Voedselbosbouw Nederland

What Voedselbosbouw Nederland does

Stichting Voedselbosbouw Nederland is a Dutch non-profit foundation (KvK 66233445), founded in 2017 and headquartered at Gasthuisring 4, 5041 DS Tilburg (statutory seat Lelystad), that develops and manages professional agrarian food forests (voedselbossen) of at least 5 hectares on Dutch agricultural land. Its flagship sites include Voedselbos Eemvallei Zuid (~30 ha, Almere, with Staatsbosbeheer, Stichting Speelwildernis Het Buytenwold, Natuurboerderij Vliervelden and Provincie Flevoland) and Voedselbos Schijndel (~20 ha, Brabant, with Groen Ontwikkelfonds Brabant and HAS Den Bosch), both described as among the largest food forest projects in Europe. The foundation runs the Duurzame Doorbraak Voedselbosbouw 2019-2023 program targeting at least 150 hectares across roughly 20 projects, coordinates volunteer planting days between November and March, and operates an open-source Database Voedselbossoorten with 100+ species, cultivars and rootstocks maintained by an internal and external expert working group (including partner Stichting ReGeneratie).

The foundation's underlying 'technology' is a domain-specific, multi-layered vegetation framework (canopy trees, lower trees, shrubs, herbs, ground covers, root and tuber crops, climbers, fungi) modelled on natural forest principles with predominantly woody, edible species. Its core service offerings include professional projectbegeleiding (design, establishment and management support for >5 ha food forests), knowledge products such as the species database and a National Monitoring Program, and tiered corporate sponsorship packages (Kruidlaag/Struiklaag/Kroonlaag sponsorships at €500, €1,000 and €2,500). Since 2019 Dutch farmers recognise food forests under gewascode 1940, preserving their agricultural subsidy rights.

Voedselbosbouw Nederland monetises primarily through a three-stream donation and partnership model: (i) ANBI-status donations (one-time and recurring) processed via Mollie and Stripe, (ii) tiered project sponsorship, and (iii) project co-financing from named partners including GreenChoice, Trees for All, Groen Ontwikkelfonds Brabant, Brabant Water, Staatsbosbeheer and WWF Netherlands. Customer segments are farmers and agrarian entrepreneurs, land managers (Staatsbosbeheer and similar), private landowners with agricultural access, and corporate sponsors seeking sustainability positioning; flagship partners (e.g., WWF NL, GreenChoice) function as both ecosystem supporters and reputational anchors.

Name

Voedselbosbouw Nederland

Legal name

Stichting Voedselbosbouw Nederland

Website

https://www.voedselbosbouw.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stichting Voedselbosbouw Nederland is a Dutch non-profit foundation that designs, develops and manages professional food forests of 5+ hectares for farmers, land managers and private landowners, operating the Duurzame Doorbraak program across ~20 projects and an open-source species database.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agroforestry / Food Forestry Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Crop Production (1151), Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry (115), Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating (115112)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Soil Health & Regenerative Agronomy Consulting (AFACABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (BPAGAGAI), Agroforestry & Perennial Cropping Systems (EUABABAD), Climate-Smart Farming & GHG Reduction (Emissions Accounting, Methane/N2O Reduction Practices) (AFAGAMAH), Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative) (BPAGALAD)

Keywords

• Food forest development
• Agroforestry services
• Regenerative agriculture
• Food forest design
• Sustainable land management

Headquarters

HQ city

Groesbeek

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Sponsoring: The foundation generates revenue through one-time and periodic donations, as well as project sponsorship at three tiers: Kruidlaagsponsor (€500), Struiklaagsponsor (€1,000), and Kroonlaagsponsor (€2,500). Sponsors receive recognition on project pages, in research reports, invitations to official openings, and newsletter mentions.
2. ANBI Donations: As an ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling) institution, the foundation can receive tax-deductible donations. They process donations through payment providers like Mollie/Stripe and maintain donation administration for 7 years per fiscal requirements.
3. Project Partnerships: Collaboration with partners like Staatsbosbeheer, Groen Ontwikkelfonds Brabant, GreenChoice, and Trees for All for co-financing of food forest projects. Financial contributions per hectare for project development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stichting Voedselbosbouw Nederland develops and manages agrarian food forests — layered, multi-functional agroecosystems producing food, restoring biodiversity, and sequestering carbon. It delivers food forest project design, projectbegeleiding, an open-source plant species database (Database Voedselbossoorten), and flagship demonstration sites such as Voedselbos Eemvallei Zuid (~30 ha) and Voedselbos Schijndel (~20 ha) under the Duurzame Doorbraak Voedselbosbouw program, supported by donations, sponsorships, and project partnerships.

