A day with us · De Boomgaard

Music day

8.45
Pick-up and arrival
The minibus picks you up at home. Coming by yourself? You are welcome from 9.15.
9.30
Coffee and the paper
At the big table. We talk about the news and what we will do today.
10.15
Morning activity
Singing along to Wim’s accordion
Big roomMatches: music & singing
Or instead: making soup for lunch or sowing and repotting in the greenhouse
11.45
Laying the table together
Anyone who likes helps in the kitchen or lays the long table.
12.15
Hot lunch
Pumpkin soup and pancakes with apple from the orchard. Vegetarian, halal or a small portion is always possible.
13.15
Time to rest
In the quiet room, in a chair by the stove or on a short stroll.
14.00
Afternoon activity
Request records from the old days
Big roomMatches: music & singing
Or instead: painting and drawing or brushing the goats
15.15
Tea and something sweet
We look back on the day together, often with something from our own kitchen.
15.45
Home again
The minibus takes you home, usually between 16.15 and 16.30.

Your week: 1 day, on Tuesday.

Fancy trying a Tuesday?

The weekly rhythm

Every day has its own character

The steady rhythm gives people something to hold on to. Those who come more often know what they can look forward to.

Day	Morning	Lunch	Afternoon
MondayHarvest day	Harvesting in the vegetable garden and orchard · Morning round with the animals, collecting eggs · Reading the paper and talking about the week	Hotchpotch with a meatball (also vegetarian or halal)	Arranging flowers from the garden · A walk around the yard and along the Vliet · Shuffleboard and card games
TuesdayMusic day	Singing along to Wim’s accordion · Making soup for lunch · Sowing and repotting in the greenhouse	Pumpkin soup and pancakes with apple from the orchard	Painting and drawing · Request records from the old days · Brushing the goats
WednesdayBaking day	Baking apple pie · Picking herbs and apples · Memory quiz: do you remember?	Chicken with apples, potatoes and red cabbage (halal chicken)	Duo bike ride along the Vliet · Looking after the hen house · Knitting and crochet at the big table
ThursdayWorkshop day	Building bird boxes and nesting boxes · Pruning and tidying in the orchard · Making jam and apple sauce	Dutch pea soup with rye bread (also meat-free)	Listening concert and a little dancing · Chair exercises and ball games · Bingo with prizes from the farm stall
FridayFarm stall day	Preparing treats for the farm stall · Picking flowers for the farm stall · Collecting and sorting eggs	Fish or a veggie schnitzel with new potatoes and salad, apple sauce for dessert	Friday afternoon drinks with snacks and stories · Singing together around the piano · A walk to the farm stall by the road

Through the year

Work in the garden and orchard shapes much of what we do. So every season feels different.

Spring
- Sowing in the greenhouse
- Blossom walk through the orchard
- Making Easter decorations
- Visiting the chicks next door
Summer
- Picking berries and making jam
- Lunch outdoors at the long table
- Duo bike ride to the ice-cream farm
- Music under the pear tree
Autumnnow
- Picking apples and pressing juice
- Apple pie and pumpkin soup
- Planting bulbs for spring
- Harvest party with families
Winter
- Pruning the fruit trees
- Making bird food and fat balls
- Christmas decorations and Dutch doughnuts
- Stories by the stove