FarmCamps De Buitenhoeve

High school sweethearts – that’s a perfect way to describe farmer Aico and farmer’s wife Kirsten. Their life together began more than 15 years ago at secondary school. While Aico’s love was rooted in the farm where he grew up, Kirsten’s heart lay with making cheese. And what do you do when you want to build a future together…? Exactly – you make the most delicious cheeses from the milk of the very best cows! This fairy tale has now been going on for several years, and their homemade hard cheeses regularly win awards. The dairy products they also make themselves are delicious and well known throughout the wider Haaften area, where they are sold in their own farm shop. The milk they use comes from their 60 dairy cows who, whenever the weather allows, happily graze outside. The cows are milked by a milking robot that runs day and night, allowing them to decide for themselves when they want to eat and be milked. How great is that! But there are many more residents on this dairy farm and cheese dairy. Such as their sons Riley and Bradley. And also Ko the miniature donkey; Luna, Macky and Rakker the Shetland ponies; Frozen and Phoenix the A-ponies; Rocky the C-pony; Ollie and Bonnie the horses; the goats Kwik, Kwek and Kwak; the sheep Fien and Lien; Ridge the farm dog; Malibu the cat; the cats Baileys and Flugel; the miniature pigs Tijgertje and Knorretje; and the calves. And we could go on for quite a while. Because besides being hard workers, Aico and Kirsten are true animal lovers – so this certainly won’t be the end of it. When you choose a holiday at De Buitenhoeve, you’ll learn a lot. Do you know how cheese is made? Farmer’s wife Kirsten will be happy to show you. And are you visiting during the summer holidays? Then the pop-up pool will be waiting for you. Splash around, cool off and relax after a day full of farm adventures – guaranteed refreshment! Of course, there is also more than enough time and space to play and cuddle with all the animals. How about a walk with one of their sweet ponies along the Klompenpad opposite the farm? Or would you rather give Ko the donkey a good brushing? He can’t wait.