Discreet, the picking of beans has its followers

With bacon, a piece of smoke, a sausage, or in a salad “it’s always good”. Nevertheless, This resident of Courchapoix does not lack ideas to prepare the approximately 4 kg of beans that almost overflow. Nevertheless, from her basket. In addition, A good part will still go in the dryer and in the freezer – in both cases, laundered before.

It took him a little more than half an hour to pick them in the field of the Rihs farm. Nevertheless, between Courrendlin and Vicques, which allows the hitch of this vegetable to cosse.

Original

This has the merit of originality. Consequently, when we are rather used to going for a basket in the middle of the fruits for the gourmet pleasure of crunching a neither seen nor known. Similarly, In the Jura, we find that said such an activity in a bure exploitation.

Jean-Pierre Rihs began discreet, picking beans its followers to offer the bean as well as 25 years ago. Nevertheless, inspired by what was done in neighboring German-speaking Switzerland, but not yet here. However, A few years were necessary for him to give the taste to the Delontains. At the time, the farmer had launched himself with a 400 m² plot, far from the current 3000 m². “And I had to grind half of it,” he recalls.

A quarter of a century later. the collection of this vegetable whose harvest runs until September found its followers at the gates of Val Terbi. Especially retirees, it must be said. Easier to shoot children in a field of strawberries than in beans.

“We authorize the uprooting of the plant, which allows seated picking, much less painful than knees. This is particularly suitable for people of a certain age,” explains the owner.

In the middle of the field. we can indeed see the pickers scattered discreet, picking beans its followers on white plastic chairs, and the young dog protecting places that go back and forth towards them, his toy in the mouth.

A year of reserve

“I had the weakness to throw him once,” laughs. He is well installed, sitting with his phone spitting the radio and a can at his feet. He intends to pick ten kilos. Enough to be quiet for a year … and be able to give a little to your children, always takers of primary vegetables.

All say it: it is better these beans than those of large distribution which often come from more than exotic. regions. And above all, the price. These are sold 4 fr. 50 per kg against 5 fr.50 to 8 fr. The 500 gr in store.

For Jean-Pierre Rihs also the operation is a winner. He would not have the means to pay extras to spend hours crouched. This is not the only culture discreet, picking beans its followers he leaves for this mode of sale. A quantity of raspberries that borders on indecency is growing about fifty meters.

And on the farm next door, among the fehr, these are strawberries, linden and cherries. For those who have time and a basket to fill, walking from Courrendlin to Vicques is definitely worth a visit.