StadsAkkers Apeldoorn

What StadsAkkers Apeldoorn does

Stichting StadsAkkers is an ANBI-status charitable foundation that operates a 2.5-hectare organic urban care farm at Dommeweg 5B in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, founded in 2013 on land formerly equivalent to two football fields. Its core activities are biological vegetable, fruit, and herb production using wisselteelt (crop rotation), rustvakken (resting/soil-restoration beds), and biological pest control, combined with care-farm services for people with a distance to the labor market (deelnemers), who are guided on-site by two zorgmanagers (Jeroen Parmet and Remon de Vries) alongside a tuinder (Wouter Bin), volunteers, and stagiaires. The site includes open ground, unheated greenhouses, an orchard of 300+ fruit trees, a flower and pick garden, a herb garden, and a pedigree-bee apiary.

Commercially, StadsAkkers runs three primary revenue-generating channels from one location: a farm shop ('t Akkertje) selling vegetables, fruit, herbs, plants, honey, jam, herb vinegar, and firewood; a seasonal self-harvest (zelfoogst) subscription capped at 85 members with waiting-list overflow, priced at €260/€390/€490 per season; and a 70 m² Blokhut event venue for up to 40 people. Additional inputs include B2B sales to local restaurants, workshops (€50 each), and recurring 'Vriend' memberships starting at €50/year. Operations are funded in part by donations (€17,000 in 2025 with a €25,000 ambition for 2026) and grants from partners including Rabobank, Stichting Doen, Oranjefonds, Stichting Berghorst (€25,000 in 2024), Lions Apeldoorn (€3,500), and Hornbach (full sponsorship of the kapschuur completed June 2026). Free produce is also donated to Voedselbank Apeldoorn, and the farm partners with Gentiaan College's special-needs green program.

The business is governed by a five-person unpaid board (Rob de Jong as interim voorzitter, Hans Jonkman as secretaris, Erik van Embden as penningmeester, Laurens van Gils and Bert Grolleman as bestuurslid) with a Raad van Advies, and the staff headcount stands at approximately 12. The organization is single-site, operating only in Apeldoorn and its immediate surroundings, with no disclosed plans for geographic expansion. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; based on subscription caps, on-site shop throughput, and disclosed donations, total annual revenue is small (well under €250,000) and the entity functions primarily as a community-impact nonprofit rather than a scalable commercial enterprise.

Name

StadsAkkers Apeldoorn

Legal name

Stichting StadsAkkers

Website

https://stadsakkers.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stichting StadsAkkers is an ANBI charitable foundation in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, operating a 2.5-hectare organic urban care farm that produces vegetables, fruit, and herbs while providing day activities for people with distance to the labor market, funded by farm shop sales, self-harvest subscriptions, and community donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Urban Farming and Care Farm Services

NAICS

Other Crop Farming (1119)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Organic Produce & Farm Market Retail (CRAHAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Farmers’ Markets & Farm Stands (Fresh Food) (CRAHAHAE), Farmstead & Local Artisan Food Markets (Retail Shops) (CRAHAGAO)

Keywords

• Organic urban farming
• Community-supported agriculture
• Care farm services
• Self-harvest subscription
• Biological vegetables

Headquarters

HQ city

Apeldoorn

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Shop Sales ('t Akkertje): Direct sales of organic vegetables, fruit, herbs, plants, honey, firewood, and value-added products (jam, herb vinegar) through the on-site farm shop. Customers pay per unit at listed prices. Both cash and pin payments accepted. Shop closes during winter months.
2. Zelfoogst Subscription: Pre-paid seasonal subscriptions for self-harvesting. Three tiers: 1 person €260, 2-person household €390, family with children €490 per season. Season runs May through October (approximately 25 weeks). Payment collected before season start, with two installments possible by exception.
3. Blokhut Rental: Rental of the on-site cabin for private events, workshops, meetings, and celebrations. Revenue from venue hire, with optional add-ons including catering (soup, lunch), guided tours, and purchase of farm products.
4. Donations and Sponsoring: Annual donations from private individuals, companies, and organizations. In 2025, total donations received were €17,000. The 2026 ambition is €25,000. Sponsors provide financial support or in-kind services. Annual membership 'Vriend' from €50/year. 'Weldoener' contributions at €1,000 per installment for major benefactors.
5. Food Bank Donations (in-kind): Free produce donated to Voedselbank Apeldoorn, particularly during high-yield periods. Represents cost offset rather than revenue generation, but extends product reach to food-insecure populations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

StadsAkkers Apeldoorn operates a 2.5-hectare organic urban care farm that produces and sells biological vegetables, fruit, herbs, honey, jam, herb vinegar, plants, and firewood via an on-site farm shop ('t Akkertje) and a seasonal self-harvest subscription model (May-October). It also rents a Blokhut cabin for events and workshops, while providing day activities and supported employment for people with a distance to the labor market.

