Carnoules producers are celebrating seven years of short supply chains and it's a real success!

Good humor recommended. "Our prices are customer-oriented, so you are strongly encouraged to smile," reads a sign covered in humorous, poetic, and political messages. At the Flour de Camin café—the home of the Aqui farmers—local producers sell their products directly. This unique venue in the region is also a community café and a local "library" where you can learn and learn the Provençal language. In short, everything here is local. Starting with the members of the association.

Friendliness and sharing

"We'll be celebrating our anniversary on July 18th," announces Sylvain Bouisson, one of the founding members of Circuit-courteurs, the association that runs the café and has revived the village. Even though "it's always a struggle" to get noticed, the volunteers observe: "We've been here for seven years, and some people who live in the town still don't know us!"

Among the fifty or so local producers who present their products at the grocery store is Maelys, a market gardener in Carnoules. She volunteers to run the cash register at the small shop. "Before selling my crops here, it was already my favorite store. I came for the atmosphere and the welcome," smiles the young woman. On the stalls, the choice is vast: seasonal vegetables and fruits, country bread baked in a wood oven, goat and sheep cheeses, eggs, jams, honey, sweet and savory biscuits, spreads, olive oil, syrups and fruit juices, herbal teas, coffee, wines and beers...

Do you speak Provençal?

Bastien Psaila doesn't plant fruits or vegetables. He plants seeds of culture and good humor. He's the lead singer of this joyful band of die-hard Circuit-coureurs.

That day, he was hosting his 63rd tcharadisse on the theme of witches and fairies. An informal discussion in the language of Frédéric Mistral. "I wanted to learn the language my grandfather spoke in Solliès-Toucas," explains the native of Seynois, who moved to Carnoules in 2000. Once a month, between ten and thirty people gather in the room or on the village square to learn to speak "Provençal from the Var."

The association's goal is to "rediscover the notion of terroir" through Var products, as well as the regional language. "We create a discussion around Provençal words and expressions," laughs Bastien, proud of his "local library" Fouant de sab (Source of Knowledge), at the back of the Flour de camin café. "It's the largest collection of books in the Provençal language in the whole of Var. Tales, legends, and also cookbooks and gardening books." A place that has become essential for locals and Varois visitors who have chosen to "live better in the region."

Flour de Camin, 2 cours Victor-Hugo, Carnoules. Open Wednesday to Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in winter) and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Tel.: 09.50.73.80.96.