Noord-Brabant is a top region for u-pick farms with world-famous strawberries and white asparagus. The fruit picking farms in Brabant are known for their delicious strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and apples that you can pick yourself. Vegetable picking gardens offer the famous Brabant asparagus, fresh tomatoes, and zucchini, while herb gardens are rich in basil, parsley, mint, and thyme for lovers of fresh herbs.

The best u-pick farms in Noord-Brabant

Noord-Brabant is the heart of Dutch horticulture. The sandy soils around Breda and Tilburg have been used for strawberry cultivation for generations; the clay polders near Den Bosch for asparagus. A newer generation of farms has expanded the offer considerably — from edible flowers to dried bouquet specialists.

Pluck van het veld is arguably the most comprehensive pick-your-own farm in the province: over sixty varieties of herbs, vegetables, and flowers, from spring onion and kale to dahlias and wildflowers. A full day is barely enough to see everything.

FlowerWise specialises in edible flowers — a fast-growing niche that very few farms anywhere offer. Think nasturtiums, pansies, and petals ready to garnish a plate.

Pluk Vrolijk and Pluktuin Forever Flower Crafts are the addresses for those who want to leave with a bucket full of dahlias, alliums, and summer blooms. Large, colourful, generously planted.

Tuinderij ’t Wild combines kitchen garden vegetables (purslane, spring onion, kale) with cut flowers in an atmosphere closer to an English cottage garden than a commercial operation.

Tip: Brabant strawberries are at their best in May and early June — always ask if you can taste one before you start picking.