The Field Guideby Moss & MarrowThe Field Guideby Moss & MarrowDecember in the Netherlands means savoy cabbage, kale, Brussels sprouts, chicory, leeks, parsnips, black salsify and Jerusalem artichokes. Savoy cabbage, celeriac, sweet potatoes, lamb and sloes end with December, so this is the month to buy them.
Meat package rounds vleespakketten peak50 producers
Harvest share sign-up oogstaandeel open now106 producers
Pick-your-own season zelfpluk closed25 producers
Kale boerenkool peak26 producers
Leeks prei peak26 producers
Parsnips pastinaak peak14 producers
Brussels sprouts spruitjes peak12 producers
Jerusalem artichokes aardpeer peak7 producers
Savoy cabbage savooiekool peakkeeps till Mar3 producers
Black salsify schorseneer peak1 producer
Celeriac knolselderij in seasonkeeps till Mar6 producers
Turnips & swede raap in season4 producers
Sweet potatoes zoete aardappel in seasonkeeps till Feb2 producers
Red cabbage rode kool from store6 producers
Potatoes aardappelen from store50 producers
Pumpkin & squash pompoen from store37 producers
Beetroot rode biet from store28 producers
Carrots wortel from store25 producers
Onions ui from store21 producers
Garlic knoflook from store10 producers
Chinese cabbage Chinese kool from store4 producers
White cabbage witte kool from store1 producer
Apples appel from storepick your own40 producers
Pears peer from store29 producers
Lamb's lettuce veldsla peak11 producers
Winter purslane winterpostelein peak6 producers
Cultivated mushrooms paddenstoelen in season6 producers
Walnuts walnoot from store10 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
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.
Red & fallow deer edelhert peak1 producer
Wild boar wild zwijn peak1 producer
Oysters oesters peak12 producers
Mussels mosselen in season8 producers
Dutch brown shrimp Hollandse garnalen in season
Raw milk rauwe melk in season36 producers
Free-range eggs eieren in season56 producers
Summer honey zomerhoning from store14 producers
Spring honey voorjaarshoning from store9 producers
Heather honey heidehoning from store6 producers
Rosehips rozenbottels in season
Sloes sleedoorn in seasonProducers 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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