A wonderful day in the pastures where the Blonde d’Aquitaine is bred.
A walk that showed the inseparable and precious connection between landscape heritage, livestock, agriculture, environment and future.
On the occasion of the third edition of the Balade en paysage d’éleveurs, the Chamber of Agriculture and the breeders of the commune of Sauveterre de Béarn, located in the south-west of France, in partnership with CAUE 64 (Conseil d’Architecture d’Urbanisme et de l’Environnement des Pyrénées-Atlantiques), organised an event to promote the surrounding landscapes through the breeding areas of the Blonde d’Aquitaine breed.
About 180 people took part in this initiative to discover the special relationship that binds the territory, the breeders and the products of their work. A valuable opportunity to learn more about this profession, which is so important for the environment, for consumers, but also for the animals that make it possible.
At the end of the walk between the Béarn and the Basque Country, Agnès Ducat, landscape consultant of CAUE 64, helped the participants read the landscape from a hilltop, followed by a tasting of Blonde d’Aquitaine meat, during which breeders, producers, operators and consumers were able to enjoy its unique characteristics.
The meat of Blonde d’Aquitaine, in fact, comes from cattle that are particularly suitable for a grassland system, easy to manage and breed, perfectly adapting to climatic changes, in particular to a dry climate.
It is also thanks to these peculiarities that the beef they produce is excellent both for industry professionals, due to the low presence of bones and its intrinsic qualities, and for consumers, who can taste a tender and simply delicious meat.
In short, the third edition of Balade en paysage d’éleveurs was a great opportunity to get to know a unique world and to find ideas and answers on the relationship between farmers, land and animals, so precious for consumers and for the future of the planet.