Ruijtergaard (onderdeel van Stichting Amstergaard)

The Ruijtergaard is a community food-forest garden behind Amsterdam Centraal on the De Ruijterkade, created and tended by neighbourhood volunteers as part of Stichting Amstergaard.

What is the Ruijtergaard?

The Ruijtergaard is a small edible green space tucked along the quay east of Amsterdam Centraal. Created in 2018 when Nieuwmarkt-area residents and businesses joined forces, it turns a strip of pavement into a “food forest” of herbs, shrubs and trees grown in artistic planted containers. It is part of Stichting Amstergaard, which builds edible green spaces across the city.

What to expect

• Edible mini food-forests in planted containers
• Herbs, shrubs and fruiting plants tended by locals
• A green, volunteer-run pocket near the waterfront
• Worm-composting that recycles neighbourhood food waste

How to get there

The garden runs along the De Ruijterkade on the east side of Amsterdam Centraal, an easy walk from the station and the canals around Dam Square.

Good to know

• Address: De Ruijterkade 105-153, 1011 AB Amsterdam
• Phone: +31 20 760 0310
• Website: amstergaard.nl
• Cost: free — a public neighbourhood garden

Frequently asked questions

What is the Ruijtergaard? A community food-forest garden behind Amsterdam Centraal, part of Stichting Amstergaard.

Who looks after it? Local residents and businesses from the Nieuwmarkt area.

Where is it? Along the De Ruijterkade on the east side of Amsterdam Centraal.

Is it free to visit? Yes, it’s a public green space.