Lavender cuttings in Winter
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…
Prades foire des plantes et nature- post match analysis
The foire des plantes et nature in Prades is a twice yearly event organised by les herbes folles. The first is in late April, and the second in November. There are around 12 plant sellers…
Six ways to tell the difference between a sanglier and a walker
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’s new market place
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…
Toussaint Weekend-Raves and Saffron
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…
Foire Plantes et Nature Prades 2017
The IIth Foire Plantes et Nature in Prades is on the Sunday 12th November. There are a wide range of local plants growers, organic and those that use chemicals. Naturally there are our herbs, a…
Montrouch and our Forest
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 – a start
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…
Dom’s Vendage
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…
Autumn in Les Corbieres- another season over
Autumn is here. The colours of the High Corbieres have changed dramatically, the heat of the Summer, with the lack of rain since April, drained the colour from the forest and garrigue, but now the…