The Field Guideby Moss & Marrow

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What's in season in February in the Netherlands februari

16 foods in their Dutch season · 18 foods from Dutch stores or glass · how we decide

Last chance

Red & fallow deer edelhert
Wild boar wild zwijn

At their best now

Kale boerenkool
Winter purslane winterpostelein

coming in marchGoat milk & cheese Wild garlic Nettles

February in the Netherlands means kale and winter purslane. Red & fallow deer and wild boar end with February, so this is the month to buy them.

Seasonal vegetables, fruit, meat and fish in February 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 February 19

Kale boerenkool peak26 producers
Leeks prei in season26 producers
Parsnips pastinaak in season14 producers
Brussels sprouts spruitjes in season12 producers
Jerusalem artichokes aardpeer in season7 producers
Turnips & swede raap in season4 producers
Chicory witlof in season3 producers
Black salsify schorseneer in season1 producer
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
Celeriac knolselderij from store6 producers
Red cabbage rode kool from store6 producers
Chinese cabbage Chinese kool from store4 producers
Savoy cabbage savooiekool from store3 producers
Sweet potatoes zoete aardappel from store2 producers
White cabbage witte kool from store1 producer

🍓 Fruit in February 2

Apples appel from storepick your own40 producers
Pears peer from store29 producers

🌿 Herbs & leaves in February 2

Winter purslane winterpostelein peak6 producers
Lamb's lettuce veldsla in season11 producers

🍄 Mushrooms in February 1

Cultivated mushrooms paddenstoelen in season6 producers

🌰 Nuts in February 1

Walnuts walnoot from store10 producers

🥩 Meat in February 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

🦌 Wild game in February 3

Roe 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 in season1 producer
Roe deer ree in season1 producer
Wild boar wild zwijn in season1 producer

🐟 Fish & shellfish in February 3

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

🥛 Milk & dairy in February 1

Raw milk rauwe melk in season36 producers

🥚 Eggs in February 1

Free-range eggs eieren in season56 producers

🍯 Honey in February 3

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

Where to buy it in February

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.