Wasven

What Wasven does

Wasven is a community-rooted social enterprise in Eindhoven, Netherlands, structured as three ANBI-registered foundations (Stichting Groendomein Wasven, Stichting Wasvenboerderij, Stichting Wasvenzorg) that together operate a 24-hectare green domain called Groendomein Wasven, with 23 distinct ecotopes managed under ecological principles. Its core activity is the in-house biological production and on-site retail of food and hospitality experiences — a market garden (vegetables, herbs, grain), a bakery, a coffee roastery, beekeeping (eight colonies producing SKAL-certified biological city honey), and short-chain processing through partner watermills (Genneper, Collse) and Stadsbrouwerij Eindhoven for regional beers. Customer-facing operations comprise the Gasterij (EKO Silver-certified restaurant open Tuesday–Sunday), a farm shop selling own and regional products, weekly €11.50 vegetable packages, and B2B supply of bread, pastries, and coffee to regional hospitality businesses via green-gas van and cargo-bike delivery.

Commercially, Wasven serves four overlapping segments: (1) individual consumers seeking biological local products and nature experiences, acquired directly at the Eindhoven site and via event-driven traffic (Effenaar 't Wasven, Fête de la Nature, Proef het Seizoen, workshops, walking routes); (2) people with care needs (intellectual disability, autism, ADHD, psychiatric conditions, non-congenital brain injury) accessing basic day activities, structured day activities, and learning work-places financed through Dutch WLZ, WMO, PGB, and municipal social-base budgets; (3) corporate clients using the site for meetings, team events, and sustainable catering (up to 120 persons, Gold Green Key); and (4) primary schools and after-school care using nature, food, and sustainability education, including the Tiny Forest outdoor classroom. Distribution is anchored on the single Eindhoven location with regional B2B reach and a Boerschappen pickup-point partnership.

The operating model is multi-revenue: transaction fees from restaurant, shop, B2B supply, and gift vouchers; subscription/recurring care funding via Dutch care budgets and municipality contracts; and professional-services revenue from education. Certifying bodies (SKAL, EKO Horeca Silver, Green Key Gold, Governancecode Zorg, Kwaliteit laat je zien, SBB erkend leerbedrijf, ANBI) gate both biological-product labeling and access to subsidized care funding. Governance is a personele unie (personal union) Board of Directors (Alfred van Kempen chair, Eva van Roosmalen secretary, Felix Pessers treasurer, Robert van Dijck, Geert van Seeters) with a Supervisory Board (Jan Kuipers chair, Hans Valkenburg); operations are led by resident farm masters Ilona van den Koedijk and Leon Rodenburg and supported by documented volunteer, care-participant, and SBB-affiliated intern pipelines.

Name

Wasven

Legal name

Stichting Groendomein Wasven

Website

https://wasven.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wasven is an Eindhoven-based social enterprise (ANBI foundation, est. 1998) operating a 24-hectare green domain combining ecological landscape management, biological agriculture, an EKO-Silver restaurant, farm shop, bakery, roastery, beekeeping, and subsidized day-care services for people with disabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Enterprise Agritourism & Care Services

NAICS

Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming (111219), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Retail-Eating Places (5812), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative) (BPAGALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (BPAGAGAI), Agriculture & Food Security Development (BPAGABAB)

Keywords

• Biological agriculture
• Social care services
• Agritourism hospitality
• Ecological farm management
• Organic restaurant catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Eindhoven

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Restaurant and Catering (Gasterij): The Gasterij (restaurant) operates Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00-17:00, serving biological seasonal dishes from own farm and region. Offers lunch, dinner, buffets, and events for up to 120 persons. Also provides business meeting spaces and corporate catering. The restaurant holds the silver EKO certification indicating minimum 60% biological ingredients.
2. Retail Shop Sales: Farm shop selling own-produced biological products including bread (from own grain), pastries, hand-roasted coffee, vegetables, herbs, and honey. Also sells products from local sustainable partners. Shop open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00-16:00. Vegetable surprise packages available weekly for €11.50.
3. Care and Day Activity Services: Provides work and learning places for people with care needs (disabilities, psychiatric conditions, reintegration). Services include basic day activities, structured day activities, and learning work places. Financing through WLZ, WMO, PGB, and municipality social base.
4. B2B Product Supply: Supplies biological bread, pastries, and coffee to restaurants, lunchrooms, companies, and retail shops in the region. Custom products for hospitality businesses including special bread formats and branded cookies. Delivery by green gas van and cargo bike.
5. Education Programs: Educational programs for primary schools and after-school care covering nature, ecology, food, and sustainability topics. Activities include water life exploration, insect studies, food education, and Tiny Forest outdoor classroom visits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Wasven runs an integrated social enterprise on a 24-hectare urban green domain in Eindhoven, combining a biological restaurant, farm shop, bakery, coffee roastery, market garden and beekeeping operation with day-care services for people with disabilities and educational programs for schools. Products are grown, processed and sold on-site, creating a short visible food chain from field to plate.

