The best local producers Bas-Rhin

Without gelling agents or preservatives, Frédéric Hilberer offers about thirty jams, marmalades and jellies. Visit and taste traditional jams with apricot, morello cherry, but also strawberry rhubarb, pear with ginger, or carrot with gewurtzraminer... Impossible not to mention the cameline sauce, a great classic of medieval cooking: delicious jam made of apples, oranges, and figs, sugar, spices, dried fruits and a little vinegar.

When you don't have time to market, here's a good address from the producer to the consumer who avoids moving. Every week a basket is delivered to you, filled with vegetables or seasonal fruit harvested the day before, products 100% organic. You can add eggs, dairy products and processed products (cakes, tartlets, ravioles, preserves…), original recipes accompany the products. Practice, if you don't want to cook at all, the Farm also offers a dinner basket, between 5 € and 10 €, with depending on season a soup, a dish to warm, for example; everything is developed with agricultural products, organic guarantees. The basket of La Ferme Saint-André is delivered within a radius of about 50 km around Friedolsheim in the Lower Rhine.

On what criteria should you choose your favorite jam at La Boîte à Biscuits among the different kinds offered? There are several ranges to spread, to put in a dairy or to accompany meats and cheeses: sweet and sour, unusual, fruity, gourmet, chocolate, seasonal, special holidays or extras. There is also a wide choice of cookies: shortbread, macaroons, truffles, meringues... This store offers only handmade products, made in the family. As the store is also a tea room, come and taste on the spot!

The inn offers rooms and suites for your stay, and you can also take advantage of tourist activities in the area. To get to Ferme-Auberge Lindenhof, you can use the map provided. Take advantage of your stay at Ferme-Auberge Lindenhof to discover the beauty of Hohwald and the surrounding area.

Domaine Daniel RUFF is one of the city's leading wineries. You can discover their range of Alsace wines and crémants, from their finest terroirs. They also offer their unique Alsatian product, KLEVENER d'HEILIGENSTEIN, which is renowned for its quality. In 2022, they also plan to launch a new website, to be discovered by following the link www.ruff-vigneron.fr.

Coming from a family of distillers, Nicole and her daughter are inspired by the know-how of their ancestors and old Alsatian recipes. They elaborate their delicious jams in small quantities in copper cauldrons. We are light years away from the so-called artisanal productions. You can even test them. There is something for everyone! Nicole also offers a good selection of regional products: foie gras terrines, mustard and horseradish from Alsace, gingerbread, honeys and other sweets as well as pretty traditional pottery.

The fatty livers of goose and duck have been the specialties of this house since 1985; fresh, semi-preserved and preserved in whole or in part, they are prepared handcrafted, according to the Alsatian tradition, which will not be revealed to you the recipe jealously guarded, alas! You can taste before you make your choice, between the goose, subtle and soft and the more robust duck, more "rustic". All the year round, presented in pretty terrine of terrine porcelain that do not fear baking in the oven.
At the boutique you will also find a basket with a varied selection of local products, terrine game, sauerkraut and baeckeofe, and some good wine bottles from Alsace.

The village of Hirschland, located near the departmental border, is accessible by the D 40 from Drulingen. The Graff domain is the snail's kingdom. In addition to the rearing of these gastropods, this farm offers specialities based on locally produced snails: tourtes and laminated, but also croquilles and choux that are homemade specialities. There is also a short-bouillonnée snail flesh, which can be used for many preparations. The freshness is here.

Klein & Wanner syrups, a concentrate of Alsatian delicacy and know-how in a bottle. Established for generations in Ingwiller, the Klein & Wanner company perpetuates the elaboration of high quality artisanal syrups, by favoring Alsatian sourcing. Combining authenticity and know-how, Klein & Wanner syrups are as many gourmet recipes for the pleasure of young and old: classic flavors (grenadine, mint, strawberry, lemon, grapefruit) or regional flavors (mirabelle plum, quetsche, blueberry, blackberry, rhubarb, morello cherry).

