Like every great growth, the Green PUY Lentil has its constituted brotherhood of “Knights” who fiercely defend the jewel of the Velay. They enthrone the defenders of French culinary tradition of which the Green PUY Lentil is a flagship product.

Prestigious persons who have been enthroned: Paul BOCUSE, Bernard LOISEAU, Georges BLANC, Gérard KLEIN, Jacques MAILHOT, Régis MARCON, Michel ROTH, Vincent Ferniot ...

An original place at the side of growers and professionals

• May and September 1995: 12 Founder Knights, a birth and a baptism
• 2002: 18 Knights in their Robes, dedicated defenders of the Green PUY Lentil, anxious to tell its history and praise its virtues
• About 200 Honorary Knights
• A highly symbolic costume in green colours, with a collar of Le Puy lace extended with a beaten pewter medal, depicting a sprig of lentil on a background of the town of Le Puy-en-Velay
• A charter to be respected to be admitted to the Verte Confrérie
• An Oath of Honour and Friendship, a guarantee of loyalty to the Green PUY Lentil

To contribute to the fame of the Green Puy Lentil

• To participate actively in promoting the Green PUY Lentil
• To make this marvellous traditional product from the Haute-Loire known and appreciated in an original manner
• To dialogue with consumers to explain tirelessly what the Green PUY Lentil is
• To bring together all enthusiasts and lovers of the first vegetable to receive an Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (A.O.C.)
• To honour, as Knights of Honour, men and women acknowledged for their professional, associative or sporting commitment ...

A dynamic of communication

• An annual Chapter, the opportunity for people to discover the Land of the Green Lentil
• A presence at the Chapters of other Brotherhoods, with local products of Taste and Tradition from the French regions
• Participation in local events, with enthronements of Knights of Honour
• Travel throughout France to fairs, exhibitions, festivals and culinary events ...