Market gardeners Midi-Toulousain

One of France's largest orchards in the heart of the Pays de Cocagne: over 200 hectares devoted to the production of apples and cherries, using traditional organic farming methods. Seven different apple juices are produced. The traditional one is a blend of three apple varieties (granny, golden and braeburn), giving a subtle taste of fresh apples; other varieties include cherry apple, granny, golden, braeburn, pink lady... For the festive season, Fonti'bubbles makes apple juice sparkling.

Based in the Lautrec area, Sébastien is a small-scale farmer who produces the famous pink garlic, renowned for its taste and preservation qualities. A regular at fairs and gastronomic events, the young farmer now offers his products for sale on his website. It's yet another way of highlighting his work and expertise, which are the pride and renown of an entire region. Label Rouge and IGP pink garlic, but also black garlic obtained after a month's maturing.

Francis and Marie Gamot, producers of white garlic from Lomagne, have transformed an old farm storehouse into a museum-boutique. This museum allows visitors to discover the specificities of this garlic, which has a PGI label, and its benefits. A video room shows the complete cycle of its cultivation, from sowing to marketing. In the large room, braids, as well as local recipes, preserves and even garlic skin sculptures await you. The escapade is all the more pleasant as the Maison de l'Ail is located in the heart of the Lomagnole countryside.

Discover the Tarbais Bean through this cooperative created by farmers and their online store. Thanks to their commitment and their love for the product, the Tarbais bean is the first white bean to have obtained a PGI and a Label Rouge. Today, it is still picked by hand and is praised for its good nutritional values. The producers' tip for successful recipes: never forget to soak them for 12 hours in cold water!

An ambassador for pink garlic, Françoise Carayol is also a specialist in pastel dyeing who passes on her know-how. In her boutique, you'll find a thousand little marvels made with the help of the finest craftsmen: donkey's milk soap, oils and vinegars with the sweet flavors of ginger or rose, garlic cream, perfumed maceration vinegar, fig vinegar, Aphrodite's sweet vinegar for lovers, witches' vinegar, crystallized violet liqueur, poppy syrup, pink garlic liqueur, organic garlic...

In this early produce store, the fruit and vegetables on the shelves come mainly from local producers. As the seasons go by, you'll find green asparagus, melon from Lectoure, garlic from Saint-Clar, kiwis from the Adour... Many restaurants and local authorities buy their produce here. A delicatessen completes the range, as does a cheese counter. Castelfruits puts together colorful, generously-stocked baskets that can be delivered free of charge to the Gers capital. Another shop is located in Pavie.

This typical production of the Tarn is said to be sweet and subtle and its aroma does not attack the taste buds. It is perfect for all dishes, with a fine flavour. This seasoning, which is currently experiencing exceptional excitement, is of course the Rose pink garlic. It has to be said that he has many qualities, as he is also known for his great conservation faculty - he can keep dry from one harvest to another. In fact, it's a stick garlic, which explains its traditional cluster (or manouille) conditioning. Its beautiful colour comes from the fact that the enveloppe envelope is pink veined. Its culture developed from the Middle Ages in the region, until the 1950 s, when farmers decide to highlight this pink gold. A Red Label was obtained in 1966 and, in 1996, the Protected geographical indication of the European bodies. As a consequence of this success, production today reached nearly 800 tons per year and 179 producers cultivate Lautrec rose garlic over 360 hectares. In Lautrec, we celebrate every year, the first Friday in August!