The greenhouse of La Ferme des Millonets, with the fleas that will be planted for this summer's harvest. Mantes la Jolie, Ile de France, France, April 2020
Yves-Anne Auffret, 50 harvest the chard for the distribution of baskets to the AMAP network. Yves is in market gardening after a 2 years specialization at BPREA organic gardening school in France. He is training at the Ferme des Millonets where he has the right to practice the profession in complete freedom until he can have his own farm. Finding a small land in Paris regions is very hard. The region is surrounded by big cereal farms and the land lords are not opened to seel parcel to small producers. Mantes la Jolie, Ile de France, France, April 2020
The baskets of products unloaded on the Place du Quai Valmy in Paris before the opening of distribution by La Ruche Qui Dit Oui. More than ten volunteers come to work in the sale and distribution of baskets during quarantine. Hundreds of people pass by during the distribution, some discover the services and the interest by the networks like that of the Hive is in full rise in France. Paris, France, April 2020
Yves-Anne Auffret, 50, handly prepare the soil and plant the tomato chips that will be sold this summer. Mantes la Jolie, Ile de France, France, April 2020
Sophie Dutly, 59, is handly preparing vegetable baskets on her farm which will be distributed in Paris this afternoon. Market gardener, Sophie joined the network of small producers AMAP in 2005, when there were only 33 producers in Ile de France. Today the network of this region counts with more than 250 producers. Sophie makes all the necessary effort to produce without agrotoxic, but the big cereal productions of next door use it. For her, the pandemic is an opportunity to reflect on the agricultural transition in France and the big challenge will be to maintain new customers for products from family farming. Mantes la Jolie, Ile de France, France, April 2020
At Les Ferme des Meneuse, an employee counts the number of cheeses to send for sale in Paris. According to the employees, the work has doubled, they work 14 to 16 more hours per week.
The cellar of La Ferme de Millonets in addition to granaries for vegetables is also the place of sale of their products to the villagers. Each week, customers from nearby villages come to pick up their vegetables and vegetables and bread, produced on the farm. Mantes la Jolie, Ile de France, France, April 2020
A large field of intensive agriculture in the Seine et Marne area. This area occupies 60% of agricultural production in the Ile de France region, the vast majority of which is used for the production of cereals. Small farmers "hide" behind large farms, many of their production being affected by the pesticides of large companiesLa Fosse Arbois, Seine et Marne, Ile de France, France, April 2020
Sophie Dutly, 59, fill in your departure document to go to Paris to take your products. The document is mandatory during quarantine and a fine of 135 € is given to those who do not have their documents and justifications in hand.
Norbert Terrais, 58, is one of the carriers of farm products for La Ruche Qui Dit Oui. Norbert toured the farms near Paris by harvesting their products for distribution in the city. Sometimes he makes 17 visits a day. Here he talks with Mr. Nicolas farmer at Saint Colombe farm. Nicolas provide organic cheeses and dairy products for many different distributeurs. Nicolas, ex former computer scientist, converted to food transport and is delighted, for contact with nature and a more harmonious lifestyle.Saint_mars Vieux Maisons, Seine et Marne, Ilede France, France, April 2020
Brigitte Brodier, 54, make the last accounts of the day before opening the shop in the Saint Thibault farm in Brie Picardie. Currently managing the family farm, specializing in dairy products, Brigitte worked in fashion in Paris before. "We are exhausted, we work sete days on sete, 12, 14 hours a day. I do not want to contract staff because I am afraid of putting people at risk". Before the quarantine his trade was going very well, but with the health crisis the sale of his products increased by six times. Saint Thibauds des Vignes, Seine et Marne, Ile de France, France, April 2020
The team of workers at the Comptoir Local distribution warehouse - product distribution network for the La Ruche Qui Dit Oui company - records all product entries and exits in a precise computer system. Since the start of quarantine the warehouse has been working 24 hours a day, every day of the week. The sale of baskets went from 150 baskets per day to 700 baskets per day, a considerable increase maintained thanks to the efforts of small producers to produce more and the entry of new suppliers. Behind the workers, the shelfs of boxes containing the online shopping to be delivery on the day. La Courneuve, Ile de France, France, April 2020
Anne Monnier, 49, worked as a decorator for luxury hotels and events before making a conversion to the agricultural administration at BPREA, one of the best known schools in France for this type of training. His dream of having his land left with experience. "Even if I do not earn much, having a salary is very comfortable. Agricultural production requires a lot of work and responsibility." Anne is an employee at the Ferme des Millonets.
The family farm product baskets of the Rochefort family, one of the most active producers in the La Ruche Qui Dit Oui network. The Rochefort family farm produces vegetables but also pasta and pulses. Paris, France, April 2020
Customers of the AMAP network in Paris, in zone 15 of the city, line up to take their baskets and products of the week. AMAP is an association whose subscribers pay monthly or annually and receive their baskets of local vegetables and fruits per week. This system guarantees the annual sale for small producers who know in advance the number of baskets to supply.
The warehouse for the distribution of local products from La Ruche Qui dit Oui. After the quarantine the increase of the customers and the interest for the local products, obliged the company to increase the number of the workers and to call on temporary workers to be able to supply the baskets. La Courneuve, Ile de France, France, April 2020
Lamine Diakité, 34, a dressmaker, he came to get his weekly vegetable basket. Lamine and his wife Petra, have been part of the AMAP chain for two years and always buy local products. One of the major concerns with the quarantine was that AMAP could no longer deliver products in the city, "but amap is here and this confirms for us that the networks of small producers are very strong, resistant and a safe alternative to healthy food. ".
The queue for the purchase of baskets from one of La Ruche Qui Dit Oui's distributions in Paris. In this district, the sale of baskets has doubled since quarantine. According to the manager, they could triple the sale if the production network allowed. Today they are forced to stop selling online when it reaches the limit, leaving several consumers - sometimes former customers - aside. Paris, France, April 2020
Josette Laeautey receives her first home shopping from La Ruche Qui Dit Oui. Josette decided to do her shopping through the delivery system after being oriented by her daughter who is registered in the AMAP small producers network. As an elderly woman and in a risk group, she wanted to try the baskets of local products by the convenience of not having to go to the supermarket and have good products at home. "I will not change it after the pandemic, if I do find everything I need through this system."
A volunteer in the distribution of baskets in Paris marks on the ground the line of separation and measure of security from to covid19. Paris, France, April 2020