Organic stores Ardèche

Gérald and Jocelyne, brother and sister, took over this 22-hectare estate in Valvignères from their father in 1983. It is made up of numerous grape varieties: syrah, grenache, portan, cabernet, carignan, merlot for the reds, viognier, chardonnay, grenache blanc: for the whites, and above all, very old vines for the region. Le Mazel wines are natural, with no filtration, flash pasteurization or inputs other than SO2, and come in very affordable bottles or more prestigious cuvées.

Eric Martin took over the family estate in 2008. His olive grove extends over a dozen hectares where 4,000 olive trees of three main varieties are planted: aglandau, bouteillan and picholine. It is in an old silkworm nursery that he blends and produces an extra virgin olive oil with a green fruity flavour called Cuvée Sauvage, which can be found on the tables of great chefs. It has been ranked among the 500 best olive oils in the world by the prestigious international guide by Marco Oreggia. Sale on site and online.

Here's a refuge for bees and city dwellers craving fresh air and real flavors. At the Saute Lièvre farm, Edith has taken over her ancestors' farm and rediscovered the skills of yesteryear. She grows organic vegetables and lavender, which she transforms into oil. You can stock up on good farm produce, discover a farm with no wifi or TV, where laundry is done by hand (with ashes), and even sleep and eat here. Bed and breakfast, pitch for your tent or camper van, gourmet country table d'hôtes.

" We have a green thumb in the family ". It is undoubtedly thanks to this predisposition that Jean-Noël Berneau, a teacher by trade, has planted 20 hectares of olive trees on the steep lands of his Ardèche estate without any problem. About thirty varieties are thus present, forming a veritable conservatory of Ardèche varieties. Only about fifteen varieties are dedicated to the production of single variety oils. The estate is now in organic farming.

Take your bike or a Libelo from the city to cross the Rhône and stock up on good organic products. On one of the new commercial areas of the Valentine's conurbation, on the Ardèche side, you will find this large organic supermarket very pleasant. Why Satoriz? Because satori refers to this state close to the bliss sought by Zen practitioners. Satoriz is "Organic for all! ». Here you can make your own market of fruits, vegetables, cereals, drinks produced in an environmentally friendly way. The atmosphere is warm and the choice wide. This vast boutique also houses a restaurant area - Du pain sur la planche - for lunch or a drink.

On the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, here is a boutique not exactly like the others, since it presents products exclusively from organic farming. If some come from Ardèche where you can practice this type of culture, you can fill out its fruit and vegetable basket, dairy and meat, fresh bread… and food supplements. In this natural market there are also many products for our well-being - cosmetics, elixirs, clays…

This independent organic grocery store has been in business since 2004. You'll find organic, bulk, plant-based and local produce. It's our commitment to encouraging healthier eating and reducing our impact on the environment. Bring your own bags and jars, just like the village's customers. The short circuit is favored to reduce carbon impact and support local and fair trade. Fruits, vegetables, bread and dairy products are also available, but... no meat. You'll find tasty alternatives to meat products.

Gilles Azzoni is a sympathetic winegrower who has been working with delicacy on a 7-hectare estate for 30 years. An angel? At least a poet in his own way, an artist who lets himself be guided by nature, mixing his own inspirations and passion. Pedagogical, honest and generous with the tasters, he will make you taste the cocktails of his vintage with aromas of red fruits and spices. Gilles Azzoni and his son Antonin produce exceptional natural and organic table wines.

At the Pisse Renard farm, a family-run business with a funny nickname, over 10 hectares of chestnut trees are farmed organically and with Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée certification, using traditional methods. The fruit is sold fresh on site in season, or in the form of various products made on site: chestnut cream, flour, syrup, glazed chestnuts, etc.

The farm also has a small flock of Velay black ewes, which play an active role in the upkeep of the grounds, and a small fruit orchard.

Wine is a mole on the cheek of intelligence (Omar Khayyam, Persian poet, ^11th century). The website gives the recipe straight away! The estate has been in the Thibon family since 1670, when it was converted from a hunting lodge and gentilhommière into a peasant farm. Today, the vineyard is run by Hélène using organic and biodynamic methods, with the help of a draught horse. We love her joie de vivre and her wines for pleasure, Vin de Pétanque, which you can drink with friends without any fuss, Bout d'Z*n. We fall under his spell.

