In 2006, Wim Bouden founded his sprout nursery, Kiem-X, in Deinze. With just three Belgian companies growing sprouting...
From the sandy soils of the Kempen to the fertile loam of Haspengouw: more than 1,000 passionate BelOrta growers work every day to bring you the very best fruits and vegetables. Spread across Belgium and a part of the Netherlands, they grow with care, expertise, and love for their product. Curious about who’s behind your fresh harvest? Meet some of our growers below.
In 2006, Wim Bouden founded his sprout nursery, Kiem-X, in Deinze. With just three Belgian companies growing sprouting...
Adriaan launched Mulkhof Asparagus in 1987. At first, their main activity was raising piglets, but they were already...
As a born grower’s son, Johan took over the family business from his father in 2018. On roughly 78 hectares, Johan grows...
The Dieleman family runs a true family business, with the next generation already lined up to take over.
Jos and Monique Vandersmissen are organic growers through and through. On their farm, they cultivate broccoli and...
The Geerdens family started growing apples and pears in 1992. A few years later, they also began growing strawberries...
Eddy started growing parsley in 1992 and gradually expanded his business from there.
Cedrik Van Den Borre graduated in 2008. He then decided to help out on his parents’ farm, where they kept dairy cattle...
In 2014, Bart took over the business from his parents-in-law. He grows black radish, parsnip and sweet potato.
Bart Van der Straeten grows organic apples and pears. His varieties include Jonagold, Elstar, Conference and Doyenné.
Geert Hermans has been in the business since 1990. Since 2008, he has been growing delicious strawberries.
Wim Van Bedts grows cauliflower, white cabbage, red cabbage, Chinese cabbage, savoy cabbage and Brussels sprouts.
Paul grows 17.5 hectares of butterhead lettuce in guttered greenhouses. Each year, he produces 8 million heads of...
Gino Jacques, father of three and a true family man, is a passionate grower of apples and pears.
Gino Van Acker took over the family business from his father in 2002. He grows organic apples and pears.