Hoeve Biesland

What Hoeve Biesland does

Hoeve Biesland is a biological care farm (erkende zorgboerderij) established in 1983 and located at Bieslandseweg 1 in Delfgauw, Netherlands. Operating under Demeter-aligned biodynamic and regenerative principles, the farm runs five on-site production units — a tuinderij cultivating 50+ vegetable varieties, a slagerij processing beef and partner-supplied livestock, a bakkerij producing bread and cookies, a zuivellokaal producing milk, yoghurt, cream and award-winning butter, and a kaasbereiding making organic cheese — together with a compost operation that converts cow manure and roadside grass maaisel from Natuurmonumenten into biological compost over 5–9 months, closing the nutrient loop without artificial fertilizer. The farm is also a certified meadow-bird farm (erkende weidevogelboerderij) under Vogelbescherming Nederland and employs hulpboeren alongside professional farmers as part of its care-farm mission.

Revenue is generated across four commercial channels: a weekly subscription (Kistje Vol Smaak) at €10–€40/week delivered to homes or 14 pickup points across the Delft–Den Haag–Rotterdam Randstad corridor; a 370+ SKU on-site farm shop and weekly webshop with home delivery (from €40 order value, €3.50 fee); retail distribution through Ekoplaza, PLUS Sabine Zondag Pijnacker, and roughly ten specialty partners; and a dedicated B2B horeca supply channel handled by a named account contact. A modest workshop and agritourism layer (bread-making workshops at €130–€160 per person, plantjesdag, volunteer days, recipe content, monthly newsletter) reinforces the brand and direct-to-consumer funnel.

The company is privately held, single-site, and operates with a hybrid segmentation across individual consumers, horeca buyers, retail partners, and care-farming participants. Third-party validation includes the Cum Laude Gold 2026 for butter (97.5/100 from 47 judges among 700+ entries) and the 2025 Best Yoghurt in the Netherlands award, both of which support a premium positioning in the Dutch organic segment.

Name

Hoeve Biesland

Legal name

Hoeve Biesland

Website

https://hoevebiesland.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Biological care farm in Delfgauw, Netherlands, producing organic dairy, cheese, meat, bakery, vegetables, and compost on-site under regenerative principles, selling through a subscription box, farm shop, webshop, pickup points, retail partners, and horeca across the Randstad.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Delfgauw

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Kistje Vol Smaak subscription: Weekly vegetable and/or fruit subscription delivered to homes or pickup points. Customers choose between vegetable-only (€10–€20/week), fruit-only, or combined boxes (€10–€40/week). Additional products (eggs, meat, cheese, dairy, bread) can be added weekly. Subscription paid via automatic weekly SEPA direct debit; add-on orders via iDEAL. Cancelable weekly by Tuesday.
2. Farm shop and on-farm retail: On-site Boerderijwinkel at the farm (Bieslandseweg 1, Delfgauw) selling directly produced organic products including dairy, cheese, meat, bakery items, vegetables, eggs, and compost. Open Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00, Sat 09:00–17:00.
3. Webshop direct sales: Weekly webshop with 370+ products available for order. Products include farm-produced goods as well as sourced organic items. Orders placed by Tuesday 23:59 delivered Thursday/Friday. Home delivery from €40 or €3.50 flat delivery fee. Pickup at farm or 14 pickup points free of charge.
4. Retail distribution: Supply agreements with retail partners including Ekoplaza stores, PLUS Supermarkt Pijnacker, specialty shops (Bartine Den Haag, De Bakkerette Schiedam, BoereGoed De Lier, Oogst Leiden/Montfoort, NatuurCompleet Rhoon, Be-Leaf 's Gravenzande), and resellers. Products include fresh dairy, cheese, meat, and bakery items.
5. Horeca supply: Dedicated B2B sales channel supplying restaurants and hospitality businesses with farm products including Kistje Vol Smaak subscriptions for commercial kitchens. Managed by a dedicated horeca contact person.
6. Workshops and educational programs: Bread-making workshops offered at the farm (€130–€160 per session), including sourdough and luxury bread recipe workshops. Also offers plantjesdag (plant sale days) and periodic volunteer workdays on the market garden.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Hoeve Biesland is a biodynamic organic farm in Delfgauw, Netherlands that produces and sells biological dairy, cheese, meat, bread, vegetables, and compost through an on-site farm shop, weekly webshop, and the 'Kistje Vol Smaak' subscription box. The farm operates as a recognized care farm (zorgboerderij) employing people with a distance to the labor market, and supplies restaurants and hospitality businesses with organic ingredients. It runs a closed-loop circular agriculture system combining cattle manure with nature management grass cuttings to produce compost, eliminating artificial fertilizers.

