More and more agri-food producers are welcoming visitors to their farms to introduce them to their farming businesses and give them the opportunity to taste processed products while sharing the joys of sharing a summer meal in the countryside. The Roxton Township region is attractive thanks to its growing network of agri-tourism activities and its small, vibrant farms.
This is the case of Au Gîte des Oies , a farm of farm geese living in pasture in Roxton Falls, which invites us to its first gourmet tables this summer. The dynamic young owner, Safia Barrou, bought the farm a year ago.
In addition to raising animals with respect for their well-being, the farm processes its products on site and you can also stock up on various local dishes in the small supply shop that is integrated there.
The owner tells us that this is not only to be able to diversify her activities, but because she ardently wishes that it will be part of the DNA of the farm to always be a host, both for tourists passing through, as well as for people from her region and her village.
More than a farm, a meeting place
In addition to these bucolic meals, the farm offers one-off events such as a Father's Day goose pizza party, hosting Terego camp members, and much more. These meals will be offered every two weeks, some in the evenings and others as a morning brunch.
Reading the menu This mouth-watering star-studded dinner introduces us to goose meat in refreshing forms, such as duck breast with sea buckthorn sauce. Sea buckthorn from Ste-Christine , and homemade ravioli with sauce nonna . As for him, the “Sweet Summer Mornings” brunch features goose cassoulet, a recipe created by the young and talented chef Jonatan Melki.
The vegetables served are picked from neighboring farms (such as The Cabbage and the Flower ) and elegantly prepared. A selection of regional wines and drinks is carefully chosen to accompany each dish.
The setting is idyllic, the team young and charming, the chirping of the geese lulls us in the background, and an organized visit sounds the death knell for this evening that is both rustic and epicurean (not to be missed, the baby goats who have just joined the family!).
In addition, an original farmyard affectionately called "the Party Mix," a cohabitation between farm chickens, wild geese, Indian runner ducks and silkie hens adds to the naturally inviting cheerfulness of the place. This is therefore an opportunity not to be missed and well worth heading to this region this summer to make new gourmet discoveries.
For more information, visit the Au Gîte des Oies website
