About City Farm
City Farm connects people with local, organic and natural food sources across the Netherlands. We believe healthy choices start with knowing where your food comes from and who makes it.
Our vision
To build healthier communities by promoting fresh, natural foods over processed products and preservatives.
Our mission
To be the go-to guide for discovering local organic and natural food sources, helping people make healthier choices and support local producers.
Natural
No preservatives, no chemicals.
Local
Support farmers and makers near you.
Healthy
Food that is good for you and the planet.
What we expect from store owners
City Farm is a guide, not a seller. Stores listed on the platform commit to full transparency about origin and production methods. We expect them to be able to demonstrate, on request, that their products genuinely come from local producers — from the city, province, the Netherlands or Europe — who promote sustainable agriculture, do not use pesticides, respect natural production and do not sell anything industrially processed.
- ✅ Proof of origin and direct relationship with the producer.
- ✅ Preference for organic, biodynamic or natural cultivation, free of synthetic pesticides.
- ✅ No ultra-processed products, no unnecessary preservatives or additives.
- ✅ Short supply chains and seasonal offerings whenever possible.
Hygiene & food safety (Dutch law)
Every shop, farm and producer listed on City Farm must fully comply with Dutch and European food-safety and hygiene legislation, including but not limited to the rules listed below, together with any other regulation specifically applicable to their own activity, sector, product category, location or legal form. Supervision lies with the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA); compliance is the exclusive responsibility of the store owner.
- 📜 Dutch Commodities Act (Warenwet) and Hygiene of Foodstuffs Decree.
- 📜 EU Regulation 852/2004 — general hygiene rules for foodstuffs (HACCP).
- 📜 EU Regulation 178/2002 — General Food Law and traceability.
- 📜 EU Regulation 1169/2011 — labelling, allergens and origin information.
- 📜 Sector Hygiene Code (e.g. for fresh-food retail, butchers, bakers or hospitality).
- 📜 Skal Biocontrole certification for products sold as 'organic' (biologisch).
- 📜 And any other local, national or European regulation applicable to the specific shop or its products.
Good faith notice: City Farm publishes this information in good faith and solely to inform the consumer. Each shop is fully responsible for what it publishes on the platform and for the accuracy, completeness and legality of its listing. By using City Farm the consumer acknowledges that the platform acts as a guide, not as a seller or guarantor.
City Farm does not perform inspections and is not a certifying authority. See our terms.