Land van Ons

What Land van Ons does

Land van Ons coöperatie U.A. is a Dutch citizen cooperative founded in 2019 and headquartered in Warnsveld, Netherlands. The organization pools capital from individual members to purchase agricultural land across the Netherlands, then leases those parcels to biological and biodynamic farmers who commit to pesticide-free, chemical-free cultivation. This model directly addresses biodiversity loss on farmland — the land category in the Netherlands experiencing the steepest ecological decline — by replacing conventional agriculture with biological farming and restoring landscape elements such as hedges, ponds, food forests, and herb-rich banks.

The cooperative is owned by its 31,000+ participants, who each pay an annual contribution starting at €30, with the first €10 earmarked for land acquisition and additional voluntary contributions financing further m² of co-owned farmland. Members retain equal voting rights regardless of investment size, exercising governance through the cooperative's bestuur (board) and the Ledenadviesraad (Members' Advisory Council) established in spring 2025. Operations are run by 92 paid staff supported by approximately 300 volunteers who conduct biodiversity monitoring, plant hedges, and organize open farm days. Scientific validity is anchored by research partnerships with Universiteit Leiden and Wageningen University & Research (WUR), whose studies have documented measurably higher butterfly counts and herb species on Land van Ons parcels compared with conventional farmland.

Revenue mechanics combine subscription membership fees, one-time land-investment contributions, webshop product sales (buckwheat flour, honey, pancake mix) via shop.landvanons.nl, corporate partnership tiers (Supporter/Vriend/Partner), and ad hoc donations or bequests. Distribution occurs through the cooperative's own webshop, the MijnGrond member platform, and a network of partner farm shops. By end-2024 the cooperative managed over 353 hectares across 30 parcels in 12 Dutch provinces; it does not engage in M&A, external equity fundraising, or international expansion, consistent with its non-profit cooperative identity and community-led go-to-market model.

Name

Land van Ons

Legal name

Land van Ons coöperatie U.A.

Website

https://landvanons.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Land van Ons is a Dutch citizen cooperative, founded 2019, that pools capital from 31,000+ members to purchase agricultural land and lease it to biological farmers for biodiversity restoration across 30 parcels in 12 provinces.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Land Stewardship Cooperative

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219)

SIC

Lessors Of Real Property, Nec (6519), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Land Trusts & Protected Areas (BPAGAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Agroforestry & Perennial Cropping Systems (EUABABAD)

Keywords

• Citizen land cooperative
• Biodiversity restoration services
• Organic farm leasing
• Agricultural land acquisition
• Cooperative membership programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Warnsveld

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees starting at €30 per year, with the first €10 for land purchase included. Members can invest additional amounts for more square meters of agricultural land ownership.
2. Land Purchase Investment: Members invest in square meters of agricultural land through capital contributions, which are pooled to purchase farmland for biodiversity restoration.
3. Webshop Sales: Sale of products from cooperative land including buckwheat flour, pancake mix, honey, and other biological agricultural products through the Land van Ons webshop.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Land van Ons is a Dutch citizen cooperative that pools annual member contributions (from €30/year) to collectively purchase agricultural land across the Netherlands. Acquired land is leased to biological/biodynamic farmers who farm without artificial fertilizers or pesticides, while volunteers restore landscape elements such as hedges, ponds, and food forests to bring back biodiversity. Members become co-owners of the land with voting rights, and the cooperative also sells biological produce from its parcels through an own webshop.