Product overview

Stichting Voedselbosbouw Nederland is a foundation that develops large-scale food forests (voedselbossen) in the Netherlands as productive ecosystems modeled on natural forests with predominantly woody, edible species. Its portfolio centers on two flagship food forest projects — Voedselbos Eemvallei Zuid (~30 ha in Almere) and Voedselbos Schijndel (~20 ha in Brabant) — which are among the largest food forest projects in Europe. Across its network, the foundation manages approximately 20 food forest projects under the Duurzame Doorbraak Voedselbosbouw program, which aims to realize at least 150 hectares of food forests on Dutch agricultural land. Core offerings include a Database Voedselbossoorten (an open-source plant species database with cultivars and rootstocks), professional project guidance for design and management, and a tiered sponsorship program (Kruidlaagsponsor/Struiklaagsponsor/Kroonlaagsponsor) that provides corporate sponsors visibility and research report access in exchange for contributions of €500–€2,500. The foundation also publishes articles and scientific research to support the food forest sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Duurzame Doorbraak Voedselbosbouw Programma A multi-stakeholder program accelerating the development of agrarian food forests in the Netherlands, co-funded via public-private partnerships, that provides design, implementation, and projectbegeleiding for participating farmers and landowners.
• Voedselbos Eemvallei Zuid A flagship ~30 ha agrarian food forest developed with public and private partners as a large-scale demonstration of food forest development.
• Voedselbos Schijndel A flagship ~20 ha agrarian food forest demonstrating food forest development on farmland.
• Database Voedselbossoorten An open-access online database of edible and multifunctional plant species used for Dutch food forest design, maintained by the foundation and freely available to practitioners.
• Projectbegeleiding Voedselbossen Professional projectbegeleiding for farmers, land managers, and partners initiating food forest projects, including design coordination, partner matching, and implementation support.
• Beheer Voedselbos Groesbeek (Beheerlyckheid) Long-term management and maintenance of an existing food forest site (Beheerlyckheid) located in Groesbeek, operated through the foundation.