It is a pretty organic farm, in the heart of the Salavas plain. But before this land became a farm, it took a few months of hard work! The wasteland had been abandoned for more than 15 years, overgrown with brambles. In the spring of 2010, beautiful plots of land finally took shape: 4.5 hectares are dedicated to market gardening with 3,000 m² of greenhouses and a 7,000 m² orchard with 300 fruit trees. In addition, there is a henhouse with 350 laying hens which enlivens the farm. Christophe and Carole Avignon manage all this with happiness.

A lovely initiative born in 2006, based on solidarity and natural, healthy produce. On a 10-hectare plot of land in the commune of Cruas, Le Terreau grows organic vegetables and produces baskets of various sizes, which the association distributes on a weekly basis as its truck makes the rounds. Le Terreau's produce can also be found in local organic stores and in the catering trade. Part of the harvest is also donated to associations.

A store of local producers and craftsmen with an organic grocery section, Biasso is run by the producers themselves. On the shelves, sourdough bread, ceramics, soaps, jams, fruit juices, meat, cheese, pasta, fruit and vegetables, textiles, leather, wool, honey, eggs, essential oils, medicinal plants, beer... So many products in a short circuit, respectful of the environment, in a self-managed collective sales point. Producers' shop and farm shop as an alternative to the big supermarkets... In addition, there are some basic grocery products.

These beekeepers run a family business committed to organic farming, which began in 1973 with the father Maurice Belval. The bees are happy to forage in the unspoilt nature of the Cévennes of the Ardèche. Transhumant between scrubland and mid-mountain, the hives produce honeys of different origins and flavors: chestnut, lavender, forest, acacia, heather, scrub, mountain, fir, thyme ... and propolis, royal jelly, gingerbread, mead, candles, wax ...

A pioneer in organic farming, this producer has been certified organic since 1978. This family business collaborates in the development of this organic cheese production with passion. A complementary collection of organic milk allows the Val d'Ormèze cheese dairy to offer a whole range of organic cheeses made in the traditional way. These are soft cheeses made by ladling from lactic curds.

There's no need to advertise picodon, the fine-tasting goat's cheese from the Ardèche. But have you heard of chevreton? Smaller, creamier, milder and less mature, it's ideal for cooking with goat's cheese. The Sagne-Rousseyre farm produces and sells these local specialties, as well as goat tommes and tommettes. Their herd of around 50 goats roams freely in the pastures of the Ardèche plateau. Direct farm sales in summer. Online sales also available.

This estate has been handed down from father to son and father to daughter since 1422! Louis Saladin and his daughters represent the ^19th and ^20th generations of winegrowers on this Ardèche site. What could be better? The 18-hectare estate boasts 13 hand-harvested grape varieties, grown and brought to life organically. The result is a range of very interesting natural wines (Côtes-du-Rhône or Vin de Pays), offered in all three colors, a total of seven bottles: five reds, one rosé and one white.

Presles' farm has been passed down from father to son for generations. Nathaël Reboullet and his partner Audrey have taken up the torch and produce tasty goat's milk cheeses, PDO picodons made in the ancestral tradition. Nathaël and Audrey also produce: picotins, sweet curd, fourme, cheekbones, vivarais. All these delicious AB certified cheeses can be found at fairs in the region, at the Lamastre market but also in various shops in Lamastre, Valence, Grenoble and even Paris.

Pascale and Yves Chauvel welcome you to their magnificent farmhouse where they practice the craft of soap making. Their charming Labeaume stone residence houses an old silkworm farm from the 18th and 19th centuries. This one was dedicated to the breeding of silkworms for the silk manufacturers of Lyon. Mas Sophia produces essential oils, hydrolats and silky soaps that incorporate silk cocoons. So many products of excellent quality, beneficial and organic... If you go there, you will know everything about silk and soaps. Gîtes.

Mael and Jehan are two brothers united around the values and flavors of the land. Organic farming is a matter of course for them, and they produce vegetables, fruit and, more recently, natural wine. They sell directly at markets and in a local organic store they've just opened. Le Futé fell in love with their philosophy (the texts on their website are fascinating) and, above all, their wines. Among the 8 cuvées, we loved Renaissance in red, in which the Gamay expresses its full potential without succumbing to the charms of Grenache.