Which fruits, vegetables and fish are in season in France this May? Household favourites including courgettes and strawberries become commonplace this month
Recipe: Spring spiral vegetable tart This impressive dish featuring carrots and courgettes is simple but effective
Fruit and veg prices in France: are imports always cheaper? We look at official data on prices, including organic options, of tomatoes, courgettes, leeks, cucumbers, garlic, clementines and kiwis
magazine Day 8 French regional Christmas specialities: Cardons from Rh么ne-Alpes A relatively forgotten vegetable, cardons make a come-back on Christmas tables
Autumnal French recipe inspiration using seasonal produce In France it is easy to get produce to cook seasonally, all you need is a little inspiration鈥�
How to be a cultivar champion in France Cathy Thompson has some advice on heritage cultivars and more
Beautiful Loire Valley chateau gardens celebrate their patron saint Famous ch芒teau potagers specialise in the conservation and collection of old vegetable varieties and offer walks and tasting sessions
French tomatoes become latest food to receive top quality label Why growers submit to random inspections and taste tests to compete on quality not price
Know your onions 鈥� 14 facts about France鈥檚 superstar vegetable Legend has it that French onion soup was invented by Louis XV after a day's hunting. Here we look at some more onion trivia
French farmer grows crops without water, fertiliser or pesticide By burying organic matter underground and turning the earth in winter to trap moisture, he gives his fruit and vegetables the tools to survive
MAP: A tour of France by local fruits and vegetables From Brittany artichokes to Vosges blueberries, almost every corner of France has a local, healthy speciality
Haricots verts: why this humble bean is France鈥檚 green giant In our series providing a sideways glance at French food, we look at the l茅gume that dominates 鈥榤eat and one veg鈥�
Shopping local: France's AMAP farm basket scheme explained Each month, we take a selection of reader questions and answer them. One of July's questions is about France's AMAP scheme and whether it is good value.
En vrac: a French phrase you will be seeing more of A law change means that certain fruits and vegetables will only be sold 鈥榚n vrac鈥� (loose) from next year. We look at the origin of the term which was imported from the Netherlands
Cheese shop in Paris vandalised by militant vegan activists A cheese shop in Paris has been vandalised overnight by militant vegan activists, with explicit graffiti tags on the shop windows accusing farmers of being criminals.
Food basket: what to eat in March in France Every month France issues official advice of what food is in season and good to eat now 鈥� this month it lists Mimolette, a cheese made with little insects, as well as leeks, whelks and pineapple.
France at 鈥榟igh risk鈥� of incurable tomato plant virus Tomatoes, peppers and chilli peppers in France are at 鈥渉igh risk鈥� from a new virus that currently has no cure, food and health agency Anses has warned.
What's good to eat in France in January Two cheeses, cancoillotte and boulette d鈥橝vesnes, are in season in January and so goods to eat, according to the latest food advice from the French government.
December food basket: what to eat this month Three types of cheese 鈥� Beaufort, Cantal and P茅lardon 鈥� are in season this month, as well as parsnip and scallops, according to the latest food advice from the French government.
French fish farmer to grow start-up vegetable business France's salmon king claims world first as he plans to use trout to grow strawberries
Popularity of healthy French pulses is racing Health-giving and versatile, lentils are increasingly popular in France. The Connexion talks to a Puy producer
France food basket: what to eat in July Every month the French government publishes details of what fruit and vegetables are in season as well as what cheeses and fish are good to eat now
The least-contaminated fruit and veg to eat in France A new TV report on pesticides including the controversial herbicide glyphosate has drawn up a list of the best fruits and vegetables to eat in France to avoid the worst chemical residues.
French schools to offer vegetarian menu once a week Schools in France will now be required to offer a vegetarian menu at least once a week, and remove single-use plastic from canteens, after the National Assembly gave the 鈥済reen light鈥� to the ideas.
French seasonal basket - September 2018 En saison: What to put on your plate this month Because the French never eat strawberries in winter and even different types of goat鈥檚 cheese have seasonality...
Cost of fruit and veg in France 'not reality' The cost of fruit and vegetables in France is 鈥渄isconnected from reality鈥� due to artificially high prices and the sale of foreign produce, the president of French vegetable federation L茅gumes de France has said.
Apricots arrive early amid 鈥榰nfair Spain competition鈥� Apricots from the Pyr茅n茅es-Orientales region have arrived two weeks early in ideal climate conditions, but, despite this good news, producers are accusing Spanish farmers of 鈥渦nfair competition鈥�.
Market gardeners launch 'Zero Pesticide' label New logo promises fruit and vegetables will contain no more than 0.01mg of pesticides per kilogramme
Sowing the seeds for a new life in France Becoming 100% self-sufficient is hard; it needs land, knowledge and commitment. In this, the first of a series on changing lifestyles, we take a gradual approach, looking first at getting your garden in line
Carrefour sparks row over rare vegetable claims Carrefour has been accused of misleading claims and jumping on the green bandwagon over its decision to sell unregulated vegetable varieties long abandoned by supermarkets.
