{"id":2121,"date":"2018-11-14T11:37:48","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T10:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/?p=2121"},"modified":"2023-10-18T13:02:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T11:02:21","slug":"3-places-that-can-help-you-buy-sustainable-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/2018\/11\/14\/3-places-that-can-help-you-buy-sustainable-food\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Places that Can Help you Buy Sustainable Food"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s amazing how many different options Wageningen has to buy food. It has options for all tastes and tastes: large supermarket chains and small local producers; home deliveries and harvest yourself on the farm; ready meals or slow cooking; of everything! The only difficult part will be to choose, mainly because there are no hours left in the week if we want all the options.<\/span><\/p>\n

I will share with you the places where I chose to buy my food. However, I strongly recommend that you test other options as well, to decide where you feel best buying and which fit the most in your routine. I chose these because my priority is to have direct contact with the producers (I like to talk.) Here they go:<\/span><\/p>\n

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De Hoge Born<\/b><\/h2>\n

This is a farm almost on campus, although it is not part of WUR. <\/span>De Hoge Born<\/span><\/a> is a philanthropic center of people undergoing psychological treatment. It’s what the Dutch call <\/span>lievegoed<\/span><\/i>. In this center, people work there voluntarily to help in the treatment of others. It was my first job in Wageningen (because I moved here doing parallel jobs to get paid for school), but as it was for free I exchanged the work for food.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I really like the place and keep buying there, even without working anymore. They plant food in an open air area and in a greenhouse, these foods go to the store (photo below), and what is not sold they give to the chickens and compost. Very incredible, the chickens eat organic and seasonal vegetables! In the store, they sell products that come from other local producers or from nearby countries, all with labels about where the food comes from. And here’s the big tip for the students: we have 10% discount on purchases. Do not forget to ask when you’re paying!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Schedule:<\/span><\/p>\n