Family farm
Zuid-Holland
Welcome to The Kaagse Boer! We are Johan van Ruiten and Sandra Kloppenburg and we would like to welcome you to our wonderfull Island Kaag. We live in a old farm originated from 1648 with dogs Bobbie the Border Collie, Jazz the shepard and cat Pallas. Kaag is located between Amsterdam and The Hague ( 30 minutes by car ) . The Kaagse Boer is an dairyfarm where we milk 55 cows and produce cheese and butter. The Kaagse Boer is situated on Kaag, an island between Amsterdam and The Hague. We sell our cheese in our own shop. We also have an B&B with 5 rooms and an appartment. You can help us with milking the cows, feeding the calfs, help to preserve the meadow birds and with all different types of work on the land. We have a appartment available on our property with a small kitchen, bathroom and bedroom all for yourself with a view over the cowstable. We are organic since 2017.
Organic methods: grass cow milking
Certifications: skalnummer 100377
Read more
Learning opportunities
Poultry farming
Pig farming
Cattle farming
Sheep or goat farming
Dairy farming
Food justice / sovereignty
Johan van Ruiten & Sandra
Member since 2019
Languages spoken:
Dutch, English, German
Response rate: 73%
Response time: typically within 5 days
December 2025
- Mon
- Tue
- Wed
- Thu
- Fri
- Sat
- Sun
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
Open
Planned visit
Closed
Zuid-Holland
We are located on an island which is accessible by a car though a small ferry ( 24/7 ) . The train station is 5 km away. .
Reviews
Lucien
France
•
October 2025
Kaag is a truly beautiful place — the farm is located in a charming village surrounded by stunning nature. I loved being close to the animals and taking part in the daily tasks on the farm. It was my very first WWOOFing experience, and I couldn’t have asked for a better introduction! Johan is a great host, and I really enjoyed discovering WWOOFing with him.
Tania
Honduras
•
January 2025
My experience at De Kaagse Boer was my first experience in WWOOF.
I learned so much about farm animals and Mr Johan is a great person.
He teach me many things to do in the farm.
He is very friendly and was very welcoming, he was always making sure I was ok and he always very communicative and very responsive in text messages.
I felt I was in a very safe place and with a very nice family farm.
I would highly recommend to go to De Kaagse Boer and volunteer in this wonderful place.
Kaag is a small town that has their one small ferry. The village looks like a movie village.
I had a amazing time.
I want to thanks Johan for this great life experience opportunity I had at De Kaagse Boer.
I had so much love for this place and his family.
I wish you all well and success!
Read more
Mingyang
Netherlands
•
January 2025
They are very nice hosts; I love them. I spent 4 weeks there, and I learned a lot about farm work. I like my host, he is a very nice person, very approachable, and very gentle. If I get another chance, I will help them again.
Dirk
Belgium
•
April 2024
Onvergetelijk, en zeker voor herhaling vatbaar!
Je zal je geen moment vervelen, in "het gekkenhuis" van de familie Van Ruiten. Het zijn stuk voor stuk noeste werkers, maar met het hart op de juiste plek, zowel voor mens als dier.. Je wordt als wwoofer in je waarde gelaten, en krijgt alle ruimte om je werk in te vullen naar eigen kracht.
Je wordt als vanzelf een schakel in het sterke familieteam, en je leert alle dagen nieuwe dingen (kaasmaken!).
Je beschikt over voldoende privacy, een paar onmisbare laarzen, en er mag ook gelachen worden!
Kortom, warm aanbevolen! A je to!
Read more
Elizabeth
United States
•
August 2023
I had a very enjoyable time at De Kaagse Boer. Johan and his whole family were incredibly friendly and kind hosts. The work was very interesting and variable: working with the cows, gardening, weeding, farm maintenance, helping with various farm projects, cheese making, etc. I had the opportunity to learn lots about dairy cows, organic grass farming, and cheese production. The amount of work was very fair and I had lots of time to enjoy Kaag and surrounding cities in the Netherlands. Kaag was a beautiful place to spend time and I had easy access to train by a provided bike. The apartment was spacious and had all the necessities plus great proximity to the cows.
Read more
Salomé
France
•
September 2021
I would definitely recommend the Kaagse Boer, I had a great experience! A good amount of interesting work and enough free time to travel around the country (with a provided bike). The island is beautiful and the family very kind.
