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Welcome to La Vaquerie

Saint-Jacques-de-Néhou, Normandy, France

Discover France through food

Live in community on our 400-year-old farm in the Normandy countryside and discover the people, places, and traditions that shape one of the world's great food cultures.

Through daily cooking, shared meals, and hands-on experiences, food becomes a doorway into the French art of living well.

Our programs

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SUMMER

AGES 15-19

Cooking with a group

GAP YEAR

AGES 17-22

Cooking and Culture:
Food and the Art of Living

Source • Story • Table

Our framework for inquiry invites you to think of food as more than ingredients for a meal. We look beyond the plate to where food comes from, who produces it, and the traditions and landscapes that give it meaning.

 

Together, we learn to choose more thoughtfully, cook with greater awareness, and consider how food can nourish both people and planet.​​

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