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…
Le Vent Tourne Mouthoumet 28 July
Le Vent Tourne, a day of discussion and activism organsed by le Collectif Citoyen des Corbieres Vivantes is this Saturday in Mouthoumet. Under the slogan of “Energie global democratie locale” the organisers have put together a…
July is hotting up
July arrived and it was like someone pushed a switch, the temperature suddenly rose 15 decrees. The temperature rising incredibly fast every morning, with afternoon storms, sometimes with rain, rumble through the Hautes Corbieres. The…
Revolution and Environment in Southern France Peter McPhee
Revolution and Environment in Southern France, by Pëter McPhee published by Clarendon Press 1999. On the 12th November in 1830 a brigade of gendarme were dispatched to Gleon at the request of a large local…
Lazy Friday, Baking, Strimming, Basil, Thyme Mastichina and smelly geraniums
So it is Friday, the end of the week. A slow start and a fiddling day for me, before we pack the two vehicles this evening ready for Narbonne and Perpignan markets tomorrow. For Caroline…
Tourism and the future of the Corbieres- some thoughts
Tourism is often thought to be the future for the economic development of the Corbieres. Traditionally a poor rural economy based on a mixture agricultural economy, vines, cereals, animal husbandry, and until the mid 20th…
Copper Sulfate and organic wine
Organic wine production allows the use of copper sulfate. This article by Andrew Porterfield piqued my interest. Far more toxic than glyphosate: Copper sulfate, used by organic and conventional farmers, cruises to European reauthorization Porterfield…
A week at Montrouch in June
Well this Sunday is free, so a lazy time has been had by all here at Montrouch. All we have to do now is a couple of hours watering but that has to wait until…
Bio Corbieres post foire thoughts
Well the long weekend is over, first the markets in Perpignan and Narbonne then the Bio Corbieres Festival at Bonnefous on Sunday. It was a bit of a chore unpacking the two vehicles on Saturday…
Le petit marché aux fleurs de Félines Termenès
Le petit marché aux fleurs de Félines Termenès,a little fim of yesterdays flower market in Felines Termenes by Claude Seguy our local digital camera fan. A lovely local day out, one of te first local events of…