FERME D'ARTAGNAN
- Type
- Farm / Primary Producer
- Location
- Haccourt, Belgium
- Industries
- Livestock farming, Arable farming, Food ingredients & products, Food safety & quality, Shortening supply chain
- Domains
- Fruit, Plant based primary products, Poultry, Animal based primary products, Feed
About FERME D'ARTAGNAN
La Ferme d'Artagnan is a Belgian farm and direct-sales producer rooted in the terroir of Haccourt, near Visé. It specializes in duck and goose products, combining breeding, cultivation, and on-site processing to offer fresh and prepared foods with an emphasis on authenticity, craftsmanship, and regional tradition.
The company positions itself as a gourmet address for consumers looking for high-quality local products. Its story links the farm’s heritage to the historical figure of d’Artagnan and to the regional gastronomy of Basse-Mosane, while its current activity focuses on producing and selling fine poultry-based specialties through its farm shop and gift boxes.
Core Values
- Authenticity: The farm emphasizes the “authenticity of a terroir” and aims to preserve a genuine regional taste profile through its products and methods.
- Quality and craftsmanship: Product quality is linked to careful breed selection, natural feed, freshness, and artisanal processing in an approved workshop.
- Food safety: The company states that its processing workshop is officially approved and follows current food-safety requirements to ensure compliant products.
- Respect for the environment: Its fruit growing is described as strictly compliant with agri-environmental standards, reflecting attention to responsible farming practices.
Unique Aspects
- Approved on-site processing workshop: The farm has an officially approved workshop (CEE approval via AFSCA) that allows it to transform poultry on site while meeting current food-safety standards.
- Heritage-linked brand story: The company connects its identity to d’Artagnan and to the historical setting of the Siege of Maastricht, giving the farm a distinctive cultural narrative.
- Regional specialty focus: It highlights goose as a prestigious specialty of Basse-Mosane and positions its duck and goose products within local gastronomic tradition.
- Agri-environmental orchards: The farm also maintains orchards of old fruit varieties under strict agri-environmental norms, adding a broader agricultural dimension beyond poultry.