From farm to table. (1/2)

A tasting!
This tour is free only in the public area of the Midzeelhoeves.
Curious about the rest of the tour through the museum gardens and barns?
Then, pick up your proof of payment at the reception desk during opening hours.

What you didn’t know yet.
The Market Garden Region, cradle of pioneers and innovations in market gardening for 150 years. Nourished by the two Neten, Dyle, Demer, and Rupel rivers, this region has always been fertile.
This riverine land, with its clay and loamy soils, is and has always been ideal for horticulture.
And with the proximity of major cities such as Antwerp, Mechelen, and Brussels, rapid sales were assured.

How did this come about?
Farmer Achiel and Abbess Agnès take you through centuries of gardening and market gardening.
From historic farms and peasant superstitions to the imperial gardens of Charlemagne and Louis XIV, and on to the pioneers of the Mechelen market gardening region.

📏 1 km
🕑 1 hour 30 minutes
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