At once an urban farm, an alternative artistic scene and an ecological oasis at the foot of the La Défense towers, La Ferme du Bonheur in Nanterre is a living laboratory that combines nature, shows, agriculture and collective experiences. A timeless address where people come as much to attend a concert as to garden, meet animals or take part in the famous “agro-poetry works”.
Just a few minutes from La Défense, a lieu improbable is a cultural and ecological UFO. Hidden between highways, university campuses and concrete towers, La Ferme du Bonheur has been cultivating for more than 30 ans a joyfully alternative vision of the city, culture and countryside.
Founded at the beginning of années 1990 par Roger des Présthis former urban wasteland transformed into experimental farm has become a true refuge for lovers of nature, live shows and extraordinary collective experiences. Impossible to summarize the place in a single definition: we find there both a vegetable gardena vine, sheepof the chèvresand orchardand open air theatera concert hall improvisation and myself old fairground ball transformed into a festive space.
With its antique tables, its dirt roads, its wild gardens and its animals in the wildLa Ferme du Bonheur gives the impression of leaving the city for a bohemian and poetic interlude. People come here as much to have a drink at the tavern as to attend a concert, a show or simply to stroll in this unique setting.
What also makes La Ferme du Bonheur unique is its activities open to the public. Every Sundaythe place invites visitors to participate in agricultural work: gardening, plantations, crop maintenance and urban ecology projects. The farm also organizes stages around beekeeping, botany, wild basketry and even traditional and alternative agricultural techniques.
Théâtreopen-air cinema, fêtes électroconcerts, banquetsbrunches, artistic performances, special days for the Rendez-vous aux Jardins, the Garden Festival, the Music Festival or even the Heritage Days… cultural programming also participates in the magic of the place.
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A trip to the farm is the outing that everyone agrees on: so, this weekend, this Wednesday or during the holidays, it’s the opportunity to go (re)discover the local breeding and educational farms! [Lire la suite]
