Gratiferia of the Étienne Restat high school in Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot

The gratiferia, a 100% free swap

The eco-citizens of the Étienne Restat agricultural high school in Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot are organizing a gratiferia, an entirely free swap and exchange event. The principle is simple: everyone brings the objects, clothes, books, plants, or other items they no longer need, and leaves with whatever suits them, without money. No financial transactions, no forced bartering: it is free giving and generosity that govern this event.

The gratiferia is an initiative born in Argentina that is spreading worldwide as an alternative model to consumer society. By choosing to organize it, the students of the Étienne Restat high school demonstrate their commitment to a circular and solidarity economy, in line with their agricultural and environmental training. Clothes, books, toys, plants, seeds, decorative objects: everything can circulate freely during this event open to all.

The Étienne Restat agricultural high school and Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot

The Lycée agricole Étienne Restat (LEGTA) is an agricultural educational institution located at 2215 route de Casseneuil in Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot (47110). Integrated into AgroCampus 47, it offers training from CAP to BTS in agricultural and environmental fields. Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot is a town of 6,190 inhabitants on the banks of the Lot, founded in 1289, which retains a beautiful medieval heritage: a 12th-century church, a 15th-century King's Tower, and remains of fortifications.