Ferme pédagogique

Name

Ferme pédagogique

Legal name

La Ferme à Tout Bout de Champ

Website

https://fermeatoutboutdechamp.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Farm Services (Organic & Biodynamic)

NAICS

Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming (112111)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Cow-Calf Operations (Breeding Herds) (AFAEABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Beef Cattle Grazing & Pasture-Based Operations (AFAEABAG)

Keywords

• Organic farm products
• Educational farm visits
• Biodynamic cattle farming
• Nature pedagogy services
• Farm accommodation stays

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Georges-sur-Erve

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Farm Product Sales (Direct): Year-round sales of organic farm products — veal packages (5kg at €20/kg), beef packages (5kg or 10kg at €18/kg), offal, apple juice (6L case at €21), and potatoes (5kg at €3/kg) — sold directly to individuals, restaurants, and AMAPs via scheduled deliveries.
2. Farm Pedagogy and Hospitality: Day visits and multi-day stays for groups (schools, leisure centers, associations, companies) with farm tours, nature workshops, and unusual accommodation (trapper tent at €40/night, June–October). Multi-day group stays include shared dining and nature-based activities.
3. Cultural Events and Workshops: Hosting cultural events (concerts, folk evenings, theatrical performances), multi-day workshops (ApiVannerie, Georgian/Italian singing, self-discovery weeks), and participatory workdays (potato harvests) for an additional participation fee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

La Ferme à Tout Bout de Champ is a small eco-paysan farm that raises a herd of approximately 20 adult Salers cattle on 55 hectares of organic pasture and sells organic veal, beef, apple juice, and potatoes year-round. The farm also operates as a ferme pédagogique, offering day visits, multi-day nature stays, themed workshops, cultural events, and unusual accommodation (trapper tent) to individuals, families, schools, leisure centers, associations, and companies.

Product overview

La Ferme à Tout Bout de Champ is an eco-paysan educational farm offering a unified portfolio centered on peasant agriculture, biodiversity preservation, and nature education. The core offering combines farm product sales (organic veal, beef, apple juice, potatoes via direct sale, AMAPs, and restaurants) with educational and cultural services (farm animations for groups, nature stays, workshops, and cultural events). Accommodation services (trapper tent) and farm-based stages complete the offering. The farm is run by Antoine and Marion using Paysan methods with Salers cattle, biodynamic practices, and commitment to Nature & Progrès and Paysans de Nature certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Produits de la ferme (Veal, Beef, Apple Juice, Potatoes) Organic farm products sold year-round: veal packages (5kg at €20/kg), beef packages (5kg or 10kg at €18/kg), offal (liver, heart, kidney, ris), apple juice (6-liter case at €21, €3.50/bottle), and potatoes (5kg bag at €3/kg). Sold to restaurateurs, AMAPs, and individual consumers via scheduled delivery dates and email reservation.
• Ferme pédagogique - Animations à la ferme (Educational Farm Animations) Educational farm day visits and animations for groups (leisure centers, associations, schools, companies) to discover peasant life, meet farm animals (cows, goats, chickens, rabbits), and participate in nature activities. Tariffs available on email request.
• Séjours à la ferme (Multi-Day Farm Stays) Multi-day nature stays for groups with access to natural bocage spaces, large hall with kitchen, dry toilets, organic garden, farm animals, conservatory orchard, pond, and stream. Includes farm visits and nature animations led by Marion.
• Hébergement Insolites - Tente trappeur (Unusual Accommodation - Trapper Tent) Unusual accommodation in a 28m² trapper tent, available June 1 to October 1, priced at €40 per night. Includes nature immersion experience with comfortable beds, opportunities to hear owls and foxes, and peasant breakfasts.