Product overview

Hoeve Biesland is a biological care farm operating as a multi-product farm shop with integrated on-farm production facilities. The core offering centers on the Kistje Vol Smaak weekly vegetable and fruit subscription box, supplemented by a Weekly Webshop for additional products. The farm operates five distinct on-farm production units: De Tuinderij (vegetable garden growing 50+ vegetable varieties), De Bakkerij (hand-crafted biological bakery), Biologische Kaas (organic cheese from farm milk), De Slagerij (on-farm butcher processing own beef and partner livestock), and Het Zuivellokaal (dairy producing milk, yogurt, and butter). Additional services include a hospitality supplier program for restaurants, workshops, and organic compost sales. Products are sold through the physical farm shop, online webshop with home delivery and 14 pickup locations, and at various retail partners across the Delft/Rotterdam region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kistje Vol Smaak: Weekly biological vegetable and fruit subscription box delivered to customers' homes or available for pickup at collection points in the Delft, Den Haag, Rotterdam region

Products and services

• Kistje Vol Smaak Subscription Weekly biological vegetable and fruit subscription box (€10–€40/week) delivered to homes or available at 14 pickup locations in the Delft, Den Haag, Rotterdam region. Customers can choose vegetable-only, fruit-only, or combined boxes, with options to add eggs, meat, cheese, dairy, and bread. Cancelable weekly by Tuesday.
• Weekly Webshop (Wekelijkse Webwinkel) Online webshop offering 370+ products including fresh organic bread, meat, dairy, cheese, vegetables, eggs, wine, beer, dry goods, and compost. Orders placed by Tuesday 23:59 delivered Thursday/Friday. Home delivery from €40 order value with €3.50 flat delivery fee; pickup at farm or 14 locations free of charge.
• Boerderijwinkel (Farm Shop) Physical on-farm retail store selling biological products directly from the farm's production facilities: vegetables from the tuinderij, bread from the bakkerij, cheese from the kaasbereiding, meat from the slagerij, and dairy from the zuivellokaal. Also the primary pickup point for Kistje Vol Smaak subscribers.
• De Tuinderij (Vegetable Garden) On-farm market garden cultivating over 50 different types of vegetables and herbs, with produce harvested and available same day or next day in the farm shop and webshop. Managed by the vegetable farmer with support from hulpboeren and volunteers.
• De Bakkerij (Bakery) On-farm bakery producing fresh biological bread, muesli cookies, coconut macaroons, and pastries by hand. Products are sold in the farm shop, through the webshop, and distributed to retail partners in Delft and surrounding areas.
• Biologische Kaas (Organic Cheese) Cheese made on-farm from pasteurized milk of the farm's own cows using vegetarian rennet. Available in young, herbal, aged, and extra-aged varieties, produced through collaboration with two farming families. Sold in the farm shop, via webshop, and at retail partners.
• De Slagerij (Butcher) On-farm butcher shop processing biological beef from the farm's own cows, as well as chicken, pork, and lamb from partner organic farmers. Products include entrecote, bavette, flat iron steak, beef, stew meat, and more. Sold in the farm shop, via webshop, and to retail partners.
• Het Zuivellokaal (Dairy) On-farm dairy producing cream, yogurt (voted Netherlands' best in 2025), whole and semi-skimmed milk, and butter from the farm's own milk. Butter won gold at Cum Laude Awards 2026 with 97.5/100 points. Products sold in the farm shop, via webshop, and at retail partners.
• Biologische Compost (Organic Compost) Organic compost made from cow manure mixed with ditch-side mowing from the surrounding area, aged for 5-9 months. Sold as 'bruin goud' (brown gold) to fellow organic farmers and gardeners, supporting soil health and biodiversity.
• Horeca Leverancier (Hospitality Supplier) B2B supply service for restaurants and hospitality businesses in the Randstad region, delivering fresh biological products directly to commercial kitchens. Managed by a dedicated horeca account contact (Flip), includes Kistje Vol Smaak subscription boxes adapted for commercial kitchen use.
