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….
Lezignan Corbieres’s unfortunate Bitumen Factory
The unfortunate decision to build a bitumen factory at the border of Lezignan Corbieres and Ferrals des Corbieres has caused an unholy stink. For at least the last month there has been a constant protest…
Beginning to sound like a Vigneron
Well it has started, listening to the radio this morning I heard a vigneron talking about her first harvest, Muscat Petite Gris, as usual the journalist asked her how is the harvest, very disappointing she…
Organic Production in France 2017
Organic production in France continued its rapid increase both in the farming sector and the organic processing sector in 2017. Organic Production in France was greatly aided by the strong growth in the French domestic…
French Organic Market 2017
The French Organic Market 2017 is taken from Agence Bio 2017 report. The link to download the entire French Organic Market Report 2017 , in French naturally, is at the bottom of this article. French…
Mines en Corbieres Massac 29th July
The Mines en Corbieres Festival will be held in Massac on the 29th July this year. As part of the development of the mining heritage of the Corbières, the Association Mines in Corbières invites you…