Just returned from an interesting meeting about the wind farm project in the Hautes Corbieres in Dernacueillette. We had been called late last week by a representative of the Aude Chambre de l’Agriculture to say…
January is a real transition month here at Montrouch. The days are still too short and the nights too long. We have to be careful with the electricity, the short days, even if sunny, do…
Diesel now 1.41 a litre. Now it has to be said that I am no major fan of Macron, France’s Teflon President. But the recent massive rise in diesel prices has plunged my opinion even…
It is the end of November and we find ourselves taking lavender cuttings, not just any lavender but the strongest in terms of essential oil Lavandin Grosso and Super, and Lavander Agustifolia B7. Not just…
Six ways to tell the difference between a sanglier and a walker, advice for our hunting friends. Shameless stolen from here http://www.legorafi.fr/2017/11/02/chasse-6-astuces-pour-differencier-un-promeneur-dun-sanglier-de-300-kilos/ One. Sanglier rarely wear Addidas basketball shoes or Quechua day glo wind breakers Two….
Lezignan Corbieres market is to see some major changes at the end of the year. The Mayor, Michel Maique, working with the architect Olivier Leonard, have developed a plan to regenerate the medieval heart of…
It is the Toussaint weekend, or Halloween in English, and the Hautes Corbieres is full and noisy. The kids are on holiday, and with the bank holiday on Wednesday many people have profited by taking…
Montrouch comprises of around 26 hectares of land on the side of Mont Tauch. Most of the land is hilly, with just the land around the buildings and a small patch around the solar panels…
Organic Saffron, Crocus Sativus, is the most expensive spice in the world. No wonder really when you realise that each saffron crocus gives only three stigma per year. Friends of mine have grown saffron and not a…
The vendage, grape harvest, is a huge annual affair down here in the Corbieres. This year the first white grapes were picked in mid August. It continues on and off for 12 weeks. Sunday was…
