Bob Morse, Davejean artist, Film
A lovely short film about Bob Morse, an artist and musician that works out of the old Cave Co op in Davejean.
Life at Montrouch
What is a Cevenol épisode méditerranéen?
What is a Cevenol épisode méditerranéen? In short it is a period of intense storms and incredibly heavy rains that causes extensive flooding, often in the form of flash floods, that hits the plains and…
Charlie Clutterbuck on Gardeners World talking about soil
Charlie Clutterbuck, great name, on Gardeners World talk about soil life, and a quick easy way to check the life in the soil. Following on from my post about how I think rewilding is starting…
Midi Burning Forest fires, farming, forests and villas
Once again the Midi is burning. The Prefecture of the Aude announced yesterday that we have had 288 fires in the Department since June. In the Var, In the Var, just along the coast 8,000…
Rewilding starts from the Soil.
Rewilding is tres a la mode at the moment. From brown bear, lynx and wolves in the Pyrenees to Golden and Benelli eagles in the Corbieres. Converting disused farm land into forests, re planting Grouse…
An Eleonor Berkeley Rose one year old
Here are some photos of one of our Eleonor Berkeley roses after only one year in the ground; I am amazed ,and really quite proud it has done so well. It is lovely to get…
A Night on Mont Tauch Video
A Night on Mont Tauch Video made by a walker who climbed up Tauch on the Tuchan:Padern side, spent the nignt in a tent and descended the next morning. This was made this month, April…
The Wines of Roussillon Book launch
The coastal region of Roussillon, in France’s far south-west corner, has long languished in the shadow of its better-known neighbour, the Languedoc. But a new book, The wines of Roussillon, by Rosemary George MW, argues that…
April Corbieres Frosts and COVID
This April Corbieres Frosts has been hit us farmers hard this year. Wednesday night Thursday morning saw -2C on the plains, -4C in the foot hills, -8c up here in the Hautes Corbieres. Most farmers…
Hautes Corbieres Folk
Hautes Corbieres Folk; The last couple of years have seen quite a few changes in the Hautes Corbieres, the residents are a changing, Hautes Corbieres Folk are multiplying. It is a slow process but the…