La Ferme du Vert, green tourism and cheeses in the heart of the Boulonnais region

9/18/18

Just a few kilometers from the Côte d'Opale, this magnificent 19th-century farmhouse is home to a charming hostellerie and a table de pays (12/,5/20) with no shortage of charm. When Joseph and Anny Bernard bought this beautiful farmhouse inn in 1981, they paved the way for green tourism.

Family history

Their son Antoine enlarged the farm, raised goats for a while, then began to wonder about the benefits to be gained from a region ideal for raising dairy cows, a veritable "dairy basin without cheese". This was followed by a cycling tour of France to learn the trade. He returned home with a wealth of ideas and inspiration to start making the soft cheese products he loves so much.

Joined by his brother in 2001, this 700 m2 family business now employs 25 people and produces a range of cheeses evocative of the local terroir. All cheeses are ladle-molded, made from milk sourced from local producers, and three new vats for processing pressed cheeses, recently acquired, bear witness to a company in full expansion.

Beautiful Wissant shortbread, hand-brushed with white beer and coated in fine breadcrumbs, finishes the bite with a delicate crunch.

Other soft cheeses with plenty of oomph

Fruité du Cap Gris Nez
Ecume de Wimereux
Fleur d'Audresselles
Dôme de Boulogne
Pavé de Calais
Sablé de Wissant
Fort d'Ambleteuse
Opal Coast Mimolette
Camembert du Boulonnais

Contact : 62720 Wierre-Effroy, tel: 03 21 87 00 97

On-site catering based on market compositions, with quality raw materials for attractive menus from €32 (12.5/20 and 1 toque).