Clos Rabelais has been a member of the Demain la Terre organization since March 2021 and the company recently received the label for its entire production as a reward for its commitment in favor of sustainable development. This way, Demain la Terre further consolidates its volume of labeled products in melons and extends its range with asparagus, zucchinis, butternut squash, red kuri squash and watermelons.
Located in Indre-et-Loire, Clos Rabelais has been producing melons for over 20 years. Thanks to a particular soil and the experience of its two managers, the melons of Clos Rabelais benefit from the PGI Haut Poitou. A second production site in the Herault department allows the company to produce a total of 4,500 tons of melons, as well as other crops like asparagus, zucchinis, butternut squash, red kuri squash and watermelons for a total production of 5,000 tons on 350 hectares.
As a member of Demain la Terre since March 2021, Clos Rabelais has succeeded, in just over a year, to obtain the label for its entire production. According to Laurent Chevalier, co-manager of Clos Rabelais, “Joining Demain la Terre is also a way for us to include our company and production methods in a sustainable development approach while keeping our current certifications: Global GAP, HEV, organic…”
Laurent Chevalier, co-manager of Clos Rabelais, and Marc De Nale, general director of Demain la Terre
Demain la Terre has 24 member companies:
• Le Bourgidou (melons, strawberries and salads) in Lansargues (34),
• Champs de Légumes (carrots, celery, turnips, beets) in Foreste (02),
• Le Clos Rabelais (melons, asparagus, zucchinis, butternut squash, red kuri squash, watermelons) in La Roche-Clermault (37),
• SARL Cormorèche (red beets) in Echets, Miribel (01),
• SAS Domaine de Marcerolles (stone fruit) in Chateaurenard (13),
• Ferme d’Erquinvillers (garlic, onions and shallots) in Erquinvillers (60),
• Ferme de la Motte (potatoes, garlic, onions, shallots and echalions) in Talcy (41),
- Ferme de Normandie (potatoes) in La Gaillarde (76),
- Fruits Rouges & Co (fresh and processed red fruits) in Laon (02),
- La Fraise de Goulaine (strawberries) in Haute-Goulaine (44),
- La Fraiseraie (fresh strawberries and processed fruit) in Pornic (44),
- Le Jardin de Rabelais (tomatoes) in Avoine (37),
- Kultive (cucumbers, eggplants, peppers, cherry tomatoes and red beets) in Sandillon (45),
- LOU (mushrooms) in Poilley (35),
- Moulin de la Veyssière (walnut, hazelnut and almond oils and flours) in Neuvic (24),
- Perle du Nord (endives) in Saint-Laurent-Blangy (62),
- Picvert (salads, young shoots and mini-vegetables) in Estrées-Mons (80),
- Planète Végétal (carrots and leeks) in Cestas (33),
- Pomliberty® (potatoes) in Ham (80),
- Saveurs des Clos (stone fruits, artichokes and cucumbers) in Ille-sur-Têt (66),
- Union Maraîchère de Genève (fruit and vegetables, soups) in Geneva (Switzerland)
- Val de Sérigny (melons) in Sérigny (86),
- Le Verger de la Blottière (apples, pears and fruit juice) in St Georges des Gardes (49),
- Verte Vallée (green beans, squash, rhubarb) in Rilly-sur-Vienne (37).
For more information:
demainlaterre.org