Paris, le 28/02/2023. Une semaine après le rendez-vous des représentants des filières bio et des interprofessions avec le cabinet du Ministre de l’agriculture, les seules annonces ont été faites en catimini et sont loin de répondre…
The future of farming in Maisons was under discussion last night. A work shop with Liens de Terre was organised to look at what are the possibilities, 18 people turned up including Kevin, deputy Mayor,…
Reading Chris Smaje’s Small Farm Future again, the first time I had just finished Feeding Britain by Tim Lang and the change in styles was a bit of a shock to the system. I found…
Mobilisation PRINTEMPS POITEVIN le 25 mars 2023 La méga-mobilisation contre les méga-bassines aura lieu le samedi 25 mars dans le Poitou. A l’instar du Printemps maraîchin qui a eu lieu il y a un an,…
The French word paysanne does not really have an English equivalent, peasant is the literal translation. But in English peasant carries with it a belittling, a sort of mixture of backwardness, and animal cunning, with…
Important dates for the diary 2023. Well in my opinion anyway. 2022 is not yet over, the Winter Solstice has yet to fall. But already we are looking forward to 2023 in the Corbieres. Foires…
The Foire des Arbres et Vivaces Maisons, held last Sunday, 20th November was a real success from start to finish. Organising events in late November is always risky weather wise, Corbieres folk have an allergy…
The Foire Arbres et Vivaces Maisons 20th November, organised by the local Association Faisons is the second plant festival organised in Maisons in 2022. The three plant growers of Maisons, ourselves at the Domaine de…
The Financial Times has just closed it’s printing press. From now on the FT will be printed by contract printers, probably from another news group. The advance of digital media, the cost of operating an…
Tick bites, Lyme disease and infection, happy name for a post. But, well, it has been one of those years. Just before Christmas I found a large tick on my leg. It happens; just one…
