The best local producers Moselle

Fresh, seasonal, seasonal products from the region? This is where it's going! The Ayotte, opened in May 2014, is a store that comprises forty local producers, who sell their products directly under the same roof. You will find meat, pork, poultry, fruit and vegetables, dairy products, eggs, honey, wine, bread, jams, fruit juices… The whole «made in Lorraine». Don't look for tomatoes in the middle of December, there will be no! Here, the products are seasonal, which basically makes sense. As for prices set by producers, they remain reasonable. So, let's do so, by making our local producers work every day to offer us quality products. Let's eat well, let's eat lorraine!

Since 1993, the Porten family has been raising ducks and poultry in the village of Manderen. The ducklings arrive here between June and October, and are force-fed until the end of April. They are raised in the traditional way, in the open air, on grassy pastures before being force-fed. Processing is carried out on site. You can buy preserved foie gras, pâtés, rillettes, confits, etc., duck sausages, duck breasts, duck meat (magret, thighs, aiguillettes) and ready-to-cook poultry.

The Rucher des Trois Frontières will delight all gourmets with a complete range of beekeeping products. Production is carried out by transhumance (moving the hives) to offer you a varied range of honeys (chestnut, fir, flower...). Other bee products such as gingerbread, sweets, fresh pollen and vinegar are also on offer. And let's not forget the excellent French royal jelly

For the past 3 years, La Fée Maraîchère, whose real name is Florence, has been offering ethical jams and juices with original, tasty flavors. The principles of anti-gaspi, artisanal know-how and the circular economy have their raison d'être! It recovers unsold fruit to make jams and juices for resale by its partners. Original recipes include apple-pear speculoos, citrus banana, citrus carrot and red fruit/exotic fruit. La Fée is a peach of hell, and always a banana!

On the first floor of a charming, rustic half-timbered house, here's a store that smells just like honey! Bertschy has been a beekeeper from father to son for four generations, since 1882, and offers a wide range of Lorraine honeys and other beehive products. He has 400 hives, which migrate to different sites. Flower honey, forest honey and especially fir honey, appreciated for its therapeutic virtues (anti-anemic, antiseptic and diuretic), will replace jams and spreads. Rich in trace elements (magnesium, copper, potassium, iron), you'll be all set for the coming winter!

They are in shell, laminated, filled with veined butter or then cooked in bowl. In the middle of the village of Thonville, snails come in all their forms in the Quentin Haag store. A true guarantee of French gastronomy, they are here cooked and prepared with fresh products. High outdoors on the farm, they are transformed to become the stars of the festive meal. A tour at the Coquille Gourmande allows you to know everything about the rearing of snails before discovering all the flavours. 

The perfect place to stock up on local farm produce. They're not all organic, but here you're assured of short circuits. The producers cultivate their land, raise their livestock and make their cheeses, and have joined forces to offer you their products direct, in an attractive store on the outskirts of Sarrebourg. On the shelves: fruit and vegetables, flour and pasta, cheeses, meat, bread and an excellent Lorraine salt with organic camelina, wines, brandies, jams and delicious ice creams...

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After long studies, Géraldine found her balance with Florent and both decided to keep bees. More than 400 hives make up the herd of these beekeepers who take very seriously the excellence in the quality of their royal jelly and their different varieties of honey. Nine variants to date, thanks to farms located from Moselle to Vosges. Whether it's finding the way to the apiary, finding out about future markets or exhibitions where you can find them, or asking to visit the apiary, the answers to your questions can be found on their website or Facebook. The quality of these products will delight you.

Kévin and Bernard Harlé, pig farmers and charcutiers, welcome you to their new farm store in Réding. Every product in the store is sourced and supplied by carefully selected local producers based within a 40-50 km radius. Trusted partners who share their commitment to quality and traditional, natural production methods.

This family-run beekeeping operation has been in existence since 1882. Today, Mathieu Bertschy runs a thousand hives. A beekeeper specializing in wax processing, he shapes and exchanges embossed wax in standard or custom formats. Ideal for starting out in beekeeping, he supplies beekeeping materials and equipment for apiary work, bee feeding, honey extraction and packaging. Professional beekeepers can also buy from him.