Product overview

Wasven is a community-driven green domain in Eindhoven operating as a unified platform combining agricultural production, hospitality, and care services. The core offering consists of an organic restaurant (Gasterij), farm shop (Winkel), artisanal bakery, and coffee roastery — all utilizing products grown on the 24-hectare estate. Supporting services include care/day activities (Zorg/Dagbesteding) for people with disabilities, meeting room rentals, weekly organic vegetable packages, organic honey, and locally brewed Wasven beers. The operation holds Green Key Gold and EKO Silver certifications, demonstrating commitment to sustainability and organic practices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IVN (Instituut voor Natuur- en Milieueducatie)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Collaboration on Tiny Forest (Klimaatbos) project - a dense indigenous forest the size of a tennis court. IVN aims to establish 100 Tiny Forests in the Netherlands within three years. Wasven's Tiny Forest is financed by Faber Halbertsma Group Fund at Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds.
• Genneper WatermolencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for milling Wasven's own grain into flour for bread production. Supports the short visible food chain concept. Located in Genneper Park, the watermill processes grain grown on Wasven's nature fields.
• Collse WatermolenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlternative watermill for milling Wasven's grain. Part of the regional sustainable food network ensuring local grain processing.
• Stadsbrouwerij Eindhoven (100Watt)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal brewery brewing Wasven regional beers using grain from Wasven's own nature fields. Five streekbieren created: Geen daden maar streken, Nog strekeriger bier, Een streekje los, Dubbele streken, and Tot streeks. Beers available in shop and on tap in restaurant.
• De Blije BigcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiological farm supplying meat for Wasven's 'Blije worstenbroodje'. Rye from Wasven's fields serves as animal feed. Creates closed-loop local food system between agricultural production and animal husbandry.
• De EffenaarcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEindhoven concert venue collaboration for cultural events at Wasven. Joint events under 'Effenaar 't Wasven' brand bring music and culture to the green domain, combining nature experience with entertainment.
• Centrum voor de Kunsten Eindhoven (CKE)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration on cultural activities and events including Fête de la Nature. Combines art and culture with nature experiences, engaging broader community audiences.
• TU EindhovenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to achieve biological beekeeping certification. University contributed to ensuring sufficient biological vegetation within 3km radius of bee hives.
• Gemeente EindhovencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partnership for social return deal and biological beekeeping certification. Municipality contributed land management to support biological vegetation coverage. Also partner in nature network development.
• Gemeente NuenenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to achieve biological beekeeping certification by ensuring biological vegetation in surrounding area.
• SBB (Samenwerking Beroepsonderwijs Bedrijfsleven)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFoundation connecting vocational education with business. Wasven is a recognized training company (erkend leerbedrijf) affiliated with SBB for providing internships and learning positions.
• Good Fish FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFish sustainability guideline used by the Gasterij restaurant. Follows viswijzer guidance for sustainable fish sourcing - correct method, location, and season.
• BoerschappenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMeal box service from local farmers. Wasven serves as pickup point for Boerschappen deliveries, expanding accessibility of local sustainable food.
• Velt GemertminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal supplier of syrups and oils from the nature garden. Available in Wasven's shop as regional product.
• Zorgtuinderij SprankenhofminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSupplier of biological jam from another care farm. Available in Wasven's shop as regional product supporting similar social enterprises.
• Storix Boom- en LandschapsbeheercoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLandscape architecture firm designed the development of the Wasven estate from 2009 onwards. Responsible for design of Hof van Tongelre and forest development, including Beukenlaan as 'Groene Kathedraal'.
• Wageningen Environmental ResearchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institution studying effects of Tiny Forests on biodiversity, heat stress, water retention, and CO2 storage. Monitors Wasven's Tiny Forest outcomes.
• UitjesbazenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate event company organizing team outings and company events at Wasven. Provides structured activities combined with Wasven's catering and venue.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Blue Hill at Stone Barns: US farm-to-table restaurant operating on the Stone Barns agricultural estate with menus built around on-site and regional production. Comparable to Wasven's Gasterij in the on-site restaurant-anchored-to-farm concept, though at fine-dining price point and US market.
• Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture: US nonprofit farm and education center combining regenerative agriculture, on-site food experiences, and youth/adult education programs. Comparable to Wasven as an integrated farm-education-hospitality nonprofit, though at materially larger scale and US geography.

Others

• Federatie Landbouw en Zorg: National Dutch federation of agricultural and care organizations, operator of the 'Kwaliteit laat je zien' quality framework under which Wasven is certified. Comparable as the sector body and quality system that defines and legitimizes the Dutch care-farm model in which Wasven participates.

Direct peers

• Restaurant De Kas: Amsterdam farm-to-table restaurant set inside working greenhouses serving a daily-changing menu from its own gardens. Comparable to Wasven's Gasterij in combining on-site biological production with a sit-down restaurant experience, though at a more upscale, single-channel format.
• Herenboeren: Dutch cooperative where members collectively fund and operate a mixed sustainable farm producing vegetables, fruit, and meat for the member households. Comparable to Wasven in community-supported, transparent, mixed biological farming — though structured as a member cooperative rather than a care-anchored foundation.
• Boerderij de Vier Winden: Dutch care farm providing day activities and learning work placements for people with care needs in a farming environment. Comparable to Wasven's Zorg/Dagbesteding line in target population, daily-activity funding model, and green-care delivery.
• Pluktuinen Nederland (Pluk / Pluk de Lente): Dutch pick-your-own garden network selling directly from biological gardens to local consumers. Comparable to Wasven's market-garden direct-sales model, weekly vegetable surprise packages, and educational/recreational programming for visitors.
• Stadsboerderij Amsterdam: Network of urban farms in Amsterdam offering public programming, education, and on-site retail around biological small-scale agriculture. Comparable to Wasven's urban green-domain positioning and education/community programming, although without the care-services anchor.
• Landgoed de Olmenhorst: Dutch estate combining organic fruit orchards, farm shop, and hospitality on a single rural estate. Comparable to Wasven in the on-site retail + foodservice model anchored on a biological estate footprint.
• Stichting Land van Ons: Dutch foundation pooling citizen capital to acquire and ecologically manage farmland for biodiversity and regenerative agriculture. Comparable to Wasven in the combination of a foundation vehicle, biological land management, and a public-benefit narrative around Dutch farmland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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