It was a morning stop at the Flower Market for Bob and the Big Show listeners on the Holiday Vacations Agricultural Tour of Holland:
So many kinds and so many varieties:
It truly is a worldwide market, available online:
In addition to the more, shall we say traditional-style trading:
From there it was off to check out pork production, stopping at the headquarters of MS Schippers. A family started Coop for pork production. Schippers supplies pigs, feed, vet care, and a line of supplies. Producers provide barns and labor. They subscribe to a production system. Barns are coated in a easy to clean epoxy type surface, males are not castrated, insects are controlled, and water systems are monitored for cleanliness. They have similar systems for dairy and poultry and hope to expand into Canada and eventually the U.S.:
Biosecurity, as you may imagine, is pretty tight, with guests required to wash their shoes:
Plus the bus is sprayed down when entering the property: