Get directions
    Show the options

From :  or 

To :  or 

Sheep and cheeses from the meadows...


(Farmer's itinerary Verdon)


Famille Gibert
Le Tournias
04170 Saint-André-les-Alpes
Alpes de Haute Provence
France
04 92 89 00 69 (HR)
la-moutonniere[remplacer par @]orange.fr


Only a few steps from St André les Alpes, where the Issole flows into the Verdon, the traditional rural landscape is still preserved. A kaleidoscope of fields, farms, groves and typical country cabins still resist to the agricultural land conversion. 



The Gibert, sheep breeders for several generations, have made the choice of diversification. The breeding method has changed: instead of moving the whole flock to the high mountains pastures, they keep the milk ewes home, and make sheep’s cheese. They also produce various organic labelled vegetables. Theirs is a real farm with poultry, rabbits, pigs, a horse and a donkey, dogs, cats… and of course the milk ewes and their lambs, lovely-looking and the very core of the farm.

Under the tree cover, Christine leads you along the canal to the free-ranging chickens and pigs on the Issole banks, then towards the seven-arch bridge, the remnant of an aqueduct that brought water to Saint André.

The view over Saint André and the castle of Méouilles opens other perspectives about the evolution of the landscape and the history of the village : lavender fields, ancient cloth factories…

 

 

 

 

 

Stirring up from their midday rest- for sheep rest during the hot midday hours- the ewes and gimmers may draw near to take an inquiring look at you.
Their milk is skilfully processed into cheese, and the ripening phase defines the final result : fresh and barely dry, or creamy, semi-matured, matured, or even dry – what a difference of taste it makes ! .  
Now it’s time for a mid-afternoon snack, prepared by Christine with various cheeses, while children get a chance to meet the many other animals of the farm.


 

The Gibert offer direct sale of :
• organic labelled vegetables and potatoes
• fresh or matured sheep's cheese
• eggs
•rabbits

Direct sale at the farm every day (except Sunday) from 5.30 pm to 7 pm, from May to September

You can find the on the markets in :
Saint-André-les-Alpes, on Wednesdays and Saturdays mornings
Barrême, on Mondays
Colmars-les-Alpes, on Fridays in July and August

 




Timetable 2014

Fridays 11 and 25 July, 8 and 22 August, from 2 pm to 4.30 pm.

Please book on 04 92 89 00 69 (mealtimes)

 

Direct sale from may to september, veryday except Sundays, from 5.30 pm to 7 pm
 

 

Timetable 2014

Fridays 11 and 25 July from 2 to 4.30 pm.

On apointment at 04 92 89 00 69 (mealtime)

Direct farm sale from May to September, everydaus except on Sunday, from 5.30 to 7 pm.

Tarif conseillé (visite et dégustation) :

- 6 à 12 ans : 4 €
- plus de 12 ans : 8 €

Pour les groupes constitués (10 à 30 personnes selon les exploitations ou groupes scolaires)
visites toute l'année sur réservation
- 4,50€ par personne
- pour les scolaires, 4 € par élève.

L'agriculteur se réserve le droit d'annuler la visite si le nombre minimum de visiteurs n'est pas atteint.


GMapFP
FaLang translation system by Faboba