{"id":7731,"date":"2021-04-19T11:37:51","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T09:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.charleroi-metropole.be\/2021\/04\/19\/lokaal-consumeren-in-charleroi-metropole-volg-de-gids\/"},"modified":"2021-05-26T15:47:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T13:47:15","slug":"looking-to-eat-and-drink-locally-in-the-charleroi-metropolitan-area-follow-our-handy-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cm-site.fidelodev.be\/en\/looking-to-eat-and-drink-locally-in-the-charleroi-metropolitan-area-follow-our-handy-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking to eat and drink locally in the Charleroi Metropolitan Area? Follow our handy guide\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Supermarket-free February, support for bringing back local food, sustainable canteens, citizens\u2019 cooperatives\u2026 There are many initiatives springing up to promote consumption that is more responsible, better for the environment and healthier. This is all in the interests not only of our wellbeing and that of future generations, but of the planet too.<\/p>\n

Are you looking to do your bit and shop \u201clocally\u201d in the Charleroi Metropolitan Area? Would you prefer to buy from a shop?\u00a0A farm? Online?\u00a0 We checked out the options for you\u2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At the shops<\/h2>\n

If, when you\u2019re planning the week\u2019s meals before doing the big online shop, you always manage to forget the cream, that all-important spice, the cheese for grating over the top\u2026 If you\u2019re the kind of person who starts wondering what to make for dinner around 6pm\u2026 Planning ahead just isn\u2019t your cup of tea! This means that the lure of the supermarket and its overpackaged products, with produce of far-flung or dubious origin, is strong. But luckily there are more local and responsible alternatives!<\/p>\n

Consider, for example, Coopeco,<\/a> a cooperative aiming to offer high-quality food for all at accessible prices, with an approach that respects the environment and human beings alike. The shop operates thanks to the active participation of its members, with everyone doing their bit to keep it up and running depending on the various skills they have to offer.<\/p>\n

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Biocap<\/a>\u00a0in Marcinelle stocks a full range of local and seasonal produce. The brand, which has 5 shops in Belgium, describes itself as \u201can enormous space entirely dedicated to an ecological vision of our consumption patterns, which stocks everything you need day to day, from food to cosmetics, and cleaning products too\u201d.<\/p>\n

Do you live in the southern part of the Metropolitan Area? Pop into Tournesol<\/a> in Chimay, an organic shop that has gone from strength to strength since opening 20 years ago, which now stocks over 300 brands in its 350 m\u00b2 space. You might also find what you are looking for at Nature Nature<\/a> in Philippeville which, in addition to a wide range of products spread over 3 floors, offers a range of training seminars and workshops.<\/p>\n

Do you reside in the northern part of the Metropolitan Area? If so, Tom@home<\/a> in Ransart will keep you stocked up with products made exclusively in Belgium. If you prefer, they can even deliver to your home. Be sure also to check out Comptoir du Bio<\/a> in Courcelles. There you will find a full range of food, toiletries and cleaning products, the majority of which are sold in bulk. Within the last few days, Comptoir du Bio has also started selling fruit and vegetable boxes. In Fleurus, you might consider March\u00e9 bio<\/a>, which has an attractive range of local products, grown exclusively from organic farming (read our article<\/a> on the subject), or Pau en vrac<\/a>, a grocers selling local products, in bulk too, where a beaming Pauline will be only too happy to welcome you!<\/p>\n

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Wherever you happen to be in the Metropolitan Area, take a look at the \u2018local products\u2019 shelves which seem to be growing rapidly in certain supermarkets\u2026<\/p>\n

Directly from the producer<\/h2>\n

Some producers have set up shops right from their farms. It\u2019s hard to find a shorter distance between farm and fork!<\/p>\n

Find them thanks to our interactive map<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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By ordering online<\/h2>\n

A dab hand with the \u201cclick & collect\u201d? Is shopping from the comfort of your sofa once the children are in bed more your style? Vegetables from one, meat from another, dairy products from yet another, spending Saturday morning running around from one to the next doesn\u2019t really work for you?<\/p>\n

Well, handily, here are some cooperatives and organisations that will help to make life easier!<\/p>\n

How it works: order on the website of your choice, pick up your fresh and local products from a collection point! It couldn\u2019t be easier\u2026 Meat, fruit and vegetables, dairy products, bread and pastries, store cupboard items, cleaning products\u2026: the ranges typically come very well-stocked.<\/p>\n

La\u00a0Botte Paysanne\u00a0<\/a>sells products from the area around Sivry-Rance and Chimay. The farm counter is open on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings where you can pick up your orders of bread, meat and dairy produce or buy from the producers directly.<\/p>\n

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The CoopESEM cooperative<\/a>, set up in 2017, is mainly active in the municipalities of Gerpinnes, Walcourt, Cerfontaine, Couvin, Philippeville, Viroinval, Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes, Mettet, Doische and Florennes. Place your order before Wednesday evening and pick up your goods on Friday from one of 4 collection points.<\/p>\n

Choose your Commun\u2019Halle<\/a>, in Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes, Montignies-sur-Sambre, Montigny-le-Tilleul, Mont-sur-Marchienne or Tarcienne, place your order and then pick up your goods within the selected timeslot, directly from the producers\u2026<\/p>\n

The \u201cRuche qui dit oui\u201d<\/a> at Tarcienne, Charleroi, Aiseau-Presles, Pont-\u00e0-Celles, Seneffe or Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont welcomes you with the same principles!<\/p>\n

Eats Local<\/a>, the new kid on the block in the Charleroi Metropolitan Area, allows you not only to do your shopping \u201clocally\u201d and just in a short series of clicks, but also to have them delivered to your home (on Fridays) for only 3 euros! If your order comes to 65\u20ac or more, delivery comes free. The municipalities where they currently deliver within the Metropolitan Area are Charleroi, Montigny-le-Tilleul, Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes, Courcelles, Ch\u00e2telet, Les Bons Villers, Fleurus, Pont-\u00e0-Celles, Farciennes, Aiseau-Presles and Gerpinnes.<\/p>\n

As you have gathered by now, there are so many ways of filling your fridge responsibly around the Charleroi Metropolitan Area!\u00a0Which method of shopping local is the best fit for you? Try a couple of them out, you\u2019re sure to love them!<\/p>\n

If you know of any other ways of buying local products in the Charleroi Metropolitan Area, feel free to send their details to us and we will gladly add them to this article!(info@charleroi-metropole.be<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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