Midi Burning Forest fires, farming, forests and villas
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…
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Sunday Markets in the Corbieres, Durban Villeseque, St Jean de Barrou, Villeneuve
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…
April Corbieres Frosts and COVID
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…
The Green Revolution will not peaceful
The transition to a sustainable economy, the so called Green Revolution, will not be a peaceful affair, it will involve massive, and sometimes painful, whole scale change. Change in the way we work, the way…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Thoughts on the Chasse au Sangliers
Today, 15h August, the Chasse au Sangliers begins. For the next six months every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday the Hautes Corbieres will resonate to the barking of dogs hot on the trail of sangliers, wild…
Journée BIO des Corbières
Journée BIO des Corbières It is that time of year again, the lovely organic festival at the Chateau de Bonnafous is this Sunday, 5th June from 9am all day. It is a great little showcase…