Train, support, spread
for tomorrow's agriculture.
Who we are
Cultive is a committed team whose ambition is to demonstrate that it is possible, as a market gardener, to make a good living from your profession, fulfilled and respectful of the living world, in order to inspire and arouse the vocations that will make up tomorrow's next generation of farmers.
The method
Inspired by agroecology and bio-intensive farming, the Cultive method offers triple performance: economic, ecological & social.
Career path
Designed to support project leaders at every stage, this unique program integrates training, experience, installation and production.
The network
Convinced that to succeed, the agroecological transition must be a collective adventure, Cultive federates a network of players committed to the agriculture of tomorrow.
The Cultive campus farm
Located 30 minutes south of Nantes, the Cultive campus pilot farm is designed as a productive, educational and experimental farm.
Since January 2025, it has been home to the 1st graduating class.
Since January 2025, it has been home to the 1st graduating class.
Practice-based training
Take part in a full season of market gardening to get a global view of the profession and the Cultive method, but also to test your body in the field. 8 months of immersion that allow learners to experience all aspects of market gardening: from supplier orders to nursery management, including daily irrigation management, crop planning, accounting management, HR management...
Video report
Finance the next generation of market gardeners!
What if, in 2025, you could help finance the next generation of market gardeners? You can do so for as little as €100 by taking part in our fundraising campaign on the lita.co platform!
- Video
- 27/06/2025
Inaugurated last January, this innovative farm-school supports a new generation of farmers in the creation of bio-intensive and diversified micro-farms. Covering an area of around 5 hectares, project leaders learn how to combine market gardening, arboriculture and the raising of laying hens. The aim? To encourage the establishment of viable, sustainable small farms, while meeting the major challenge of renewing the farming generation.
TV Vendée
- Video
- 20/03/2025
Welcome to the school for market gardeners!
On the Cultive campus, Vanessa and Baptiste, market gardeners, pass on their know-how to the farmers of tomorrow. It's essential training, given that 60% to 70% of small farms fail after five years. Here, they experiment with and teach more sustainable agricultural models, combining theory and practice to better prepare for the future.
On the Cultive campus, Vanessa and Baptiste, market gardeners, pass on their know-how to the farmers of tomorrow. It's essential training, given that 60% to 70% of small farms fail after five years. Here, they experiment with and teach more sustainable agricultural models, combining theory and practice to better prepare for the future.
Government
- Video
- 06/05/2025
In the Vendée region, a couple took over a farm last October to launch a campus-style training program for apprentice market gardeners looking to set up in business.
France 3 Pays de La Loire
- Article
- 14/04/2025
Since October 2024, they have been working on the Mesnil farm in Montaigu-Vendée. Vanessa Correa and Baptiste Saulnier have launched their Cultive project, turning their farm into a school farm, training the organic market gardeners of tomorrow.
Ouest France
- Article
- 26/03/2025
Ferme du Mesnil had not been used for farming for 18 years. A new project, the Cultive campus, will be set up there, focusing on the training and installation of future market gardeners. Close to Montaigu-Vendée, it includes a training center and a model farm dedicated to market garden and tree production.
Le Journal des Entreprises
- Article
- 15/05/2024
Baptiste Saulnier and Vanessa Correa don't aim for happiness by withdrawing into their cocoon, but rather by taking part in a movement to radically change our agricultural model. (Cultive, their training and support program for small-scale organic and intensive farming, will soon be opening its campus in (...)
Agence Bio