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration4 records

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Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• GreenChoicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreenChoice is a strategic partner providing co-financing for multiple food forest projects including Voedselbos Wildernest, Voedselbos Glanerbeek, Voedselbos Beheerlyckheid, Voedselbos de Casterie, Voedselbos Vierhoeven, Voedselbos Veenkoloniën, De Jonge Voedselbosboeren, and De Biesterhof.
• StaatsbosbeheercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch state forestry organization collaborating on development of Voedselbos Eemvallei Zuid in Almere as part of the Duurzame Doorbraak program.
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF) NetherlandsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn March 2023, WWF Netherlands and Stichting Voedselbosbouw announced they are bundling their strengths. This strategic partnership combines WWF's environmental expertise with the foundation's food forest development experience.
• HAS Den BoschminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigher education institution collaborating on development of Voedselbos Schijndel.
• Stichting Speelwildernis Het BuytenwoldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in development of Voedselbos Eemvallei Zuid in Almere.
• Natuurboerderij VlierveldenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in development of Voedselbos Eemvallei Zuid in Almere.
• Provincie FlevolandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial government of Flevoland collaborating on Voedselbos Eemvallei Zuid development.
• V.O.F. Gaia ImpactminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal entrepreneurs group that has united with ambition to operate a food forest. Managing Voedselbos Beheerlyckheid in Brouwershaven, Zeeland.
• Stichting ReGeneratiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner coordinating student research to collect knowledge from practice, literature, and field research to fill the plant database. Jordy van Eijk is co-founder and coordinates research, education, and realization of small-scale economically viable agroforestry systems.
• Voedselbos KetelbroekcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPioneering food forest (initiated by Wouter van Eck) that serves as a reference site and inspiration for the food forest movement in Netherlands.
• Coöperatie OndergrondminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCooperative providing landscape design services for food forests. Designers include Maarten Epskamp who designs food forests, edible gardens, and green-blue schoolyards.
• Voedselbosboer VOFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in development of Voedselbos Glanerbeek, contributing to regenerative agriculture development.
• Vlier&cominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in development of Voedselbos Glanerbeek.
• Brabant WatercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater company that initiated Voedselbos Vierhoeven project to investigate whether a food forest can be a profitable form of agriculture that also ensures vital nature, healthy soil, and good groundwater/drinking water.
• Food Forest Factory BVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization focused on realizing valuable ecosystems both ecologically and economically. Partners include Erik Rietjens who co-founded the company in September 2021. Involved in Voedselbos HEI 15 and Landgoed Hoeve Keulen projects.
• Coöperatie OndergrondminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative of landscape designers including Maarten Epskamp and Max de Corte involved in Voedselbos Lust en Last, Voedselbos Beheerlyckheid, and Voedselbos Ziedewij projects.
• Land van OnsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in De Biesterhof and De Jonge Voedselbosboeren projects, contributing to regenerative citizen farm development.
• De Terp SquashpackersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiological pumpkin company hosting Voedselbos De Terp on their agricultural land. Partnership for supply of high-quality edible species harvest to Albert Heijn, Udea, and Ekoplaza.
• Natuurlijk BerghofminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Voedselbos Natuurlijk Berghof project in Wijlre, Limburg.
• Burgerwindcoöperatie West Betuwe U.A. (Betuwewind)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCitizen wind cooperative that invests wind turbine revenues in local sustainability initiatives. Established Voedselbos Lingehout as part of their replanting obligation and ideal objectives.
• ForestPeace FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation owning Natuurplaats Binnenbos land (80+ hectares) where Voedselbos Binnenbos is being developed as inspiration for citizens and farmers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Trees for All: Dutch conservation foundation that plants trees worldwide and provides co-financing for Voedselbosbouw Nederland's projects including Beheerlyckheid, Baarle-Nassau, and Achterhoek. Not a direct competitor but a financial/enabling partner in the Dutch food forest ecosystem.
• Groen Ontwikkelfonds Brabant: Provincial development fund in Brabant that co-finances food forest projects, including Voedselbos Schijndel. Functions as an enabling capital provider rather than direct competitor, but is a comparable Brabant-based entity supporting the same project pipeline.

Emerging players

• Land van Ons: Dutch cooperative that acquires farmland to transition to regenerative, citizen-owned agriculture. Emerging player overlapping on De Biesterhof and De Jonge Voedselbosboeren projects and serving as a complementary land-access mechanism for food forest development.
• Stichting ReGeneratie: Dutch foundation co-founded by Jordy van Eijk (a key contributor to Voedselbosbouw Nederland's species database). Emerging player focusing on regenerative agriculture research, education, and small-scale agroforestry systems — closely adjacent to the foundation's mission.
• Netwerk Voedselbosbouw: Dutch network organization that maintains the national food forest map and connects practitioners across the Netherlands. Emerging player operating in the same ecosystem coordination role, with potential overlap in curating the national food forest community.

Direct peers

• De Voedselboss: Food forest design and realization firm founded by Martijn Aalbrecht, who has been developing a food forest near Hengelo since 2011. Direct peer providing professional design and implementation services to Dutch landowners, overlapping with Voedselbosbouw Nederland's project guidance offering.
• Plantschap: Landscape and food forest design firm founded by Evelyn Derksen (also a contributor to Voedselbosbouw Nederland's species database). Direct peer in the Dutch professional food forest design market, with overlapping service offerings for edible landscape and food forest projects.
• Food Forest Factory BV: Food forest design and realization company co-founded in 2021 by Erik Rietjens (a Voedselbosbouw Nederland contributor). Direct peer operating in the same Dutch food forest design/development space, working on projects such as Voedselbos HEI 15 and Landgoed Hoeve Keulen.
• Coöperatie Ondergrond: Cooperative of landscape designers (including Maarten Epskamp) that provides food forest, edible garden, and green-blue schoolyard design services. Direct peer delivering professional food forest design and a frequent project partner to Voedselbosbouw Nederland.
• Voedselbos Ketelbroek: Pioneering food forest in the Netherlands initiated by Wouter van Eck (founder of Voedselbosbouw Nederland). Direct peer serving as the foundational reference site that inspired the Dutch food forest movement and many of the foundation's partner projects.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

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Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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