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Earl Les Fromentaux: From Field to Fork in the Heart of Indre

14/05/2026
News

Life on the Farm:
Authentic French Beef and a Warm Welcome at Earl Les Fromentaux

 

Date: May 14, 2026 | Location: Celon, Indre (36)

There is a special kind of magic in the morning air here in Celon. As the sun begins to rise over the rolling hills of the Indre department, the daily rhythm of life at Earl Les Fromentaux begins.
Recently, we’ve had the pleasure of welcoming “the girls” back home; our magnificent Simmental and Limousin cows. And there’s truly nothing like the sight of a healthy herd returning from the pasture.
At Earl Les Fromentaux, we take immense pride in our livestock. Whether it’s a 850 kg Simmental cow nursing her calf or our best-friend duo; one a foot taller than the other but inseparable nonetheless. Our animals are raised with the respect and care they deserve. This dedication is exactly why we are known as a premier local producer of high-quality beef from Angus and Limousin crosses.

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Your Local Stop on the A20

For those traveling through France or living locally, our Farm Shop is a hidden gem located just 6 minutes from A20 exit 19. We are perfectly situated for international tourists heading south or locals looking to fill their kitchens with honest, “Field to Fork” produce.

Our shop has been bustling lately! It is a joy to meet new customers every weekend; people who share our passion for real food and love to cook. We offer more than just meat; from Sue’s famous cakes to seasonal produce, every item tells a story of rural professional excellence.

We want to thank everyone who has supported us. Your patronage allows us to keep doing what we love. Keep an eye on our farm restaurant, as a brand-new menu for our Farmhouse Kitchen is coming soon!

 

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Traduction Française

Bienvenue à l’Earl Les Fromentaux à Celon, dans l’Indre. Située à seulement 6 minutes de la sortie 19 de l’A20, notre ferme est dédiée à la production de viande de bœuf de haute qualité, issue de croisements Angus et Limousin.

Notre magasin à la ferme est ouvert tous les vendredis et samedis après-midi (11h00 – 16h00). Que vous soyez un habitant de la région ou un voyageur de passage, nous vous accueillons pour découvrir nos produits locaux, nos viandes maturées et les pâtisseries de Sue. Merci pour votre soutien fidèle qui fait vivre notre exploitation familiale.

Gites & Lake Owners

Are you a Gite owner or a Lake proprietor in the Indre/Creuse region? Elevate your guests’ experience with our premium Bait Boxes and Welcome Baskets! We provide high-quality, locally-sourced beef, lamb, and breakfast boxes (including our English-style sausages and bacon) delivered directly to your property. Give your guests a true “Taste of France” they will never forget.

Contact us today at info@earllesfromentaux.com or call +33 (0)6 84 61 52 39 to discuss wholesale options and guest hampers. Visit our Facebookpage.

 

Sue Manning

Open for business!

28/09/2017
Farm Life
To all my customers and friends, I would like to thank you all for your kind words of encouragement both publicly and privately.
It is very comforting to know that so many of you understand the pressure of juggling family and a business.
So many things have shaped what Les Fromentaux is today, and will continue to change and direct the business in the future.   I would like to ask for your continued support and to tell you I will be publishing dates for Sunday dinner at the farm in the next week.
All meat (with the exception of lamb) is available to order and pick up at the farm, and the dates for the beef will be available shortly. We will be doing the Christmas hampers again this year as well as all oven-ready poultry.
Thank you all again, from me and my family, and look out for what is coming up on the Facebook page and the website.
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Holiday Hampers and Barbecue Boxes: The Taste of the Indre

02/04/2017
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Updated: May 2026 | Location: Celon, France

Whether you are settling into a local gîte for the summer or hosting a family gathering in the Indre, our Holiday Hampers and Barbecue Boxes are designed to make your stay delicious. We’ve updated our offerings to include even more variety from our own fields.

Our boxes now feature our signature Angus and Limousin cross beef, hung for a minimum of 14 days for maximum flavor. For that authentic “taste of home,” we also include our on-farm butchered English-style sausages and bacon, made using traditional techniques right here in Celon.

 

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Farm Shop Hours: We are open every Friday and Saturday from 11:00 to 16:00. Just 6 minutes from A20 Exit 19!

