Agriculture - activities

Fête de la Salade Nouvelle 2024 in Montesson (78): field walks and tastings

The Fête de la Salade Nouvelle, a gourmet, country-style celebration, takes place on April 28, 2024! Organized by the Association Plaine d'Avenir 78, this 12th edition invites you to an escapade in the heart of the plains of Montesson (78). Join local farmers and beekeepers on this bucolic hike, and discover the treasures of our terroir in a friendly, festive atmosphere!

Les Saveurs Olympiques: a free festival of agricultural trades and culinary heritage

Olympic Flavors is an event that combines gastronomy, agriculture and sport, in the run-up to the Paris Olympics! From March 7 to 19, 2024, a roving truck will be on hand to offer a wide range of events in the Ile-de-France region!

Farmers' anger: a blockade of Paris and Rungis on Monday, risk of shortages?

If you have to drive around the capital, be careful! The farmers' mobilization continues, and the unions are now calling for a "siege of the capital" from Monday, for an indefinite period. The Rungis market could also be blocked!

The Earth Festival, a festive event to discover agricultural life in Albeiges (95)

For its 68th edition, the Festival de la Terre returns to Albeiges, a small town in the Val-d'Oise département, on Saturday September 2 and Sunday September 3, 2023. Open to all, entirely free of charge, it's an opportunity to discover in detail the agricultural life of the Île-de-France region.

National Agriculture Days 2023: the program in Paris and Ile-de-France

Want to bring a little bit of the countryside into the city? In Paris and the Ile-de-France region, from June 16 to 18, 2023, the world of agriculture opens up to the public during the National Agriculture Days, with events, discoveries and tastings.

Exclusive transhumance in Paris on the Champs-Elysées for the Agricultural Show 2022

To close the upcoming edition of the Agricultural Show, on Sunday March 6, 2022, a spectacular parade of animals will walk the world's most beautiful avenue in Paris! This Bearn transhumance, expected from 1 p.m. between the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Elysées traffic circle will be impressive with 2022 sheep, 20 bovine and equin teams, as well as circus artists and dancers... So, feel like attending this never-before-seen and uncommon parade?

The Coq & Fils restaurant and its fine poultry

Le Coq Rico, the emblematic Montmartre restaurant, changes its name to become Le Coq & Fils. The program includes a redesigned menu, with three-starred chef Antoine Westermann giving pride of place to pedigree poultry.

Avian flu in France: Twice as many clusters in South-Western France, the situation is "out of control"

The situation is getting worse in South-Western France. In one week the number of avian flu clusters had doubled up. From now on, the National Food Administration reports 124 of them in the country, including 119 in Landes. As for professionals of the sector, they find the situation "out of control".

Paris: giant urban farm on the rooftop of the Parc des Expositions

In 2020, the Parc des Expositions rooftop in Paris will host Europe's second biggest rooftop urban farm. Good news for Parisians who would like to rent a spot to grow their very own fruits and vegetables.

An urban garden said to open soon under the Barbès-La Chapelle-Stalingrad aerial metro

An urban garden is said to open this summer 2019 on the upcoming Promenade Barbès-Chapelle-Stalingrad thanks to the call for projects launched by the Paris city hall and the winner has just been unveiled.