The best local producers Midi-Toulousain

At the exit of Bagnères-de-Luchon, the Miellerie des Sept Molles is a honey producer since the beginning of the 60s with more than 700 hives. You can visit, discover the job and a store offers all the products of the hive: pollen, royal jelly, gingerbread, propolis-based products... And of course honey in different varieties: all flowers, acacia, rosemary, mountain, forest, sunflower, heather and rhododendron... A visit as cultural as tasty.

Jean-Christophe Dardenne has taken over a farm that has become a local institution, to which Francis and Nicole Mauco have given its letters of nobility. The ducks are raised in the open air, then force-fed with corn before slaughter and processing. The farm offers all the traditional products and delicious cooked preserves, such as duck tagine with almonds, or the famous "chili con duck". The farm also offers a service of orders and online sales on its website, but do not hesitate to visit them.

This farm is attached to the agricultural high school of Mirande. Practical work is carried out thanks to the breeding of ducks and chickens, black pigs and cows from Mirande. Learning the job of a farmer is done in the field, to the delight of lovers of good products to be obtained at the cannery. With six workshops for cultivation, breeding and processing, the apprenticeships help young people get started in the profession. Foie gras, gizzards, pâtés, duck breast filled with foie gras, daube or cassoulet are sold on the spot.

This couple of farmer-breeders transforms their production on the spot and farms 16 ha in a 70 ha estate of forests and moors. The result is excellent farm products based on ducks, chickens, guinea fowl, rabbits, pigs and lambs. Foie gras remains the flagship product. Smoked duck breast, cassoulet, 100% duck sausage, duck rillettes with grapes and Armagnac, guinea fowl with chasseur sauce, coq au vin, rabbit confit. To keep their original flavour, the preserves are put in glass jars, without colouring or preservatives.

Ballot-Flurin has been an independent, family-run business since 1977, specializing in apitherapy and gentle beekeeping. Discover their rare honeys from free-living bees, and their products based on propolis, pollen and royal jelly. Ballot-Flurin is the assurance of natural health, thanks to the power of bees. Our cosmetics (shampoos, soaps, creams) are also based on the work of bees. The boutique also offers candle-making workshops. An original and useful visit.

This store in the city center, near the market hall, is dedicated to good local products. The poultry is regional and farmed, fattened and traditionally cooked. A wide range of fresh IGP products is offered for sale, such as fresh and semi-cooked foie gras, duck breast and confits, and duck cuts. This bright and well laid out store makes your mouth water and makes you want to cook the South West! You will also find wines, Armagnacs and other specialities from the Gers and the South West.

At the Champomier and Pourret family, we are doing something original! It is undoubtedly a unicum in the region, with the association of duck... and beer! Poultry farming and a traditional brewery are next to bed and breakfast and a rural gîte: if you dream of a 100% authentic holiday village, your destination is just right! We will be delighted to share with you the passions of the farmers... You will learn all about foie gras and the mashing of one of the most popular alcohols on the planet!

The ducks are raised and force-fed by the cooperators. They are raised in the open air for at least thirteen weeks, which gives their meat an unbeatable taste and texture. Discover a tasty range, with authentic tastes, of traditional products from the cutting up of the fattened duck: preserved whole duck foie gras, duck foie gras specialities with fruit, rillettes and other terrines, duck without liver... Notice to all amateurs! Delivery is made to the restaurant Le Garde-Manger, in the town centre, every week.

For more than 20 years, Joseph has been contributing to the preservation of the tireless worker bees, so fragile and so precious. It is therefore with a real passion that he works with the local breed of bees and also produces his own queens! It's fascinating to talk to him. With so much love and attention, the honeys made at the Rucher Arrensois could only reflect this relationship: heather, dandelion, rhododendron and lime tree honeys are all delicious and we recommend the "all flowers"..

The Lascroux family is a great specialist in artisanal foie gras and has been practicing its know-how for a century and three generations. Prepared with ducks and geese from French farms, it is available in various forms: fresh, whole, truffled, in blocks... The team of experts also sells stuffed duck necks, duck breast, rillettes, cassoulet... The great followers of the Aveyron cuisine will even have the pleasure to find alicuits and tripoux, without forgetting the original cathar tapas dish: the duck gratounade.

