Market gardeners Jura

Of Neapolitan peasant origin, Mickaël Mérone began his professional career in show business. But the need to get back to the land became pressing, and in 2012 he reconverted to organic production. Since 2017, the market gardener has been based on his farm, where he cultivates using sustainable and ecological methods. He produces seasonal vegetables as well as 40 aromatic and medicinal plants. Please let us know when you are coming.

From the restaurant business, Sandrine Muller moved on to fruit and vegetables. She took over this business in the centre to give it a 100% organic orientation. Her products fill the room with fragrance and come from local and regional farms; always from the producer. A short circuit that you will appreciate. The shopkeeper has also diversified with coffees, an impressive collection of spices and dried fruits. In addition, she favours bulk products. For a festive event, put her creativity to the test for remarkable and appetizing compositions.

For four years, 14 farmers have taken their destiny into their own hands with direct sales in Saint-Amour at the crossroads of three departments. This point of sale concentrates a group of farmers who have adopted strict specifications: respect for the seasonality of the products, for quality and for animal and environmental considerations. Some of them are certified "organic". On your way, you will find all you need: fruits, vegetables, meats, snails, cheeses, honey, breads and pastries, even drinks (wines, beers, fruit juices, herbal teas).

Dominique Pascutto and Florian Da Ros opened their mushroom farm near Champagnole by reoccupying abandoned greenhouses. Supported by Copilote (a project support cooperative), they started their cultivation on organic straw seeded with mycelium. The 1,000^{m2 of} the site produce more than 50 kg per week of oyster mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms, a species with recognized virtues in terms of blood pressure and diabetes. They are sold at the estate or at regional markets. The offer has diversified with sales in bags, jars and velouté.

Since taking over the estate, Laura and Nicolas Mathon have been involved in organic conversion. Their 12 hectares are home to apples, pears, cherries and strawberries. Private pickers can choose from 23 varieties of apples, as well as cider juice and vinegar, jams and compotes. New services will be added in 2021 with a fresh fruit distributor and the purchase of a press. The latter will allow everyone to come and extract the juice from their fruit. 1,600 trees will also be added to the orchard by 2022 to expand the range of products on offer.

The Briançon-Hillairet couple cultivates vegetables and plants in the rue de la Cueille, you can't make this up. An open-air garden. She was a landscape gardener and he was in charge of the agro-environmental mission. They have been growing 50 vegetables and 10 aromatic plants at an altitude of 650 metres. Their passion also leads them to collect local varieties through woods and fields. Laurent has also set up a distillation workshop to obtain essential oils and floral waters. In this way, he extracts the quintessence of cornflower, Roman chamomile, mint and resinous plants.