Traduction Française

Nos paniers garnis et caissettes barbecue sont parfaits pour vos vacances dans l’Indre. Profitez de notre bœuf Angus et Limousin et de nos saucisses de style anglais, le tout produit à la ferme à Celon. Magasin ouvert Vendredi et Samedi, 11h-16h.

Gîte & Lake Owners

Enhance your guests’ stay with a welcome hamper delivered to your door. Contact us at info@earllesfromentaux.com to order.

We are offering a hamper delivery service to local gites and holiday homes. Our gite boxes will include some of the basic essentials so that guests enjoy a tasty breakfast after a long drive, especially handy when the shops might not be open the following day!

Our holiday hampers are very flexible and can include cheeses, hams, wine and beer. We will also deliver a selection of prepared meals, or a BBQ box! The Barbecue boxes include a hand-picked selection of meats from the farm, as well as side salads and burger buns.

All these goodies can be ordered in advance and offered as a Welcome pack by the Gite owner, or holiday makers can contact us directly. We offer free delivery within 40km of the farm, for orders of 60€ or more.

For delivery outside of this area, or for special diets or celebration cakes, it’s a good idea to call us and see what can be arranged.

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Farm Open Day 2018

31/03/2017
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Come and see us at the Farm – there’ll be plenty to eat and drink plus some fun activities for the children!

We will keep you posted about this years Open Farm Day as soon as we know the date. 

 

You can help us feed the lambs and meet some of our cows, sheep and rabbits.

A small market will be selling beef, lamb, wine, beer, vegetables, cheese, honey and plants for your garden.

We look forward to seeing you – if you need any more information please call Sue on 02 54 25 34 73.

Book lunch!

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Events & Pie-Nights 2018

16/03/2017
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Plenty of dates in the diary to come and see us and try some of our pies, sausages and other produce!

To pre-order and collect items at any of the venues below, please fill out the Order Form and I’ll get back to you to confirm details.

Every second tuesday of the month, we will do a Pie Night at Saint Leger Magnazeix, from 6pm – 8:30pm. 9.50€ per person.

Every second Saturday of the month we will do a Pie Night at Champsac, from 6pm – 8:30pm. 9.50€ per person.

(And when the weather gets a bit warmer we will sart organizing some events at the farm.)

APRIL 2018:

  • We will be present at the Tendu night market on the 21st of april, from 5pm – 9pm
  • Getting into the spring spirit with our very first festival ! We have a chalet at the Festival Printemps de Bourges this year where we will be cooking home grown beef burgers, chilli and potatoes, and maybe a few pasties ! (from the 25th – 29th of April

To see more updates and photos about our events, go and check out our Facebook page Earl Les Fromentaux.

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A New Year at the Farm: Growth and Gratitude

01/02/2017
News

Updated: May 2026 | Location: Celon, France

As we move deeper into the year, life at Earl Les Fromentaux is busier than ever. Our philosophy remains simple: “We grow what we feed.” By harvesting our own crops to raise our Angus and Limousin cattle, we ensure the quality you’ve come to expect from a professional local producer.

This year marks an exciting chapter for our Farm Shop and our “Farm to Fork” restaurant. We are celebrating the rhythm of the seasons with menus crafted from our own harvest. Whether it’s a slow-grown Limousin steak or a seasonal delight, every plate tells the story of our land in Celon, Indre.

We invite you to visit us 6 minutes from the A20 to see the progress of “the girls” and stock up on fresh farm produce.

Traduction Française

Une nouvelle année commence à la ferme ! Nous restons fidèles à notre philosophie : produire ce que nous consommons. Venez découvrir notre restaurant “de la ferme à l’assiette” et notre viande de bœuf de qualité supérieure à Celon.

 

Visit Our Farm Shop

Open Fridays and Saturdays 11:00 – 16:00. 10 route de Vilenne, 36200 Celon.

 

How it all started in 2016

2016 presented a lot of new avenues that I, Sue, really wanted to follow. But I simply didn’t have enough hours in the day to do it all on my own.  I am now joined by Ellen who has quickly become my right hand ‘man’ (so to speak!).

Last year also saw the start of The Farmhouse Kitchen and the Pie Nights, which I’m delighted to say were an immediate success – our steak pies have gone down a treat!  In addition to the pies, we also take Sausages and Bacon to buy on the night and any pre-ordered meat for collection on the same evening. These new Pop-Up shops are working really well – you’ll find details of the next events on our Facebook page, but usually Le Champsac on the 3rd Saturday of the month, and in Saint-Léger-Magnazeix on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.

