AGRICULTURAL NEWS - On a 100ha piece of land in Boxtel, the Netherlands, 165 ordinary families are renting land and paying a farmer to raise free-range pigs, cattle and chickens, and to grow 55 different types of vegetables to their organic specifications.
The co-operative, called Herenboeren, was initiated by Boudewijn Tooren and a group of friends in 2015. While the families rent 100ha of land from a foundation, production is only on 20ha.
Despite the apparently small area of production, the operation provides a box with five types of vegetables and some meat to each family per week.