• Workshops Educational workshops including bread-making workshops (Workshop Brood Bakken €130, Workshop Broodbakken Kerstspecial €160, Workshop Desembrood and Workshop Luxe Broodrecepten €135) held at the farm with hands-on instruction.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cum Laude Awards 2026: Bieslandse butter scored 97.5 out of 100 points from 47 professional evaluators, winning gold among 700+ entries
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NatuurmonumentencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoeve Biesland harvests roadside grass (slootkant maaisel) from areas managed by Natuurmonumenten and uses this natural material as bedding in the cow barn. This material is later combined with manure to produce the farm's biological compost ('bruin goud'), which is used to fertilize fields. This creates a circular exchange: nature management produces material that becomes a farm input, and the farm produces vegetables that are sold back to consumers who support nature conservation.
• Vogelbescherming Nederland (BirdLife Netherlands)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoeve Biesland is recognized as an 'erkende weidevogelboerderij' (certified meadow bird farm) by Vogelbescherming Nederland. The farm implements mosaic land management, high groundwater levels, and alarm counts to protect breeding wading birds (grutto, kievit) and their chicks. Frans and Marianne Eijgenraam manage the meadow bird protection program on behalf of the farm.
• Buurtkost Kralingen RotterdamminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNeighborhood food initiative in Kralingen, Rotterdam that serves as a Kistje Vol Smaak pickup point. Customers can collect their weekly subscription boxes at Buurtkost on Thursday evenings (17:00–19:00), expanding delivery accessibility in Rotterdam.
• Boeren voor Natuur (Wageningen Environmental Research)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoeve Biesland participates in the 'Boeren voor Natuur' program introduced by Wageningen Environmental Research (Alterra) in 2001, aimed at strengthening biodiversity on farmland and improving water quality. The farm's cattle graze in the Ackerdijkse Plassen nature area (45 hectares) to manage reed growth and restore biodiversity, contributing to a varied landscape that attracts insects, plants, and meadow birds.
• De Molen DelftminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHistoric windmill in Delft serving as a Kistje Vol Smaak pickup point. Temporarily not accepting new subscriptions but continues as a pickup location for existing subscribers.
• Land van Bloei Delfgauw/PijnackerminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpecialty plant and garden center in Delfgauw/Pijnacker serving as a Kistje Vol Smaak pickup point. Open for pickup on Thursday and Friday afternoons.
• De Groene Garage RotterdamminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSustainable living concept store in Rotterdam (Mathenesserdijk) functioning as a Kistje Vol Smaak pickup point on Thursday afternoons and Friday full days.
• PLUS Sabine Zondag PijnackercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSupermarket in Pijnacker (4.5 km from the farm) stocking an expanded range of Hoeve Biesland products including biological dairy (milk, buttermilk, yoghurt, cheese including herb varieties) and bakery cookies, building on an existing relationship for organic meat supply.
• Vogelwacht Delft en OmstrekenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal bird protection organization collaborating with Hoeve Biesland on meadow bird monitoring through alarm counts and population surveys. Part of a broader network including Vogelwerkgroep Midden-Delfland and the municipality of Delft.
• Stadskwekerij 'De Kas' RotterdamminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUrban farm/nursery in Rotterdam serving as a Kistje Vol Smaak pickup point on Friday afternoons (15:00–19:00).
• The Harvest RotterdamminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFood concept store in Rotterdam (Proveniersstraat) operating as a Kistje Vol Smaak pickup point on Friday and Saturday afternoons and evenings.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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