Holland: A town in the Netherlands will not let you live there unless you grow food on at least half of your land
To maintain the rural character the overall programming is kept at 18% construction, 8% roads, 13 % public green, 2% water and 59% urban agriculture.
Lifestyle Desk
Times of India
Aug 17, 2026
Excerpt:
“This rule – if you want to live in Oosterwold, you have to produce food on at least 50% of your property – is very unique thinking in the world, and makes it also an outstanding area in many ways,” said Jan Eelco Jansma, a researcher at Wageningen University & Research, who has studied Almere for years and inspired the city to include urban agriculture in the planning of Oosterwold to The Guardian in 2024.
For those who don’t have the skills to farm their own land, hiring a local “city farmer” through a platform built specifically to match landowners with growers is an option.
The eventual goal is to provide 10% of Almere’s food, which many see as ambitious but hopefully doable in time.
Marco de Kat, a local councillor and Oosterwold resident, has fully embraced the community’s sustainable ethos. Since moving in 2017, de Kat has transformed his 800-square-meter garden into a source of fresh produce, growing fruits, vegetables, and herbs like apples, peppers, and basil. In the winter, he and his wife rely on preserved foods stored in freezers to maintain their supply.
“Yesterday, I forgot to think about what to eat,” de Kat shared as per a report by Happy Eco News. “You just walk through your garden, find something, and that’s what you eat.”
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/holland-a-town-in-the-netherlands-will-not-let-you-live-there-unless-you-grow-food-on-at-least-half-of-your-land/
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