VILLETTE EN DIRECT

Villette en Direct is the result of two people working together, in life as well as on the farm! Sheep farmers since August 2017, we produce the cereals and fodder we use to feed our flock on our farm. Since November 2022, we have been welcoming you to our farm to share our passion for our profession with you.

The adventure began in 2017 when Julien took over the La Cour de Villette farm, which had been involved in sheep farming for 30 years and in organic farming for 15 years. The flock now numbers 420 ewes, and Julien's ambition is to keep the farm on a human scale, while respecting simple values: preserving the natural cycle of the ewes and the land by returning as far as possible to small-scale farming.

Charlène, who has a wealth of experience in business, joined Julien on the farm in November 2021, with a view to learning the trade of livestock farming and putting her skills to work in direct sales: reducing the number of intermediaries, adding value to the quality of their produce and, above all, benefiting from a fair return from consumers. As an extension of this, she will be opening an educational farm on the farm in November 2022.

Villette en Direct, in a few words :
- 1 husband and wife team: Charlène and Julien
- 420 suckler ewes: 2/3 Mouton Vendée breed and 1/3 RAVA breed
- Organic farming
- Self-sufficient in feeding the flock with cereals and fodder
- Lamb meat producer
- Direct sales
- Educational farm

Our ewes graze on average 10 months of the year. After enjoying the benefits of their mother's milk, our lambs are reared using cereals produced on the farm and fodder harvested from our meadows. Our lambs are born, reared, slaughtered, cut up and processed in Mayenne.

- 1/2 lamb pack: a choice of 3 cuts (Villette, Gourmande or Été)
- Retail: Merguez, chipos, sauté, meat, 100% minced mutton
- Whole carcass for mechoui
- Apple juice in 3l puch-up, produced in our small family orchard (pasteurised, without treatment or additives, but not certified organic)

All pieces of lamb (parcels and retail) are delivered vacuum-packed, labelled and weighed.

How to order :
- On order 1 time per month (every 3 weeks in spring)
- Orders can be collected directly from the farm
- Payment by cheque or cash
- Sales schedule and order form: www.villetteendirect.fr