We only include game from these management culls, never from hunting for sport: eating it means the animal is used as food rather than wasted.
Roe deer ree peak1 producer
Red & fallow deer edelhert in season1 producer
Wild boar wild zwijn in season1 producer
Mussels mosselen in season8 producers
Dutch brown shrimp Hollandse garnalen in season
Hollandse Nieuwe herring Hollandse Nieuwe in season
Raw milk rauwe melk peak36 producers
Goat milk & cheese geitenmelk in season6 producers
Free-range eggs eieren in season56 producers
Summer honey zomerhoning peakkeeps till Jun14 producers
Spring honey voorjaarshoning from store9 producers
Heather honey heidehoning from store6 producers
Samphire zeekraal in season1 producerProducers 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.
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