Fete de l’agriculture paysanne, organised by my union, the Confederation Paysanne Aude is on the Saturday 18th September. This is the sixth Fete de l’agriculture paysannel, which they have managed to keep going despite the…
Charlie Clutterbuck, great name, on Gardeners World talk about soil life, and a quick easy way to check the life in the soil. Following on from my post about how I think rewilding is starting…
Once again the Midi is burning. The Prefecture of the Aude announced yesterday that we have had 288 fires in the Department since June. In the Var, In the Var, just along the coast 8,000…
Rewilding is tres a la mode at the moment. From brown bear, lynx and wolves in the Pyrenees to Golden and Benelli eagles in the Corbieres. Converting disused farm land into forests, re planting Grouse…
A new series of Sunday Markets in the Corbieres; A moving market that shifts each Sunday between Durban Corbieres, Villeseque des Corbieres, St Jean de Barou and Villeneuve des Corbieres. Each village by itself is…
Here are some photos of one of our Eleonor Berkeley roses after only one year in the ground; I am amazed ,and really quite proud it has done so well. It is lovely to get…
Three Summer markets in the Hautes Corbieres. organised by the Association Corbieres Sauvage. Markets of local producers with an emphasis on organic production techniques. Duihac Monday Evening 4pm to 8pm Association Corbieres Sauvage …
A Night on Mont Tauch Video made by a walker who climbed up Tauch on the Tuchan:Padern side, spent the nignt in a tent and descended the next morning. This was made this month, April…
The coastal region of Roussillon, in France’s far south-west corner, has long languished in the shadow of its better-known neighbour, the Languedoc. But a new book, The wines of Roussillon, by Rosemary George MW, argues that…
This April Corbieres Frosts has been hit us farmers hard this year. Wednesday night Thursday morning saw -2C on the plains, -4C in the foot hills, -8c up here in the Hautes Corbieres. Most farmers…
