LES JARDINS DE LUCIE

What LES JARDINS DE LUCIE does

Les Jardins de Lucie is a French associative structure (loi 1901) operating as a "Jardin de Cocagne" — an Atelier et Chantier d'Insertion (ACI) located in Communay, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes — whose mission is twofold: producing and distributing organic vegetables and providing professional integration for people facing social and professional difficulties. The garden is a member of the national Réseau Cocagne, a federation of approximately 100 organic social-insertion gardens operating across France, and benefits from the network's shared brand, charter, and mutualized practices.

The core commercial offering is a weekly subscription to organic vegetable baskets distributed through a national network of over 1,400 pickup points (points de dépôt), with two standard tiers: Panier Duo (4-6 varieties, approximately €13 per week) and Panier Famille (5-8 varieties, approximately €18.30 per week). Customers — individual members-consommateurs — manage their subscriptions, suspend or double deliveries, and order complementary products (fruit baskets, organic eggs, preserves, juices) via the Cocagnebio web platform, a subscription management system developed by Dynapse and administered by the SCIC Jardin d'Octets, currently used by 49 Cocagne gardens.

The revenue model is recurring subscription-based with add-on transactions, complemented by public subsidies typical of insertion organizations. Customer acquisition is community-led, driven by word-of-mouth among adherents attracted by the local, seasonal, organic produce and the social-insertion mission. Marketing channels are organic and referral-based; there is no evidence of paid acquisition, mobile applications, or proprietary R&D beyond the shared Cocagnebio infrastructure.

Name

LES JARDINS DE LUCIE

Legal name

Les Jardins de Lucie

Website

https://cocagnebio.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Les Jardins de Lucie is a French nonprofit social-insertion garden in Communay that produces and distributes weekly organic vegetable basket subscriptions to individual members, operating under the national Réseau Cocagne and using the shared Cocagnebio subscription platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community-Supported Organic Agriculture

NAICS

Vegetable and Melon Farming (1112), Vegetable and Melon Farming (11121)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Organic Vegetable & Melon Farming (Open-Field) (AFAGAKAC)

Keywords

• Organic vegetable baskets
• Community-supported agriculture
• Social insertion farming
• Weekly produce subscription
• Local organic produce

Headquarters

HQ city

Communay

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Weekly Vegetable Basket Subscriptions: Core revenue from weekly organic vegetable basket subscriptions sold to members (adherents-consommateurs). Baskets are distributed through a network of pickup points.
2. Complementary Product Sales: Additional revenue from complementary products such as eggs, fruits, preserves, and coulis sourced from local producers to enrich weekly baskets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Les Jardins de Lucie operates an organic vegetable garden (Jardin de Cocagne) in Communay, France, producing and distributing weekly baskets of seasonal, organic vegetables through subscription to individual members. The garden also sells complementary local products such as organic eggs, fruits, and artisan preserves sourced from partner producers. As a social insertion enterprise (ACI), it provides professional integration support for people facing social and professional difficulties while supplying fresh produce through a network of local pickup points.

Product overview

LES JARDINS DE LUCIE operates as an organic vegetable garden (Jardin de Cocagne) offering subscription-based weekly vegetable basket delivery through the Cocagnebio platform. The core offering is the vegetable basket subscription available in DUO (€13) and FAMILLE (€18.30) sizes, with optional add-ons including fruit baskets, organic eggs, and locally-produced preserves (jams, chutneys, soups, juices). The Cocagnebio software platform manages subscriptions, delivery scheduling, and online orders across a network of pickup points.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Professional insertion and employment for people in precarity

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DynapsecoreTechnology or IntegrationDynapse is the technology partner that developed the Cocagnebio platform used by Les Jardins de Lucie and other Cocagne gardens for subscription management, online payments, and customer account administration.
• SCIC Jardin d'OctetscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSCIC Jardin d'Octets (1 rue de l'avenir, 31800 Saint-Gaudens) manages and administers the Cocagnebio platform. They are the cooperative that built and maintains the digital infrastructure for the Cocagne network.
• Réseau CocagnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe national Cocagne Network animates and develops the network of Cocagne gardens, helps create new projects, consolidates and mutualizes practices, and promotes the gardens nationally. Les Jardins de Lucie operates under this network's charter.
• Local ProducersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVarious local producers supply complementary products such as eggs, fruits, conserves, and juices that are added to weekly vegetable baskets.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Greenweez: Major French online organic and eco-friendly retailer offering home delivery of organic produce and groceries nationwide. A broader incumbent in the organic food space that competes for the same conscious-consumer wallet, though it operates via home delivery rather than pickup points.
• La Ruche qui dit Oui: Larger French online network connecting local producers directly with consumers via weekly pickup points. Operates the same subscription/pickup rhythm as Les Jardins de Lucie but with broader food categories (not just vegetables) and greater national scale.

Emerging players

• La Fourche: French organic and eco-friendly grocery delivery startup with subscription-based home delivery models. Smaller and earlier-stage than Greenweez but progressively targeting the same conscious-consumer segment that Les Jardins de Lucie addresses through pickup points.

Direct peers

• Cagette.net: Open-source platform used by French AMAPs and producer groups to manage vegetable basket subscriptions, member accounts, and pickup logistics. Technically and functionally comparable to the Cocagnebio platform that powers Les Jardins de Lucie.
• AMAP (Associations pour le Maintien d'une Agriculture Paysanne): French CSA-style association network offering subscription-based weekly vegetable baskets directly from local farmers to consumers. Closely comparable operating model — recurring subscriptions, pickup-point logistics, and direct producer-to-consumer relationships — but organized outside the Cocagne charter.
• Mon Marché Paysan: French online marketplace connecting consumers directly with local farmers and producers, including basket-style and pickup arrangements. Directly comparable short-supply-chain model targeting the same local/organic consumer.

Others

• Réseau Cocagne: The national umbrella network under which Les Jardins de Lucie operates. It animates and develops the ~100+ Cocagne gardens, consolidates practices, and provides the charter and brand — making it the ecosystem anchor rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lesjardinsdelucie

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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