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Which areas of France have the most organic farming?

Livestock feed, cereals, and organic wine are the most common organic crops

Tips on where to find the best value fruit and vegetables in France

New report reveals supermarkets are not always the cheapest option

French farmers in plea for help as sales of organic food fall

After booming during Covid, the organic food market is on the decline in France, and farmers say inflation is not to blame

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Michelin star chef makes Loire France’s sustainable eating capital

Eco-responsable chefs are tackling climate change with their delicious food. The Connexion’s Tamara Thiessen visits the Loire to find out how

First 100% organic E.Leclerc supermarket in France closes

The closure comes four years after the store opened, due to a lack of clients, even as the sector booms in France, and prices rise less for organic than regular produce

Fair trade organic butter brand is now top seller in France

'C'est qui le Patron?!' brand bases its success on getting consumers involved in the development of products, including setting the price and paying producers a fair wage

Organic in France is booming but aid cuts for farmers causing concern

The sector had a turnover of €13.2billion in 2020, up 10.4% on 2019, new figures from official organic promotion agency Agence Bio show

Organic crops in France found to contain herbicide carried in wind

Prosulfocarb has been found in organic harvests in different areas of the country, costing farmers thousands in loss of earnings

Dordogne school's canteen food is first in France to win organic award

Ingredients are sourced from producers within a 20km radius of the premises

Organic produce in France ‘not cheaper’ in supermarkets

A new study has found that buying French-grown organic produce in large supermarkets is not necessarily cheaper than buying from specialist organic shops

Fight plastic waste: Refill water bottles at French store

Shoppers in France can now buy self-service filtered water in bulk, as more consumers are choosing to buy their food using their own reusable containers, in a bid to cut down on plastic packaging and waste.

French App in Focus: Le Club Bio

App that offers free gifts for buying organic

Organic food becoming more accessible in France

Organic food shops are no longer the preserve of affluent Paris suburbs, and are becoming a more accessible and cost-effective option across much of France, a new report has said.

France’s first state school with 100% organic meals

School menus are changing in France, with meat-free options now mandatory at least once a week. The Connexion heads to one school where they have taken things further still...

‘Wwoofers’ working on organic farms in France

It is now officially an “opportunity” rather than “work” but the idea is the same... and it is firmly established on organic farms in France.

Banned pesticides found in organic carrots

But France 3 investigation finds non-organic vegetables bought from two stores could qualify as 'organic'

France publishes best fruit and veg list for October

The French ministry of agriculture has recommended a list of the best fruit and vegetables you should eat to be healthier, protect the environment, and save money this October.

Organic food sector booming in France

Organic food products - known in France as ‘ bio ’ - are soaring in popularity in France, according to figures from a new report published this week.

Farmers angry at waste of courgettes

Organic farmers are throwing out several tonnes of their yellow courgette crop, worth €5,000, because customers demand blemish-free vegetables.

‘Ugly courgette’ farmers sell 800kg after online plea

A family-run organic farm in the Tarn-et-Garonne that complained it was forced to throw away most of its crop due to consumer and greengrocer demand for ‘perfect’ fruit and veg, has sold 800kg of courgettes directly.

Non-bio labels may be better

It must be better to eat food grown naturally ( More people eating organic, connexionfrance.com ). but real progress will come when foods have to be labelled “chemicals used in production” or similar.

Organic food

Which areas of France have the most organic farming?

Tips on where to find the best value fruit and vegetables in France

French farmers in plea for help as sales of organic food fall

Michelin star chef makes Loire France’s sustainable eating capital

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