Fruit and vegetable producers Vienne

Open field, in season and extremely fresh! At the Jardin des Saveurs, you will find fruits and vegetables galore. Picking is self-service from mid-May to the end of October. At home, there is sometimes not enough space to grow vegetables, and even though we often try to harvest what we sow, we have to face the facts: being a market gardener is a job. With a basket, you can make your choice, everything is sold by weight. Every day, Patrick and Dominique Pierre put on their website the production ready to pick.

In Scorbé-Clairvaux, six employees of Le Ressort, an employment-oriented company, are reviving the mushroom farm. In the cellars, nearly a ton per month of white button mushrooms, oyster mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms are grown. The production is sold on the spot, at the Galerie du Réemploi in Naintré or in supermarkets, in local produce stores and on markets (Tuesday in Scorbé-Clairvaux, Wednesday in Colombiers and/or Ozon, Thursday in Cenon-sur-Vienne). Don't hesitate to try the processed products: velvety button mushrooms, Greek button mushrooms, oyster mushroom spread... For good local mushrooms, you now know where to go!

For 4 generations, the Fournier family has been growing apple trees on a 10-hectare farm in the Coteaux des Savoies region. Rubiette, golden, topaz, opale, choupette and all the others (17 varieties!) start their annual gala in September, and that's when you can come and pick them yourself. For the rest of the year, these magnificent, tasty, organic fruits are on sale in the boutique, along with juices, fruit purées and neighboring products. In summer, there are also apricots, peaches and nectarines.

Along the road from La Roche-Posay to Châtellerault, the Les Jardins d'Hespérance organic market garden farm is one of the largest in the department. Claude Plault heads the farm. Since 2008, he has been cultivating 4.5 hectares of land to produce tomatoes (including heirloom varieties), squash, zucchinis, eggplants, leeks, lettuces, carrots, radishes... Depending on the season, vegetables are sold directly from the farm or at markets: Tuesday and Friday in La Roche-Posay, Sunday morning in Poitiers aux Couronneries, Saturday morning in Chauvigny.

The two brothers, Vincent and Simon Baille-Barrelle, work together to develop the family orchard, which has been awarded the "Vergers écoresponsables" label, with quality, traceability and authenticity as their guiding principles. Visit the farm store for their apples (some of them organic) and juices, as well as strawberries and many other fruits and vegetables in season, and many other products selected by them. And why not try your hand at picking beans, zucchini and squash in the field or vegetable garden - a fun, family-friendly activity!

In spring, we watch for the farm's announcements to go pick strawberries and raspberries. Grown under cover, at man's height, without chemical treatment, they have made the reputation of La Frolle. At the head of the farm, François and Simon Beneteau have chosen a reasoned agriculture and welcome the public all year round for direct sales and picking of multiple fruits, from their 12 hectares of orchard. On the spot, in the nursery, you can also find different flower, shrub and vegetable plants to replant in your garden.

Whether in their store in Ouzilly, just outside Châtellerault, or at local markets such as Lencloître, Poitiers Bel Air, Saint-Benoît, Vivonne, Fontaine-le-Comte... or in farmers' stores, the Godu family's vegetables have been delighting our taste buds for three generations! Ô Potager familial, as you may have gathered, is first and foremost a family affair. Today, Béatrice, James and their son Jérôme are delighted to offer you radishes, beet, tomatoes, strawberries, melons and asparagus.

Coming from the Marne, Victor Eglantier fell in love with the Léché farm, where he settled in 2013. Since then, he has been growing cereals, raising nearly 600 ewes and producing fruit and vegetables using sustainable agriculture. On the farm, in a wooden building, he has set up a store where he sells his production: apples, pears, apricots, peaches, asparagus and lamb meat, but also apple juice. He also offers products from local farmers (yoghurt, pasta, flour...) and from the family farm in the Marne (pomineau, champagne...).

On the banks of the Charente, on the slopes of Chantegrolle, are the orchards of the Gargouil company. Since 1948 and for three generations, this family-run business has been committed to sustainable agriculture. The six hectares of orchards are certified eco-responsible. Some of the ten varieties of apples, pears and quinces are transformed into flat or sparkling juices, jams, purées or jellies on site in Charroux. These products regularly win medals at the Concours Général Agricole. To be found in the beautiful boutique!

The Trois Noyers garden offers forgotten, organically grown vegetables, much sought-after by Michelin-starred chefs. But above all, Jacky Mercier's reputation is built on his beautiful, delicious tomatoes. He plants 5,000 of them every year, with 75 different varieties on a 2,000 m2 plot. They come in all shapes and colors: Crimean black, green zebra, Greek homaocteck... Don't miss: the tomato festival in early August.