La Magie des Bergers

Aurélie and Julien VALET, transhumant shepherds for around 10 years, have found our little corner of paradise in the Combrailles. The GAEC La magie des bergers is a family-run business based in Ayat-sur-Sioule, in the Puy de Dôme.
Our herds are reared in mountainous areas and stay out in the(…)

Aurélie and Julien VALET, transhumant shepherds for around 10 years, have found our little corner of paradise in the Combrailles. The GAEC La magie des bergers is a family-run business based in Ayat-sur-Sioule, in the Puy de Dôme.
Our herds are reared in mountainous areas and stay out in the pasture for as long as possible, before returning to the sheepfold during snowy spells. Then, as soon as the weather is fine, all the ewes go out to pasture in the open air. In spring and autumn, they help to maintain the steepest, most overgrown meadows on the farm. In May, the mating season begins. Then, when summer comes, we take them up to the mountain pastures to give them a holiday in the fresh air (at the same time as their maternity leave) and enjoy the rich and varied flora of the high mountains.

On the way down from the mountain, the ewes give birth and raise their lambs. Then we start milking the dairy cows. All the milk is produced, processed and matured on the farm. We offer a varied range of fresh, ripened and coated cheeses; yoghurts (plain, flavoured and fruit) and also tommes. We take great care in feeding our ewes, so that we can offer you a quality product (GMO-free grain, made in Creuse _ ABL Nutrition).
Unlike the cheeses, we don’t have a laboratory for processing the meat. Instead, we work with the Ferme des Lozamies (located in Saint Georges de Mons): slaughterhouse in Brioude and soon in Issoire (very respectful of animal welfare), professionally cut and vacuum-packed. For Easter, we’ll be selling parcels of lamb (1/4, 1/2 or whole), so don’t hesitate to place your order.

We believe that being close to consumers is essential if we are to
to explain our farming practices and meet your expectations as best we can. That’s why we mainly sell direct, at local markets and in our farm shop.
local markets, in the farm shop and soon in supermarkets.
We don’t have any particular label, because for us the best label is the one you see!