Fractional Farming
Pesticide-Free
CSA Self-Harvest
Raising

Proeftuin van Linschoten – Community Market Garden

Linschoten, Utrecht
Proeftuin van Linschoten – Community Market Garden — image 1
About this campaign

Proeftuin van Linschoten is a community-supported market garden set on the grounds of the historic Linschoten estate in the province of Utrecht. The garden grows more than 50 varieties of seasonal vegetables, herbs, and cut flowers without pesticides or synthetic fertilizers, working with natural processes rather than against them. Members hold a seasonal share that lets them self-harvest six to ten fresh vegetables and herbs each week over a 30-week season running from May through November. The model is explicit about shared risk: harvests reflect what the season actually delivers, with abundance and scarcity spread across the membership rather than borne by the grower alone. In 2026 the garden received the regional Sustainability Prize for its role in building short food chains and a food-literate local community.

Ownership benefits
  • Weekly self-harvest of 6–10 seasonal vegetables
  • 50+ pesticide-free varieties per season
  • 30-week growing season, May–November
  • Shared-risk model — abundance and scarcity shared
  • Direct connection to soil, grower, and estate landscape
What one share gives you
1 veg boxper week · 30 veg boxes over the 30-week season
Nutrient densityAbove average
  • Antioxidantstop 40%
  • Polyphenolstop 43%
  • Taste ratingtop 20%

Based on Bionutrient Institute open data for garden vegetables.

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What could affect your share

Backing a farm is a real-world commitment. Here's what the farmer has flagged could affect this campaign.

  • Weather & drought
  • Pests & disease
  • Late harvest
  • A wet spring delays the first sowings
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Where this farm is

Linschoten estate, Linschoten, Utrecht

Backer reviews
4.5(2 reviews)
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PieterPieterWoerden
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My daughter can name a kohlrabi now

We come out from Woerden most Tuesday mornings during the season. My daughter is seven and she has developed strong opinions about which coriander to pick and which to leave. The shared-risk model was honestly the thing that won me over — Jelte explained it plainly on the first day, no small print. One fraction gives us enough veg for the week with a bit to spare for neighbours.

4 fractions owned · 0.5% of campaign2 months ago
SofieSofieRotterdam
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The self-harvest is the whole point

I backed Linschoten partly as a weekend activity and partly for the vegetables, and it delivers on both counts. The estate grounds are beautiful in late summer when the dahlias are going. My kids treat it like a treasure hunt. I gave four stars because getting to Linschoten from Rotterdam without a car takes some planning, but Jelte is working on a group pickup scheme from the station.

5 fractions owned · 0.6% of campaign5 weeks ago

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