Here are some ideas for vibrant campaigns and fair compensation for producers.
Eat local
Wherever you shop, be obsessed with where the products come from. Look for “French origin” labels in the supermarket. Favor manufacturers over resellers at market stalls. And as soon as possible, contact stores that offer products directly from the farm. Now there are many brands, even in the city. Au bout du champ (about twenty points of sale) or Champs libres (three points of sale) in Paris. In Lyon, Rue des producteurs (three addresses)… And why not move your company’s restaurant or your children’s cafeteria to encourage them to buy from local producers?
Subscribe to Farmer’s Basket
More restrictive for the customer, the principle of the farmer’s basket is also more interesting for the producer; it provides regular income due to subscription. Amap (Association for the Preservation of Rural Agriculture) brings together customers and producers who agree on the content and price of a weekly basket of vegetables and fruits. You subscribe (often for six months) and pick up your basket each week filled with whatever the growers have pulled from their fields. Surprise!
network-amap.org
land financing
A key player in specifically helping farmers regulate is the Terre de liens. This structure accompanies project promoters and helps them find land that they buy. Terre de liens only supports agricultural practices that respect the land and the environment. We can support them by investing savings or making donations.
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Shop at the co-op store
One of the first of its kind, La Louve, opened in 18e Paris region in 2017. Since then, the concept has spread throughout France (La Cagete in Montpellier, La Chouette Coop in Toulouse, Otsokop in Bayonne, Scopeli in Nantes, Supercoop in Bordeaux, SuperQuinquin in Lille, etc.). A cooperative store is a store that is owned by its customers. you buy shares to participate and give a few hours of your time to work the cash register or stock the shelves (usually half a day a month). A self-management model that allows you to charge reasonable prices while paying producers better. Smart.
Help on the farm
Do you know that? knit? This consists of spending a few days or weeks on a farm. Housed and fed, the woofers put their hands in the dough instead. A chance for them to discover the daily life of the farm… and a chance for the farmers to have a free hand. A useful and exotic holiday idea.
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Source: Le Figaro