Located in Lorp-Sentaraille, in the heart of the Ariège region, Compagnie des Pyrénées has specialized in fruit and vegetable processing for over 25 years. Their products, such as jams, jellies, compotes, coulis, confits and condiments, are made with traditional know-how and a concern for quality. The range includes organic jams, coulis in a variety of flavors, original sauces and ketchups, and confits with onions, figs and balsamic vinegar. La Compagnie des Pyrénées also offers customized recipes and own-brand packaging.

This family canning business founded in 1888, a real institution in Beaumont de Lomagne, has managed to keep its traditional character intact while negotiating development and diversification. Micouleau's top-of-the-range products are a real gem of Gascon gastronomy: duck terrines, cassoulets, confits, foies gras, products that have regularly won medals at the Concours Général Agricole de Paris since 2009... The best thing to do is to buy them in the shop, for the atmosphere and the ambiance!

The Larroque canning factory is an institution as well known as the Ingres museum. Specialising in the production of preserved duck fat, the 180 m² shop is attached to the workshops where the palmipeds of 25 regional producers are processed. Here, handmade products and traceability are the signature. Since 1980, its know-how has been recognised, and in view of this success, the range has been extended: home-made charcuterie, Label Rouge smoked salmon from Scotland, pork, ready-made meals, but always with the same high standards, regional products made on the spot.

Monique and Bernard Molas' farm is a magnificent 18th century manor house that they have patiently renovated. They raise ducks and geese which they transform marvellously: whole duck foie gras, whole goose foie gras, block of duck and goose liver, stuffed duck neck... You won't be disappointed when you taste their award-winning products at agricultural fairs. Gites and B&Bs allow them to organize themed stays, tasting weekends and workshops entirely dedicated to foie gras cooking.

Since 1976, Ballot-Flurin has been developing care, beauty and hygiene products from the hive, 100% natural and certified organic. Pioneer of organic beekeeping and creator of the Apiculture DOUCE®, the company was born from a conviction: a beautiful nature favors a beautiful humanity. The preparations are on sale at the store: propolis spray, care balms, soaps, creams, royal jelly, honeys... You can also enjoy the spa and soon the care in the bee room.

Roseline and Jérôme recently took over the Perotto family's traditional farm. Breeders and feeders of fattened ducks, Jérôme brought to the farm the organic breeding of Black Pigs, in the open air. They are delighted to welcome visitors to the farm to share their passion for their profession and to let them discover their products prepared with love and in the tradition. You will find preserves and various home-made delicatessen products as well as foie gras, confits, pâtés and many cooked dishes, guaranteed without coloring nor OMG.

Since April 2006, a small corner of paradise has emerged in the heart of Toulouse. If your senses were lacking in authentic, local products and finesse, they will be filled! Here the master words are taste and quality. Moreover, the semi-baked foie gras received two medals in the agricultural general competition, 2004 and 2006. You can quickly understand why after scraping a piece. Because in this hamlet we taste everything: foie gras to morels, cocoa, yes! , nettles, saffron conflict, with a little glass of aperitif Hypocrate medieval drinks. You no longer know where to give your head and papilla! The reception is warm and the most, you can lunch. Here's our new canteen and an appointment for gourmets and gourmets.

To find these famous gourmet products, local sales outlets are listed on the website, so you can buy directly from the source. You'll also find tips on how to enjoy foie gras and recipes to impress your guests. The Gers Association for the Promotion of Foie Gras promotes the qualities of duck and goose products: foie gras, of course, but also aiguillettes, magrets, confits, gizzards and "Figuigers", a unique recipe in which the duck is fattened with figs.

The words "heritage" and "transmission" take on their full meaning on this Tarn farm. Indeed, the history of La Métairie Neuve is linked to that of the Vernheres family, owners of the property since 1981. Today, the third generation is at the head of this quality production. Together, Jackie and Eric perpetuate the tradition, accompanied recently by their son, Frédéric. They produce Muscovy duck, roast duck and chicken, always with the same attention to quality, GMO-free products and animal welfare.

La Ruche qui dit Oui, the network that brings producers and consumers closer together, was born not far from the pink city in 2011. Today, it has nearly 1,500 hives spread throughout France and Europe. Toulouse is home to fifteen of them, including one located in the Hangar de la Serre, in the Patte d'Oie district. It brings together sixteen producers and offers more than 300 local products: fresh vegetables, canned food, bread, cheese, honey, soap, sweets... Order what you like when you want, and come and pick up your basket. This is an opportunity to exchange with producers! If you live in another neighbourhood, check the website: there must be a hive near you.