With dung and fork cycle route

That land on the coast, we can do something with it. The Groningers have known that for centuries. First they built wierden (residential mounds) and later they diked the marshes; both to control the land. Even today, residents still benefit from the fertile clay soil. A vegetable garden does well here. Cycle through the ancient landscape and discover all kinds of delicious things along the way.

On the ‘Mest en Vork’ cycle route (no, that’s not a spelling mistake), you’ll cycle 40 kilometres past all sorts of culinary hotspots. Have a coffee at Landgoed Verhildersum or a cup of tea at de Theefabriek. Along the way, you can buy cheese, biscuits and mustard – all made locally, of course. You’ll have to pedal hard to get there, but with all those beautiful views and friendly ‘wierden’ villages, it’s certainly no hardship.

The bike ride starts and ends not coincidentally at De Groene Luwte in Molenrij. Here, Alma Huisken and Doortje Stellwagen have a sizeable garden. Their vegetable garden, orchard and goose meadow are managed as ecologically, biodynamically and according to permaculture principles as much as possible. They also wrote a book: Met mest en fork. During the open days, you can see how everything here ends up on a plate straight from the garden. And back again. A fine example of a smoothly running green cycle.

Local produce
Local produce
Local restaurants
Local restaurants
Cycling
Cycling
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Routes Groningen Store

Local produce

Local restaurants

Cycling

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