We had the most wonderful time at Kerbastard Farm last weekend and I was eager to share the memories with you. In celebration of France’s “Fête du Lait” (Milk Festival), local French farms hosted breakfasts on their premises to showcase their own dairy products. We chose to go to Kerbastard, a local Brittany farm renowned for producing one of France’s best butters.
Upon arrival, we were greeted by the hosts Linda and Jean-Marie, a young couple who had bought the land in 2016. They spent the past 7 years building their dairy farm from the ground up, breeding 60 cows and developing their line of products – including milk, yogurts, fromage blanc, crème fraiche, skyr, butter and desserts (rice pudding, crème au chocolat, etc.). Linda and Jean-Marie built quite a reputation for themselves and supply today some of the biggest chefs with their high-quality organic butter.
They had set up an utterly charming breakfast buffet right near a shed that housed some adorable calves. The event attracted about 50 people, and we all enjoyed a glorious breakfast outside on large tables. On the menu: dairy products from the farm including fresh milk, butter and yogurts, fresh bread and brioches from neighboring farm Roche Bleue, local strawberries, local honey, homemade jams and locally grown herbal teas. What a feast we had!
After breakfast, Linda took us on a tour of the farm. We walked through the cow fields, the main shed, the milking stations and the labs where the fresh milk is turned into butter and other dairy goodness. After the tour, we spent some time with Jullian Pekle, a local baker who came for the occasion to bake fresh breads and pizzas in the communal wood-fired oven. My husband Marc is an avid pizza maker, so the two of them spent some time sharing tips on flours, temperatures and other pizza tricks.
If you are visiting Paris, you can find Kerbastard’s products at Maison Plisson, Saisons and more! You can view all their retailers here.
Have you ever visited a local farm? How was your experience? Leave a comment below.
10 comments
Is that really the name of the farm?!!
It is, Emma! I know the root of it in English isn’t the greatest of words, but it’s even a fairly common surname here in France.
I want to live with you LOL. I love your recipes and my family love them. Thank you!
Thank you much, Sandra! Much appreciated!
Hi Audrey,
Loved your pictures. I watch Edward selling Williams
On his french pub cooking show in France. Your
Your tour was just the makings of another french
Cooking show too. Would love to learn more
About Brittany and the food.
Thank you so much, Cynthia. Edward is a great ambassador to Brittany, so your words mean a lot. I am going to try to share more and more about Brittany in the future, along with recipes from here and all over France!
The farm is so clean! What a lovely morning. Do those long strawberries have a name?
Thank you, Pamela! The farm was as clean as you could ever hope for a farm. They really take care of the property and everything on it.
As for the strawberries, going by memory, I believe they were either plougastel or gariguette starwberries.
What a beautiful farm, cows property and food experience. Thank you for sharing Audrey.
The farm was so lovely and the food was so cozy and delicious. You can definitely tell that the owners really care about what they’re doing.