Our Story
"Farmers from father to son for four generations"
Our Story is that of the VAJOU Family, Aube region farmers, proud of its roots and its terroir, which combines agricultural and marketing skills
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Marcel ADAM settles on the Ferme de Fontenay, opposite the Fontenay de Bossery church. He mainly grows cereals. This is the beginning of the FERME DE FONTENAY!
Jean VAJOU, a cattle and horse merchant, takes over the farm from his father-in-law Marcel ADAM in Fontenay de Bossery and diversifies the cereal crops by planting sugar beet.
Jacques and Francis VAJOU join their father on the farm and take over a farm next to TROYES.
Pascal, the third brother, joins the farm and associates with his brothers. This is the beginning of the family adventure!
Onion growing starts in FONTENAY DE BOSSERY!
Construction of a packaging workshop and cold storage building for onions: VAL LEGUMES was founded.
Development of the packaging activity.
Construction of new refrigerated buildings.
Start of shallot and garlic production.
Construction of a new packaging workshop and purchase of a specific shallot and garlic line.
GLOBALG.A.P. certification of the farm.
Sabine VAJOU joins the Ferme de Fontenay and creates VAL TERROIRS to develop the potato trade.
VAL TERROIRS has been Culture Pom’ since 2017.
Start of the marketing of condiments in supermarkets and construction of new cold storage buildings.
Antoine VAJOU, joins the Ferme de Fontenay and intensifies the development of mass retail.
Automation and development of the packaging centre for a capacity of 200 tons/day.
ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and BIO certification of the packaging centre.
GlobalG.A.P. and IFS Food certification of the packaging centre.
Construction of a new packaging and cold storage workshop.
Conversion of the first agricultural plots to Organic Farming.
Antoine VAJOU becomes Chairman of VAL LEGUMES
The Ferme de Fontenay participates in the Nouveaux Champs collective.
Beginning of “Zero Pesticide Residue” yellow onion marketing.
HVE (High Environmental Value) certification obtained on two family farms.
PME + label following our commitment to people, jobs and the environment
Today,
Ferme de Fontenay has 400 ha of condiments grown each year, 12,000 tonnes of storage, and a packaging capacity of 200 tonnes of products per day.