From March, we’ll also be offering lunches at the farm and private dining for up to 30 people.

Very important to me has always been the outside catering that we can offer, and last year we did our first few weddings!!  It was a little daunting at the start but we love doing them and the atmosphere is fabulous. We’ve had such lovely reviews too, it’s given us a real buzz to know how much people have really enjoyed the food.

After doing a very small amount of advertising, we have now booked a number of catering events for 2017 and some for 2018, so if you would be interested in us catering your event then getting in touch sooner rather than later would be advised.

Joyeux Noel

Hampers and Orders for Christmas

30/11/2016
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Christmas Wrapped Up at the Farm!

Our Farmhouse Kitchen Christmas hampers are filled with premium grade meat and free range poultry, complimented by delicious regional products.

Taking the stress out of your Christmas day food, you can find everything you need to delight your friends and family with quality assured meat, at a price that cant be beaten!

We are also making Christmas Cakes to order – call Sue 0254 253473 to find out more.

All orders to be placed before 11 December to avoid disappointment!

Hampers

Box One, Up to 4 people (65€)

  • Turkey Crown or Entire oven ready Large Chicken or Entire oven ready Large Duck
  • Gammon Joint (approx. 500g-1 kg)
  • Joint of Roast Beef or Pork with Crackling (approx 1-1.5kg}
  • Sausage Meat, sage and onion stuffing (500g)
  • 8 chipolata sized pigs in blankets
  • 8 Rashers of Back Bacon

Box Two, Up to 8 people (125€)

  • Entire oven ready Turkey or Duck
  • Gammon Joint (approx. 1.5-2kg)
  • Joint of Roast Beef or Pork with Crackling (approx 2-2.5kg}
  • Sausage Meat, sage and onion stuffing (1 kg)
  • 16 chipolata sized pigs in blankets
  • 16 Rashers of Back Bacon

Premium box (220€)

  • Entire oven ready goose or Turkey
  • Gammon Joint (approx 1.5kg-2kg)
  • Beef Joint (approx 2kg-2.5kg}
  • Lamb Joint, Leg or Rack (approx 2kg)
  • Sausage Meat, sage and onion stuffing (1 kg)
  • 16 Chipolata sized pigs in blankets
  • 16 Rashers Back Bacon
  • Bottle of sparkling Wine
  • 2 Bottle of choice of red, white or rosé wine
  • Christmas Cake
  • Cheese Board of 5 Cheeses
  • Assorted chutneys

Boxing Day Breakfast Box
(8€ per person – although why not treat yourself all year round?!)

Items per person:
2 x Sausage
2 x Rasher of Bacon
2 x Eggs
Black pudding

Also available to order

Gammon 9.50€/kg
Sausages 8.00€/kg
Bacon 11.00€/kg
Sausage meat 8.00€/kg

Poultry

Goose (approx 4-4.5kg) 9.50€/kg

Turkey (Bronze or Black):

  • Under 4kg 9.50€/kg
  • Over 4kg 8.50€/kg
  • Crown 12.50€/kg

Duck (approx 4kg) 7.10€/kg
Large chicken 6.90€/kg

All poultry is free-range and can be butchered to order.

Click here for an order form www.earllesfromentaux.com/ChristmasOrderForm.pdf

Our full price list is listed here: https://www.earllesfromentaux.com/PriceListEN.pdf

Collection Points:

  • 18 December – Christmas market at Les Herolles
  • 20 December – Le Champsac
  • 22 December – Cafe Bar d’Annie
  • 23 December – Le Sapin Vert & La Bonne Planque

The Farm Shop will also be open 10h30 – 19h00 from 19 – 24 December!

Pie night!

Pie night at the farm!

26/08/2016
Events, Pie Nights

Pie night at the farm on 10 September!

3 courses for 14,50€ including tea or coffee

Starter: Charcuterie
Main: Pie, chips and vegetables, (steak and kidney, steak and ale, or just steak!)
Dessert (home-made of course!)

There will be locally produced beer and wine available to buy on the night.

Places are limited and booking is essential – call 0254 253473 or email Sue contact@earllesfromentaux.com

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