Sustainable nursery: The Gardens of Benevolence

At their nursery in Veenhuizen, Lambert and Jolanda grow plants sustainably and care for others. "We combine several pillars," says Lambert. "We have a caring role, and I love helping people. It's also fantastic to track down and preserve historical plant varieties so they don't get lost. We're essentially selling stories. We also work on recreation and education. It's the combination of all of this that we find so special." You can also find the nursery at the Ambachtelijke Plantenmarkt (Artisan Plant Market) this year.

At De Tuinen van Weldadigheid (The Gardens of Weldadigheid), you'll find a wide variety of sustainably grown seed and vegetable crops. Not only do they sell plants, they also have their own seed line and online store.

On September 27th and 28th, De Tuinen van Weldadigheid will be at the Ambachtelijke Plantenmarkt (Artisanal Plant Market), the most sustainable plant event of the year. Will you be there at De Wiersse Estate in Vorden? Read more about this nursery's sustainable offerings at the plant market below.

Lambert is an environmental engineer by training and worked in various sustainability areas until 2007, such as environmental permits, sustainable construction, sustainable energy and innovations.

In 2007, Jolanda and Lambert founded the Gardens of Benevolence in Veenhuizen. At their organic nursery, they maintain vast collections of ancient and other unique edible plants, herbs, and flowers, and sell their seeds, plants, and seedlings.

The company is also a small-scale care farm. The most important aspect of our company is maintaining genetic diversity in edible crops.

Lambert: "Plastic isn't inherently worse than wood or other natural materials. We use a lot of plastic crates. They damage plants less than wooden crates, are easier to clean, are lighter, don't splinter, and last just as long. As for flowerpots, we still use black plastic pots from a batch we bought secondhand when we started 17 years ago."

We have copied this information as carefully as possible and edited it for readability, based on the contract signed and explained by the growers at the Craft Plant Market .