Community garden producing organic produce through members and local governments

Question de Culture is a nonprofit organization under the French Law of 1901.

Organic
Vegetable Farming We grow organic vegetables at the Question de Culture garden. These vegetables, in addition to being the result of our teams’ careful work, are used in various ways.

• - First, they are offered “as is” to our members in the form of vegetable baskets.
• - Second, we may respond to requests for proposals to supply local governments, which will then cook these vegetables.
• - Vegetables that have not been claimed are sent to our kitchen to be turned into soups or various “spreadable” recipes.

This initiative has been ongoing since 2001, maintaining its activist and socially engaged nature alongside the association.

Please note that due to our status, you must be a member of the association to receive the vegetable basket subscription. Membership in Question de Culture costs 1€ per year.

Members can pick up their baskets:

• At the garden, 39 bis rue Renaudat – 24130 Prigonrieux
• At La Recyclerie, rue Bonnat – 24100 Bergerac
• As well as many other locations depending on your situation—such as works councils, community centers, or neighborhood groups…

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Reducing our ecological footprint by promoting short supply chains is an important goal for us. To help local governments adopt this approach, we respond to calls for bids to supply organic vegetables to organizations that need them. For example, we supply school cafeterias in the region, enabling children to enjoy high-quality organic vegetables during their school meals.

AT THE LAB
The lab was created with three goals in mind: 

– to make use of vegetables that would otherwise be wasted or destroyed because they cannot be sold as-is;

– to broaden the professional skills of our employees on long-term fixed-term contracts (CDDI);

– to offer local organic farmers a facility that meets industry standards, whether to launch a business or to meet specific, short-term needs.

Since 2019, our lab has held a quality control certification issued by the departmental testing laboratory, attesting to the quality of our work.