Projection documentaire : festival ALIMENTERRE à Mergieux
In Mergieux, the ETRE School trains young people every year in careers related to sustainable food and responsible agriculture. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ALIMENTERRE festival, one evening, two screenings!
While approximately 735 million people suffer from hunger and more than 3.1 billion cannot afford a healthy diet (source: FAO report %AB The %The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023 %BB), the ALIMENTERRE festival helps citizens learn about and understand agricultural and food issues in France and around the world, so that they can participate in the joint development of sustainable and equitable food systems and in the realization of the right to food.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the ALIMENTERRE festival, the E?S%E9ME association and the trainees from the ETRE program invite you to a screening of two documentary films on Thursday, November 5, 2026 (first screening at 5:30 p.m., second screening at 6:30 p.m.):
“Paludier?” au féminin (Sophie AVERTY / 2023 / Mille et Une Films / 26? / French)
Synopsis: In the 1950s, in the salt marshes of Guérande, the term “paludière” still referred only to the wives of salt workers, who labored without official status, in the shadow of their husbands. Today, 15% of them are at the helm of their own operations. Dominique, Véronique, and Morgane share their experiences of how their role has evolved in a profession that remains predominantly male.
Living Beings: Questioning Our Connections (Hélène Pineau and Valérie Bonniol / 2023 / Terres Nourricières / 45? / French)
Synopsis: This film traces the reflections of a group of livestock farmers and shepherds who practice their craft with conviction but feel as though there is a thorn in their side, a pebble in their shoe. Why pursue this often little-known, sometimes disparaged profession, which involves actions far from trivial—dealing with life, death, and the physical needs of animals? How can they meet society’s sometimes contradictory expectations: preserving landscapes, ensuring animal welfare and product quality, and complying with numerous regulations? And how can they meet their own expectations—their vision of their profession, their lives, and their place in the world?
Each screening will be followed by a discussion and Q&A session with a guest speaker, and the eveningwill continue with a buffet (organic and local!) prepared by the students in the “Responsible Agriculture and Sustainable Food” program at the ETRE School.
For the sake of the planet, please carpool!