Discover the fascinating world of beekeeping with Pierre Trithardt, an experienced beekeeper based in Vasperviller. On his small farm, Pierre Trithardt cares for his bees with love and dedication, producing honey of exceptional quality, with proven medicinal and nutritional virtues. He sells different types of honey directly from his farm or at markets. Let him know you're coming. Delivery possible within a 15 km radius (minimum 5 jars of 500 g per delivery).

In 2007, Mathieu took over the farm created in the 1970s by Désiré Walter and gave it his name to preserve its memory: GAEC Saint Désiré. Hervé joined him in 2008 to produce organic cow's milk, their core business. Shortly afterwards, they began rearing calves. The milk is fed to the farm's calves, and some of it is transformed into various dairy products for sale in the De Mes Terres store. The short circuit is the logical continuation of the commitment developed on the farm.

For several decades, duck foie gras has been the flagship product of the Monier farm. Nathalie and Nicolas Monier (second generation) also offer rillettes, pâtés, confits... The couple raise and process their own ducks: between 1,700 and 2,000 a year. The ducks are force-fed whole-grain corn using traditional methods. Nicolas feels each duck's crop to see if it can still be fed. Not as fast as automatic force-feeding, but more respectful of the animal. No preservatives are used, and preparations are seasoned with "Nature et Progrès" label Guérande salt.

This farm is dedicated to raising dairy ewes for cheese processing. The farm produces delicious whole-milk yoghurts, plain or flavored, and cheeses. At the helm are Audrey Langbour and Emmanuel Houpert. The grandson of a farmer, Emmanuel took over the farm from his grandparents. For Audrey and Emmanuel, the most important thing is animal welfare. Their ewes graze in healthy meadows, free of weedkillers and enriched with manure. They are even involved in eco-pasturing on some of the village residents' land. Some of the farm's products are on sale at De mes Terres in Sarrebourg and Magasin Vert in Hommarting.

Since setting up in 2018, this producer of strawberries and raspberries, apples and pears, but also mushrooms, this young market gardener has planted nearly 6,000 fruit trees, the most numerous being apple trees selected from several varieties. A producer with the Moselle Quality label.

Since January^1, 2020, Nicolas Pieron has taken over the small estate formerly named Jaspard (vines planted in the 1950s) renamed Domaine Enivrance. Its 2 hectares - auxerrois, pinot noir, pinot meunier grapes - now produce 9 cuvées (compared to 3 before). To expand his offer, Nicolas has redefined the parcels, taking into account the identity of each. Thus he presents a complete range of reds, grays, whites, more or less fruity, adapting to all menus and all occasions. Tasting possible by appointment.

Producers Étienne and Jean-Jacques Carter go from one hive to another. So, to talk to them and make an appointment at the store, you should contact them. Afterwards, customers and their children are free to indulge in all sorts of local honeys! It is also advisable to crack for the gingerbread with honey or the nougat, made in an artisanal way obviously. In case of absence of producers, there is an online store.

Pierre Pfeiffer sells a wide range of beehive products, including honey, propolis, wax and pollen. He also sells swarms and bees. This beekeeper has a great love for those he calls his "little foragers". He dedicates to them the bronze medal he won at the Concours des miels lorrains 2023. An award that confirms the quality of his work.

Two Langatte farms have come together in a small space on the farm of one of them, to offer you their products direct. Anita and Eric Chadé's farm welcomes you. This formula is very popular with regular customers and tourists in the summer months. People come here to stock up on farm yoghurts and pork or beef. In summer, the barbecue range (made to order) has a loyal following. There's also homemade pasta with fresh eggs.

Nicolas Deom's market-garden farm, which has been organic since 2011, has opened its seasonal fruit and vegetable store to the public, which also features produce from other local farmers. There are preserves, wines and cheeses. In spring, strawberries and asparagus, then tomatoes, zucchinis and more in summer. In autumn, mirabelle plums. In December, Christmas trees, carrots, lamb's lettuce and squash. Nicolas Deom has also invested in a clever vending machine for fresh organic vegetables, installed in the farmyard. So practical!