Quantifiable outcome

• 55 hectares managed as organic agricultural reserve with 56 documented bird species
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Le Relais du Gué de SellecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Restaurant and hotel in Mésangers, 5 minutes from Évron, Mayenne. Chef Anthony Detemmermann creates creative, refined, homemade cuisine favoring short circuits while introducing world products. Seasonal menus range from €24 to €69.
• La FenderiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Gastronomic traditional restaurant in Deux-Evailles, Mayenne. Partnership spanning several years. The chef prepares seasonal menus featuring the farm's products, serving 4 starters and 4 mains. Located in a restored mill by a pond. Open for lunch, dinner, and weekends. Tariffs €15–€28. Reservation strongly recommended.
• AMAP Am'Happy SillécoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAssociation pour le Maintien d'une Agriculture Paysanne (AMAP) located in Sillé-le-Guillaume, Sarthe. Vegetable baskets and farm products distributed on Fridays 17:15–18:15.
• AMAP BonAppétitcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAMAP located in Vélizy-Villacoublay, Yvelines. Product distributions on Thursdays 18:15–19:15.
• AMAP la FarigoulecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAMAP located in Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine. Vegetable basket distributions on Fridays 18:00–19:30.
• AMAP le Monstrueux de MarivellecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAMAP located in Chaville, Hauts-de-Seine. Vegetable basket distributions on Thursdays 19:00–19:45. Meat delivery on Saturday mornings at a member's home.
• AMAP l'Étang aux petits oignonsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAMAP located in L'Étang-la-Ville, Yvelines. Contact via university email. Products distributed at the AMAP location.
• Terre de LienscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench citizen movement for land preservation and farmer installation. The farm is a fermier (tenant farmer) of Terre de Liens via an environmental rural lease (bail rural environnemental), securing the farm's activity until retirement age and ensuring preservation of natural spaces (hedgerows, ponds, natural meadows).
• Nature & ProgrèscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding movement of the first organic farming specifications in France. Rigorous certification requiring commitments across the entire farm, including use of homeopathy and aromatherapy for land and animal care, cows keeping their horns, moderate tractor use, and farm open to the public. Operates a participatory guarantee system (Système Participatif de Garantie).
• Paysans de NaturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation created to address biodiversity decline in agricultural zones. Encourages farmers to manage their farms as natural reserves. The farm follows birds (ornithological surveys), replants hedgerows annually, preserves wetlands, conducts late mowing to protect flora and fauna, maintains 6m non-farmed buffer from hedgerows, limits annual wheat plots to 2 hectares, and recreates ponds for amphibians.
• CIAP (Camp Alterfixe Organizer)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective for Alternative Citizenship in Agriculture. Organized the first Alterfixe camp in Mayenne at the farm (June 27 – July 12, 2025), targeting people wishing to repopulate rural areas with responsible farmers and citizens.
• Stéphane Chevreau (Osiériculteur Vannier)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWillow craftsman and basketmaker. Co-intervenant for ApiVannerie workshops, teaching participants to construct biodiversity hives using local plant materials.
• Michel Meunier (Apiculteur)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional beekeeper for 20 years. Passionate about transmitting beekeeping knowledge. Co-intervenant for ApiVannerie workshops covering gentle beekeeping techniques.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Terre de Liens: French citizen land trust that acquires farmland and leases it to organic farmers through environmental rural leases. La Ferme à Tout Bout de Champ is a fermier (tenant farmer) of Terre de Liens, making it a closely tied enabling organization rather than a direct competitor.
• CIAP (Collectif pour des Initiatives Alternatives en Agriculture Paysanne): Collective organizing the Alterfixe camp hosted at the farm. Comparable alternative-citizenship-in-agriculture organizers collaborate with small farms on rural repopulation programs and could be peers for similar hosting partnerships.
• Nature & Progrès: Founding movement of the first organic farming specifications in France, operating a participatory guarantee system. La Ferme à Tout Bout de Champ is a certified member, placing it in a peer network of rigorously certified bio-militant farms.
• Le Réseau des Fermes Pédagogiques: National network of educational farms in France. La Ferme à Tout Bout de Champ's ferme pédagogique activities place it within this peer network for curriculum, training, and visitor referrals.
• Réseau AMAP: National federation of Associations pour le Maintien d'une Agriculture Paysanne (community-supported agriculture). The farm distributes through 5 AMAPs, comparable to other small organic producers using AMAPs as a primary short-circuit channel.
• Maison de la Bio / Fédération Nationale de l'Agriculture Biologique (FNAB): National federation of organic farmers in France. Provides certification, training, and lobbying for organic farms including the subject company, making it a peer-level enabling organization for AB-certified operators.
• Paysans de Nature: Association of farmers managing their land as natural reserves, with biodiversity monitoring and ornithological surveys. The farm is a member and follows the same nature-reserve farming approach as peer members across western France.

Direct peers

• Ferme de la Bourdillais: Small organic mixed farm in Brittany with similar direct-sales, AMAP, and educational farm activities. Operates at a comparable scale with biodiversity-focused practices, making it a direct small-organic farm peer.
• Ferme de la Bergerie: Small French organic livestock farm offering direct sales, AMAP distribution, and educational visits. Comparable in scale, certifications (AB), and short-circuit distribution strategy.
• Ferme de la Métairie: Small organic farm in western France combining organic livestock production with ferme pédagogique activities and direct sales. Shares the same diversified business model integrating education, hospitality, and organic meat production.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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