February Heat wave and a voyage through the plant world
Well today we really profited from the unusual February heatwave, 25c on the 3rd of February, a tad unusual. Working out side in a T shirt I had a little trip round the Mediterranean basis…
Life at Montrouch
Lezignan Corbieres’s new market one season in.
As our market season in Lezignan Corbieres new market place draws to a slow end I thought I would try and put down my thoughts on how it is all panning out. For the back…
Caroline Coles being interviewed by Alice Roy on RCF Radio
Our wonderful Caroline Coles in full market mode in the Narbonne organic market.
How intelligent are plants?
There is a debate raging in botanist circles about how intelligent are plants. On the one side are the practitioners of “plant neurobiology” who claim that plants have a “brain-like command centres” in their root…
Wind Turbine Syndrome- does it exist?
Wind Turbine Syndrome is the name given to the range of illnesses reported by a small group of people who live close to wind turbine farms. There is a long list of symptoms of wind…
France’s National Forests-Privatization is not the solution
The French Government is in the process of re organising the management of national forests, they are running down the state management by the l’Office national des forêts, and increasing looking to privatization as the…
Tuchan Medical Centre under threat
Our nearest medical centre in Tuchan is under threat of closure. It’s closure would be a major loss for the Canton of Tuchan. Rural remote areas such as ours are already purely served at the…
The Green Revolution will not peaceful
The transition to a sustainable economy, the so called Green Revolution, will not be a peaceful affair, it will involve massive, and sometimes painful, whole scale change. Change in the way we work, the way…
The delusion of Spring
I know objectively that the beginning of March is actually Winter but the delusions that Spring is here still gets my juices flowing. It is the same every year, and I never learn, too many…
Happy New Year and Best Wishes for 2019 from Montrouch
We wish all our readers, friends and customers a happy New Year and a healthy and prosperous 2019. Here at the Domaine de Montrouch work has already started on our 2019 plants, all the tip…