The best local producers Pays du Châtillonnais

Benoît and Clotilde Lécuyer chose the profession of beekeeper for their reconversion in their favorite Châtillonnais. The Ruchers de Darbois were born at the same time as the National Forest Park, from which they immediately acquired the Esprit Parc label. The honey house has the best equipment, the filtration is done cold, the approach is 100% organic and the range is rich of summer honeys, spring honeys, flavored variants and chutneys. The 350 hives each house 70,000 bees that gather honey from the flowers of the lime, oak and maple forests.

Château de Montigny-sur-Aube is a magnificent 16th-century château located in Montigny-sur-Aube, in the Côte-d'Or region of France. The château also offers fun activities for children, as well as a restaurant where you can sample organic produce from the "A la table des jardiniers" farm inn. You can also order products to take away or take part in pruning workshops. For people with reduced mobility, it is advisable to give advance notice to obtain access instructions. The village of Montigny-sur-Aube can be reached from the A5 freeway, exit 23.

From farm to fork is the slogan of La P'tite Ferme en Pays Chatillonnais. The family farm, established in 1990, specializes in meat and offers in its small shop, direct sales in boxes or retail, of beef, lamb, veal or pork. The house speciality is beef transformed into merguez, Espelette pepper jelly or sausage and lamb. The animals are reared in the best conditions, with respect for the animals, in the meadow, under the mother's care for the calf and fed with cereals from the farm. The oxen are of the brown breed, a well-known breed in the Châtillonnais. In order to satisfy as many customers as possible and to meet the offer, it is not only meat that you can find in the shop. Supplied by local producers, La P'tite ferme also offers poultry and trout to order, fruit juices, cheeses, yoghurts, wines, Crémant du Chatillonnais....