in Uzeste, the rebirth of a bakery thanks to the voluntary mobilization of the villagers

Uzest (Gironde) is a town of 460 inhabitants where a cooperative bakery has recently been established. Every day, the oven delivers its campaign balls thanks to a battalion of small hands. Lawyer, mason, carpenter, actress, educator or stonemason: about forty volunteers from the village with very varied profiles take turns around Marion Duquesnethe baker, to run the shop.

The story of this cooperative bakery began during confinement. The villagers, who dreamed of fresh bread and encounters, then joined forces to take over the bakery, which had been closed for two years. “It’s life, bread. It’s essential. When you have no money, the little you can buy is bread“, declares a retiree, delighted to be able to get her bread in the village. marion Duquesnea baker for 12 years, is a bit like the conductor of the group. The schedules are defined according to the desires of each, by slices of three hours.