Product overview

StadsAkkers Apeldoorn is a social enterprise operating a 2.5-hectare biological urban farm in Apeldoorn, established in 2013 as an ANBI foundation. The core offering consists of three interconnected services: (1) Winkel 't Akkertje, a retail shop selling fresh biological vegetables, fruit, herbs, plants, honey, jam, firewood, and herb vinegar directly from the farm; (2) Zelfoogst, a seasonal self-harvest subscription service running May-October where subscribers pick their own vegetables and herbs weekly; and (3) Blokhut Verhuur, a cabin rental facility for events and workshops. The farm also operates a flower and pick garden where customers can harvest their own bouquets, and provides social employment and day activities for people with barriers to the labor market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Winkel 't Akkertje (Farm Shop)
• Zelfoogst (Self-Harvest Subscription)
• Blokhut Verhuur (Cabin Rental)
• Vriend van StadsAkkers (Annual Friend Membership)
• Weldoener (Benefactor) Major Donor Program
• Workshops (Wolverven en Vilten and similar)
• Bloemen- en Pluktuin (Flower and Pick Garden)
• Haardhout (Firewood)
• Stadsakkershoning (Farm Honey)
• Jam (Confituur)
• Kruidenazijn (Herb Vinegar)
• Vegetables (Groenten)
• Plants and Seedlings (Planten)

Quantifiable outcome

• Donations received in 2025: €17,000 from private persons, companies, and organizations
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Soroptimisten ApeldoornminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSoroptimisten Apeldoorn participated in NL Doet volunteer activities, helping to reorganize the berry garden. They are listed as a sponsor on the website.
• Wassink BestratingenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWassink Bestratingen is listed as a sponsor on the StadsAkkers website, likely providing landscaping or paving services for the farm.
• Amazing.nlminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmazing.nl is listed as a sponsor on the StadsAkkers website. Nature and details of partnership not specified in the source material.
• Voedselbank ApeldoorncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStadsAkkers donates free vegetables and fruit to Voedselbank Apeldoorn, particularly during high-yield periods. This partnership extends food access to food-insecure populations in Apeldoorn, fulfilling a core social mission.
• Gentiaan College (speciaal onderwijs)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStadsAkkers collaborates with the green education program of Gentiaan College, a special needs school. Students gain practical horticultural experience on the farm as part of their education.
• Apeldoorn Pakt Aan (Stimenz)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApeldoorn Pakt Aan, supported by Stimenz, assists StadsAkkers with volunteer recruitment. Volunteer vacancies are published on the Apeldoorn Pakt Aan platform. This partnership helps attract new volunteers to the farm.
• Bureau VanbinnennaarbuitenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBureau Vanbinnennaarbuiten designs all flyers and other advertising materials for StadsAkkers. This is an in-kind professional service sponsorship.
• De Passerel — De BaskuulminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDe Passerel's De Baskuul location handles laundry services for StadsAkkers, providing operational support to the care farm.
• Maatjes Apeldoorn (Stimenz / De Kap)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaatjes Apeldoorn is a collaboration between Stimenz and De Kap, connecting people who need a companion with volunteers. The 10-year anniversary of Maatjes Apeldoorn was celebrated at StadsAkkers in June 2025.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Tuinderij Eyckenstein: Small-scale organic vegetable farm near Utrecht with direct sales and on-site harvest experiences. Comparable scale and direct-to-consumer orientation to StadsAkkers, though without the explicit care-farm social mission.

Direct peers

• Landgoed De Olmenhorst: Organic fruit estate in Lisserbroek with a farm shop, events, and pick-your-own activities on a comparable diversified agricultural footprint. Demonstrates a similar blended production-plus-experiential-retail model in the Netherlands.
• De Groene Griffioen: Organic care farm near Amstelveen offering day activities, vegetable cultivation, and a farm shop with a similar social-inclusion mission. Most directly comparable to StadsAkkers in combining organic farming with care-farm services in a Dutch municipal setting.
• De Ommuurde Tuin (Renkum): Walled organic garden in Renkum combining a farm-to-table restaurant, shop, and on-site food production. Comparable Dutch farmstead-retail concept with curated value-added products and an experiential consumer channel.
• Stadsboerderij De Westerhoeve (Wageningen): Wageningen's municipal urban care farm combining organic food production with day activities for vulnerable groups. Same urban-care-farm hybrid model and Dutch municipal setting as StadsAkkers Apeldoorn.
• Groentenhof 't Geertje: Organic farm with on-site shop, pick-your-own, and educational activities in the Amsterdam region. Closely mirrors StadsAkkers' retail-plus-harvest-plus-education blend, though at a more commercial scale.
• Boerderij De Lindenhoff: Bioproductive organic farm near Baambrugge with on-site shop, restaurant, and event hosting. Comparable direct-to-consumer organic farm with bundled hospitality revenue similar to StadsAkkers' Blokhut.

Others

• Stichting Voedselbank Nederland: National federation of Dutch food banks. StadsAkkers is an active donor-producer for Voedselbank Apeldoorn, making the national body a relevant institutional counterparty and ecosystem participant.
• CSA Netwerk Nederland: National network for community-supported agriculture in the Netherlands. StadsAkkers' zelfoogst model is functionally a CSA subscription, making this network the natural sector infrastructure peer for benchmarking and member referrals.

Broad incumbents

• Stichting Boer & Zorg (Federatie Landbouw en Zorg): Dutch national federation representing care farms (zorgboerderijen) across the Netherlands. StadsAkkers is implicitly part of this ecosystem through its care-farm services for people with labor-market barriers, making the federation a natural sector umbrella peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/StadsAkkers
• Instagraminstagram.com/stadsakkers.apeldoorn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadsakkersapeldoorn

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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