Farmers between reeds, peat and nobility tells the history of the Land of Vollenhove from the 10th century to the present from the perspective of the life and work of the farming population. This region is best known for the beautiful nature of National Park Wieden and Weerribben and picturesque towns such as Vollenhove, Blokzijl and Zwartsluis. This book recounts the early reclamations of the area, the peat extraction, the struggle with the water and the way agriculture was practiced in the different periods. This always interacts with the changing socio-economic relations, the role of the many noble families in the area, church life, and the development of education and traffic. Also highlighted are the major changes that occurred after the advent of dairies, land consolidation, mechanization, and the growing importance of nature and recreation. The author worked as an agricultural sociologist in the Netherlands and abroad.