Product overview

Land van Ons is a citizen cooperative that purchases agricultural land to restore biodiversity in the Netherlands. The organization offers participation through land ownership shares (starting at €30/year) via its MijnGrond member portal, and sells products harvested from its organically farmed parcels through its Webshop. The core offering is not a technology product but a land cooperative model where citizens co-own farmland leased to organic farmers who implement biodiversity-restoring agricultural practices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cooperative Membership Participation Annual membership starting at €30 per year that makes Dutch citizens co-owners of Land van Ons' agricultural land with equal voting rights and the ability to invest additional amounts to acquire more m² of farmland. Members participate via the MijnGrond platform and decide collectively how the cooperative buys, leases, and restores parcels.
• Land Lease for Biological Farming Lease of Land van Ons-owned agricultural parcels to biological or biodynamic farmers who commit to pesticide-free, chemical-free cultivation. Across 30 parcels in 12 Dutch provinces the cooperative leases land to farmers running operations such as poultry/arable (Sijbenga), farm shops (Wilmaserf), agro-forestry and plant protein (Biesterhof), and Demeter-certified biodynamic production (Sprankenhof).
• Land van Ons Webshop (Cooperative Produce Sales) Online store (shop.landvanons.nl) selling biological products harvested from the cooperative's leased parcels — including buckwheat flour, pancake mix, and honey — and sold either directly online or via partner farm shops such as Wilmaserf, Biesterhof, Sprankenhof, Sijbenga, Hoeve Hoogland, Melkbrouwerij, and De Krommele Pel.
• Corporate Supporting Membership (Supporter, Vriend, Partner) Tiered corporate membership packages — Supporter, Vriend (Friend), and Partner — enabling Dutch companies to support biodiversity restoration through Land van Ons as part of their corporate social responsibility and sustainability commitments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 353 hectares of farmland under biodiversity-friendly management
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universiteit LeidencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Research partnership with Leiden University showing that less fertilization and different mowing practices lead to more biodiversity. Researchers monitor biodiversity outcomes on parcels like Oud Ade, demonstrating scientific validation of the cooperative's approach.
• Wageningen University & Research (WUR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024WUR researchers documented that biodiversity on Land van Ons parcels is greater than on conventional farmland, with more butterflies AND more butterfly species found on cooperative land.
• Stichting In Goede Aarde (SIGA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for soil research on Holtesch parcel, exploring methods to improve soil and plant health through compost applications, seed coating, and leaf fertilization. SIGA brings expertise in regenerative agriculture and the Johnson Su Bioreactor compost method.
• De BoekweitcoöperatieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLand van Ons holds a share in the Boekweitcoöperatie (Buckwheat Cooperative) to make it more attractive for farmers to cultivate buckwheat, which supports pollinators through its rich and long blooming period.
• AardpeercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Stichting Aardpeer for land acquisition, including the purchase of 13 hectares of agricultural land from the province of Gelderland.
• Brabants LandschapminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for landscape stimulation funding (Stimuleringsregeling Landschap) to support hedge planting and landscape elements on Udenhout parcel.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves21 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kulturland eG: German cooperative that enables citizens to jointly finance the purchase of agricultural land for ecological farming. Highly comparable model to Land van Ons in terms of capital pooling, organic-only lease terms, and democratic governance.
• Terre de Liens: French citizen-owned cooperative and land trust that pools private capital to acquire farmland and lease it to organic farmers. Directly comparable mission and cooperative ownership model to Land van Ons, with a larger and more mature scale.
• De Landgenoten: Belgian cooperative that lets citizens and businesses co-invest in agricultural land to be leased to organic farmers. Closely mirrors Land van Ons's cooperative farmland acquisition model in a neighboring Benelux market.

Broad incumbents

• Staatsbosbeheer: Dutch state-owned organization managing forests, nature areas, and agricultural lands for biodiversity and public benefit. Comparable stewardship and biodiversity mission at much larger scale but as a government entity rather than citizen cooperative.
• Soil Association: UK-based charity and certification body advancing organic farming and sustainable land use. Comparable organic-farming advocacy mission, but operates primarily as a standards/certification organization rather than a land-owning cooperative.
• Stichting Natuurmonumenten: Largest nature conservation organization in the Netherlands, owning and managing ~100,000+ hectares of nature reserves. Comparable in conservation mission but operates a much broader portfolio of natural areas beyond agricultural land.

Emerging players

• Stichting In Goede Aarde (SIGA): Dutch foundation focused on regenerative agriculture and soil health research, currently partnering with Land van Ons on the Holtesch parcel for Johnson Su Bioreactor compost trials. Comparable soil-and-biodiversity restoration focus at smaller scale.
• Stichting Aardpeer: Dutch initiative ('Samen voor Grond') collaborating with Land van Ons on the 13-hectare Gelderland acquisition. Highly adjacent mission around citizen-funded farmland acquisition and ecological stewardship.

Regional players

• Brabants Landschap: Regional Dutch nature organization focused on Noord-Brabant landscape conservation. Already a Land van Ons partner for landscape stimulation funding, operating a similar but regionally scoped land-for-nature model.
• Regional Landschappen (12 Dutch regional landscape organizations): Network of 12 provincial landscape organizations managing local nature, small-scale agricultural land, and cultural landscape in each Dutch province. Comparable stewardship and citizen-funded conservation mission, each at sub-national scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/landvanons

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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