Stories

At Boerderij De Meent, healthy soil is vital for the cultivation of tasty and healthy vegetables. As part of our farm's educational trajectory, we followed the composting workshop in November by Ann Doherty at the Stadsboerderij Osdorp. The visit to this inspiring place helped us to see how composting can be done using different methods, which gave us inspiration on how to improve at our own farm. At the end, the workshop was not only insightful but also very informative, gi

Would you like to join us to help with (pre)sowing, planting, composting, weeding, pruning, and harvesting? Join a fun and close-knit group of people from all different cultures, from whom you can learn so much? Preferably start in March/April - does not have to be study-related. More info here ! Minimum 2 days per week - possibility of 5 days per week in combination with our partner and neighbor Kwekerij Amstelland

Due to our colleague's leave, we are looking for a temporary replacement for the position: Participants & Volunteers Coordinator For 20 hours per week in the period April-Oct 2026 (0.6 FTE) More information about the position can be found here (in Dutch)

The summer is at its end, still we are harvesting abundantly from the garden. Yet the change in seasons is visible, with heavy rainfall, strong wind and declining temperatures, indicating that autumn is coming. With the change of the seasons, we need to prepare ourselves and the garden for the winter that is coming. In doing so and as part of the education trajectory at the farm, we followed the workshop “From autumn to winter in the garden & seed saving”  by Ann Doherty, a w

De Meent is our piece of common land where our community, consisting of undocumented migrants and volunteers, share the responsibility to cultivate and maintain the land and keep livestock. At De Meent we provide a place to meet, grow food, and to develop our skills and knowledge. Within our 'Stories of De Meent’ series we would like to introduce our farm and our community. In this first story we will shed light to the chickens and their guardian, Eugene, who is originally f

The Protestantse Diacon ie is committed to supporting neglected people in society. We are therefore taking a stand against the new ...

Earlier this year, we asked you to reserve the date for the Harvest Festival. Unfortunately, the Harvest Festival will not take place...

From the very beginning, Marten was involved with De Meent as a farmer and pioneer, playing a key role in shaping the vision and...

On June 1st it was finally time: our open day, as part of the larger Amstelland day. And what a great time we had with the beautiful...

Many things are going on at De Meent; the greenhouse has been built and is in full use, new calves are living with us and the vegetable...

After a long wait, the time has finally come. On the yard of the Meent stands a beautiful robust Greenhouse! Below we take you through...

Since June 2024, Boerderij de Meent has a real sawmill!   Wood is a wonderful product to work with. This machine allows us to saw out...

AHAM purchased the land and buildings from the Diaconie and since then the Diaconie has been renting from AHAM under favorable...

You are welcome at the farm, but we are not an open yard and do not have a shop. We are focused on building up the farm and most of the...

In recent years, a lot has been developed on and around the farm. The close community of participants and volunteers, the animals, crops,...

Read the full article here or click on the image: https://www.protestantsamsterdam.nl/lieve-stad-iedereen-een-plek-op-boerderij-de-meent/

We look back on a beautiful Amstelland day on the Meent – last June! With workshops, tours, the opening of 'Sawmill de Meent', a wild...

Read the full article here or click on the image: https://www.kansfonds.nl/artikelen/projecten/zoveel-meer-dan-een-boerderij/

Read the full article here by clicking on the image: https://holyhub.nl/2021/10/04/boerderij-de-meent/