After The Nature Box, we continue our series on the various fruit and vegetable delivery services. Today, we speak with André-Judes Cadasse of Petit Cocotier.
What is Petit Cocotier?
First and foremost, it’s a vision—an idea of organic, healthy, local agriculture that promotes positive nutrition. Positive for the earth, since we don’t use pesticides or chemicals. We maintain and preserve the land in good condition. It’s positive for farmers and everyone who works the land—they aren’t exposed to dangerous pesticides, which is good for their environment and their health. And above all, it’s positive food because it’s healthy for the population, promoting their well-being and health. We’re bringing together more and more people around us who share this vision.
What services do you offer?
We offer the fruits of our labor—fruits and vegetables packaged in baskets—at various pickup locations across the island. Our products come from our farm and from our partners’ farms located in the north. We’ve chosen a standard basket containing 7 kg of healthy fruits and vegetables grown using organic farming and permaculture practices. We wanted a smart, well-thought-out distribution system that allows producers to make a living and enables consumers to bypass shopping malls and other intermediaries, all while offering a great balance of quality, service, and price. We operate based on harvests and seasons, providing whatever nature brings us each season. The basket’s contents are revealed every Sunday and vary approximately every two weeks. We regularly post recipe ideas featuring our products on our blog.
Do you work with other organizations?
For example, we work with Brunch o péyi to help people rediscover the joy of cooking, explore new ways to prepare fruits and vegetables, and find alternatives to the usual dishes of rice or pasta.
How do you see the future?
We want to expand our business by moving into processing, particularly for products that are less popular in their raw form, such as dachine or yams. Some people have a hard time with these products, but we hope to one day offer them these vegetables—for example, as fries or in other forms. I think that through processing, we’ll be able to better showcase these types of products, which are still shunned by many people.
We will continue to take action to work toward food self-sufficiency in Martinique.
As the year comes to a close, check out the Recipe for Local Red Currant Juice from Petit Cocotier.
Kaylan FAGOUR
Phone: 0696 07 67 76
Email: bonjour@petitcocotier.fr
Facebook: facebook.com/petitcocotier/
Website: http://www.petitcocotier.com/
