Information from the producers
Home Last modification : october, 12, 2007 | Imprimer l'article 
Snapshots of the countryside
Focused on a rural tradition: St. Martin’s Day
 |
By tradition, mid-November is a key period for fattened web-footed bird production:
At the start of the cold season, mid-November represents the return of early markets in these production regions. In addition, landlords used to take this opportunity to select some fattened geese from the farmers as payment for using their land.
|
|
|
|
|
Foie gras and local markets
People have been celebrating St. Martin’s Day for centuries because, as the legend has it, Saint Martin’s destiny had been jeopardised by geese screams: it is said that in order to escape from the nomination of his bishop, Saint Martin hid in a barn filled with geese whose screams eventually betrayed his hiding-place!
Main local markets
-Samatan (32) on Monday mornings all year long -Fleurance (32) on Tuesday mornings from November the 10th to the 15th of March
Outside of the southwest of France, several local municipalities organise dairy and meat markets around the end of the year’s celebrations, such in Normandy and so on…
|
|
