- The founding team
- Drawing up guidelines for for La Ferme Intégrale project : dimensions, production, location, financing, finding land
- Recruitment of the first employees
- Financial start-up phase, commercial structuring and basic engineering.
- First grants awarded.
- Building the commercial pilot postponed to 2021 because of the health situation.
- Building the commercial pilot (700m2 of production space) in May 2021: 4 months of work in quick succession.
– In parallel with the works, launch of a crowdfunding campaign with LITA.co 350,000 raised.
- Production launch in November.
- Work on job opportunities, variety testing begins.
- Pilot optimisation continues: temperature control, horticultural varieties, fish maturing, etc.
- Prospecting and loyalty opportunities.
- Launch of the first batches of pike-perch in summer 2022.
- First summer spent in extreme weather conditions but without damaging production: real proof of the resilience of our system.
– Farm extension (Farm 1) end October 2022: 6 months of works
- Farm 1 under construction: site supervision, participation in work, installation of equipment, etc.
- Recruitment phase to strengthen the team.
- If we achieve economic viability this year, we'll be able to replicate our aquaponics farm on a large scale sur d’autres sites en France.
– Nous pourrons développer un nouveau business model sous la forme de franchise, tout en optimisant le processus de production responsable.
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