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George Clooney funds organic fruit farm in southern France

The American actor George Clooney has committed to helping finance a municipal farm that will provide fresh, organic food to local schoolchildren in southern France.

Published: 16 March 2023 14:46 CET
George Clooney funds organic fruit farm in southern France
US actor George Clooney and his partner Amal Clooney during the 42nd edition of the Cesar Ceremony in Paris in 2017. (Photo by bertrand GUAY / AFP)

American star Clooney – who is set to adapt the iconic French television series Le Bureau des Legends for English-speaking audiences – has reportedly financed a municipal farm to be built in the southern French département of Var.

Located in Brignoles, north of Toulon, the farm will offer locally produced vegetables and fruit to school children in the town, according to Le Parisien. 

Clooney and his wife, Amal, own property in Canadel – also located along the Mediterranean in the Var département.

READ MORE: George Clooney to remake hit French spy show ‘The Bureau’

According to the town’s mayor, Didier Bremond, the Clooneys are actively involved in the town, even though they do not live there year-round. The couple proposed to the mayor that they could help to finance a plot of land to grow fresh fruits and vegetables for the town.

The plan is for all food produced on the municipal farm will go to the town’s school canteens, to help maintain their commitment to offering students organic food. 

Le Parisien spoke with members of the town of Brignoles, who have begun calling Clooney “George l’écolo” (George the environmentalist).

One shopkeeper, Michel, told the French daily about how the actor had given financial assistance to victims of flooding in the town just two years ago. 

“This time he has committed to the town’s children. I think it’s great”, the shopkeeper told Le Parisien.

The farm is expected to be functional within the coming weeks. 

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PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS

‘Raw meat’: British team hit out at Paris Olympics food

France is known as the home of haute cuisine, but the British delegation has said it is dissatisfied with the food available in the Olympic Village, which it said included ‘raw meat’.

Published: 26 July 2024 16:01 CEST
‘Raw meat’: British team hit out at Paris Olympics food

The delegation has brought in its own chef, and has complained about the lack of certain foods and its quality, according to British media.

Andy Anson, chief executive of the British Olympic Committee, told the Times that a ‘radical improvement’ was needed.

“There are some things where there is not enough: eggs, chicken, certain carbohydrates,” Anson said, referring to meals at restaurant facilities at the Olympic Village, where athletes are housed.

“And then there is the question of the quality of the food; athletes are served raw meat,” he said.

Anson said the food issue is ‘the biggest problem at the moment’, and said the extra chef was brought in to meet the extra demand from the delegation.

A Team GB spokesman told AFP hours before the opening ceremony, that things were looking up. “The latest update is that we understand the situation is improving and being attended to by Paris 2024,” he said.

French sports newspaper L’Equipe quoted a firm responsible for catering as saying that it was aware of issues, including a shortage of eggs, and was working to increase supplies.

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