Autumn at the Domaine de Montrouch
So it is Autumn here at the Domaine de Montrouch, time to slow down, kick back and relax- not a chance, now thing start getting really busy. OK the markets have slowed down, well Lezignan…
Life at Montrouch
October and Autumn arrives
The second week of October arrives and with it a few days of much needed rain, Autumn has arrived. The first signs of Autumn’s arrival happened in September, the light tweaks; the brutal searing light…
Visa pour Image Perpignan
The Visa pour Image festival in Perpignan is amazing experience. For two weeks every September Perpignan opens up lots of its historical buildings to display the world”s best photo journalism. This year the festival was…
Ferrals Lezignan Corbieres Bitumen Factory Abandoned
The company Colas has officially withdrawn their planning permission request for the Ferrals Lezignan Corbieres Bitumine Factory it was announced today, 13th September 2018. This comes one week before there was to be an official…
Moving Lezignan Corbieres market
The Lezignan Corbieres Wednesday market is a bit of an institution round these parts. It is quite a large market stretching from Credit Agricole up to Lidls, with a spur heading up to the church….
Peter Melchett- the Aristocratic Environmentalist
Coming on the back of the deaths of Mylene and Bernard I was saddened to hear that Peter Melchett has also left us. I first met Peter Melchett, fourth Baron Melchett to use his official…
Pyrale du buis – An invasion of tree killers
Pyrale du buis, or Cydalima perspectalis, is a nocturnal moth originally from China. While their favourite laying tree is boxwood, hence their English name Boxwood Moth, they will lay their eggs on most trees and bushes. The…
Mylène Vesentini
It is with great sadness that I learnt of Mylene Vesentini death, alongside that of her lovely husband Bernard in a tragic road accident on Sunday. They were on the road heading for Coursan to…
France, cereal production, pesticides and resignations
France is Europe’s largest cereal producer,it is also Europe’s largest consumer of pesticides. Pesticide use, despite the talk of green alternatives, is on the increase in France.. Around a fifth of all Europe’s cereals are…
A Friday at Montrouch in August
Friday is always a busy day at Montrouch. With two markets, the organic market in Narbonne and Place de la Republique producer’s market in Perpignan on Saturday there is a lot to get sorted out….