Traditionally handcrafted foods...
‘Naturellement’ [na-tu-rè-le-man] means ‘natural’ in French and the unit is strictly faithful to its name.
Through over 30 years of research and development, we have created an extensive product line of natural/organic handcrafted food products, available throughout India. Our extensive product line ranges from jams to breakfast cereals, fruit syrups to condiments, over 40 products in all. All products are made in small batches with carefully selected high quality raw material,
organic and locally sourced if available.
Our Products and Services
Garden Cafe – Inhouse Bakery – Small Batch Artisan Production
In our Garden Cafe you can enjoy our vegetarian and vegan dishes in a relaxed peaceful atmosphere.
Our bakery produces small batches of artisan baked goods with carefully selected ingredients, using traditional recipes and methods.
We produce jams, jellies, marmalades, fruit syrups, nut butters, pickles, chutneys, sauerkraut, pesto, mayonnaise, mustard and breakfast cereals; all handcrafted and adhering to strict hygienic standards.
Naturellement Garden Café
Being part of Naturellement’s social enterprise, we strive here as well to use as many organically grown ingredients as possible, Eggs, milk, cheese, seasonal fruits and vegetables, come directly from Auroville farms while greens and herbs come from our own kitchen garden.
We avoid the use of refined oils in our kitchen, as well as industrial made products. Not only is our pasta home made, but our ghee, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard etc. are also made from scratch in our own kitchen.
Apart from its lovely garden seating, there is a courtyard, a roof top as well as an AC lounge.
During the busy winter season, it is advised to book in advance. Our normal opening hours are 9am-5pm, December to March extended until 9pm.
Bakery
In our bakery our whole range of breakfast cereals are also being prepared, in small batches, roasted to perfection in our wood oven. We insist on using only the highest quality natural ingredients such as organic flours and sugar, fresh butter, cream and eggs.
Bottled Products
Only the best and finest raw materials are used, organic and locally sourced if available.
Making our jams and marmalade, the fresh fruit is hand cut, the open pots stirred by hand and when ready, filled by hand as well. Truly handcrafted form the beginning to end.
Each lot of peanuts we receive is tested and proved free from aflatoxins before being turned into peanut butter. We never compromise on quality!
Our Principles
Organic Farming – Sustainable Practices – Women Empowerment
We support organic farming, we use sustainable practices, but most importantly the backbone
of our company consists of our team of women from the surrounding villages.
Through years of training and education they have turned into highly skilled culinary artisans.
Farms & Orchards
In Auroville millions of trees have been planted and widespread forests have developed. Parallel with the reforestation work, numerous organic farms and orchards has been created in order to produce natural and healthy food, while sustaining the environment.
Auroville's farms and orchards are supplying us directly with fresh organic products, from vegetables and fruits to milk and rice.
*Organic farming: banning the use of chemical pesticides and fertilisers, thus protecting our eco-system, farmers and consumers, and building a sustainable future.
Sustainability
We are sorting our waste for recycling and are turning our organic waste into compost.
In order to reduce our ecological footprint, great effort is taken to source locally available produce whenever possible.
We carefully monitor our water usage and have a waste water treatment plant in our compound. Our planet, our home!
Social Enterprise
Following Fair Trade practices, our aim is to make all employees feel motivated and appreciated, team work and job rotation being of the utmost importance.
We offer help and support in economic, health and family matters. Complimentary nutritional lunches are given as well as English classes, sport activities, study tours and recreational programs.
We are happy and proud of the result; a strong and dedicated all-women team!
Our Humble Beginnings
In 1990 Naturellement started its endeavour in a simple store-room in the food distribution complex, “Pour Tous,” with the idea of producing a few breakfast products for the community, as well as taking care of the surplus fruit from Auroville’s gardens and orchards. Initiated by two Swedish women, a few ladies from the nearby village were employed and trained. The hope was that the little enterprise would after some time be taken care of by the local women themselves.
But the women, mostly illiterate, needed help when the products quickly became popular and orders started coming from Pondicherry and Chennai. Over the years, the demand for high quality food products continuously grew and created what is our company today; a fully fledged modern production unit with an in house bakery as well as a restaurant and a gift shop, giving employment to over 30 women from the surrounding villages.
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Visit Us in Auroville
- Naturellement Udyogam Auroville, 605-101, Tamil Nadu, India
- naturellement@auroville.org.in
- (0413) 2622034/2623267