Myrtle cuttings in Autumn
Myrtle, Myrtus communis. I have great problems with Myrtle cuttings, they seem to me to take a long time to take, half die and the successful cuttings take a long time to grow. I bought…
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Foire Agricole Mouthoumet 3rd Septembre
The Foire Agricole Mouthoumet is this Saturday, 3rd September, in well, Mouthoumet.Le Ni With the raising of the COVID rules the festival is back in the village, which is a great relief. It really marks…
40 ans du Syndicat SIMPLES Aude
40 ans du Syndicat SIMPLES Aude 24th 25th September, Caunette en Val PYRÉNÉES – FERME «LESPINESSENCE » (11220 – CAUNETTES-EN-VAL) Venez partager un moment suspendu, plongez votre esprit dans l’âme des plantes et venez…
Organic sales drop in France in 2021
Organic sales drop in France in 2021 by 1.3% according to the latest figures for L’Agence Bio who publish an annual report on the state of the organic market in France. This drop is the…
La Guerre des Graines
La Guerre des Graines is now 8 years old but the key issues raised, the domination of the seed markets by a handful of huge multinational companies, the accelerating of sterile highly productive clone seeds,…
2022 AgroParisTech Graduation ceremony
2022 AgroParisTech Graduation ceremony They say it better than I can, product of a good education and all that. English subtitles included.
Aude a la bio 2022
Aude a la bio, the big organic festival organised by Nature et Progres Aude is back in Couiza on the weekend of 6th and 7th August. Because of COVID restrictions Aude a la bio has…
Sens et des Senteurs Aregeles 8th May
Sens et des Senteurs is in Aregeles sur Mer Sunday the 8th May. The Chambre d’Agriculture of the Pyrenees Orientale Aromatic and Medicinal herb team have organised a plant and transformed herb market in association…
Marche aux fleurs Montjoi May Day
The traditional Marche aux Fleurs Montjoi is on May Day. A sweet little festival in the Hautes Corbieres deep up the Orbieu valley. Montjoi is a beautiful village hidden away in the Corbieres hills. As…
Foire Plantes et Nature Prades
The Spring edition of the Foire de Plantes Nature Prades is on the 17th April.. As usual this marks our first Spring plant festival It is a really lovely day of plants, food, music, and…