This tofu has been made in Schwindratzheim since 2017. The soybeans with which it is made are produced by the Richert farm, also in Schwindratzheim, guaranteed GMO-free. In addition to plain tofu, you will find several kinds of flavored tofu and soy milk here. A true family story, the blossoming of this family business, which began with a store selling Asian products in Strasbourg, is something to be admired. You will find its production on site, in many stores and Asian restaurants in Alsace.

On 70 ha in Kochersberg northwest of Strasbourg, the Nonnenmacher family grows asparagus, sugar beet, barley, corn and raises ducks. It is a member of the association of foie gras producers in Alsace (Gänzeliesel) and therefore meets precise specifications: the ducks arrive here at the age of one day and are fed on cereals produced on site for thirteen weeks. Then, the feeding is done twice a day, for twelve days. Slaughtering and processing are then carried out in the farm's laboratory and the products are made from traditional recipes. Among the flagship products are raw foie gras, tunnel foie gras (under golden tin paper: 133 €/kg), semi-preserved Le Parfait, canned foie gras and lobes of foie poached with Guérande salt and black pepper (98 €/kg).

22 Alsatian producers have joined forces to create their own direct sales outlet in the city centre. Seasonal fruit and vegetables (organic or not), meats, charcuterie, dairy products, wines and even snails! The choice is vast and the prices are higher than in supermarkets but far from being prohibitive. La Nouvelle Douane also stands out because of the staff made up of farmers who give a few hours a week to the cooperative. On site with those who are present or online, learn more about the products and how to prepare them.

For twenty years now, Denise has been devoting herself to her great passion: making jams and artisanal products. The idea is to create tasty, healthy products, just like our grandmothers did, in a traditional copper basin. Her jams and jellies are mostly made with fruit from her own orchard. While all the must-haves are present, you can also indulge in lesser-known and surprising flavors.

The Nonnenmacher farm in Woellenheim breeds ducks and grows the cereals to feed them. The farm can be visited in early October or by appointment. Its products, processed on site, come from sustainable agriculture. In season, she also grows asparagus. The farm has a function room for 50 people and a catering service. It offers meal trays, vegetables and a wide choice of meats, including a wide range of duck-based products: rillettes, terrines, sausages, paupiettes and foie gras specialties.

Throughout the year, you will be able to get freshly picked mushrooms: oyster mushrooms and oak slowmushrooms. There is no fresher! This producer grows these mushrooms on the spot and sells them in his adjoining shop. The workshop, which you will be able to see, cooks and packages the mushroom-based dishes from their production: spring rolls, cakes, pies, pizzas, ravioli, lasagnes or gratins. Regularly, the shop organizes open doors, where you can see how the production process works and visit the cellar.

La coccinelle d'Alsace is a distributor of organic vegetables, from producer to consumer. Florent Schwoob produces organic vegetables adapted to the region, to the seasons, in respect with nature and the Ecocert specifications. To make it easier for customers to choose and to discover vegetables that are sometimes forgotten, Florent offers baskets from the vegetable garden, exclusively from his production. But of course, you can buy the products individually. Salads, carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, rutabaga..., the list is long!

At the farm, you will be able to harvest the fruits and vegetables grown by Anne and Gérard Clauss. Strawberries, beans, peas, courgettes... the choice is vast! If spade handling is not your favourite hobby, you can also buy fruit and vegetables in the shop. You will also find food from local producers: cheeses, cold cuts, beer, spices, condiments, ice cream, honey, mushrooms, asparagus, canned fish, eggs, apple juice... As well as ready-made meals and jams made by Anne, with products from the farm.

At Ferme Mathis, you'll find fresh vegetables, preserves, ready-made meals (made on site and sold in the farm store) and even products from nearby producers. You can pick in the fields, or buy produce in their store. You can also order a basket of vegetables and eggs. During the asparagus season (mid-April to June), the farm offers a number of events, including tours of the asparagus fields, packaging workshops and even an all-you-can-eat asparagus restaurant.

The Fortwenger company has been producing gingerbread since 1768, perpetuating the recipes of its ancestors while constantly creating a host of new products. All sorts of delicious gingerbreads line the shelves: Santa Clauses, Saint Nicks, storks, teddy bears, hearts... But also jams, chocolates, regional spirits, gingerbread nougats, assorted boxes with florentines, cinnamon stars, bredeles, spritzbredeles, leckerlis...