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Verger des Marais – What we’ve been doing!
In the orchard- One of our first tasks at Verger de Marais was to divide strawberries (from runners) to plant in the greenhouse. Sylvie told us the basic rule for strawberries is to cut the runners the first 3 years of production and let them grow the...
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ECOLONIE ECOVILLAGE - OASIS DE VIE
Entrance of the main building Who: 12 permanent residents (Henkjan (founder), Johan & Ettjen (& their 3 kids), José, Casper, Miranda, Dirk, Edgar, Marya) and 13 long-term volunteers What: Ecovillage and Meeting/Vacation Place Where: Hennezel (Vosges),...
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THE PEPPERFIELD PROJECT - THE ROOTS
Pepperfield Project Palestinian dinner events Who: David Cavagnaro & Ellis Squires IIV What: Farm education & retreat center (farm-to-table, workshops, B&B) Where: Decorah, Iowa USA When: 13-28 September Website: http://www.pepperfieldproject.org/home.html...
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DOUCEUR & HARMONIE – OASIS DE VIE
Who: Viviane, Sylvain, Bleuette What: Vegan ecovillage believing in the loving and ethical treatment of animals Where: Serralongue, French Catalonia, France When: 3-16 Februrary 2018 Website: https://www.ic.org/directory/douceur-et-harmonie, https://douceurharmonie.wordpress.com/...
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PEPPERFIELD PROJECT- WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING
We first arrived at Pepperfield after a wonderful first day of volunteering at Seed Savers Exchange (SSE). We bounced down Pepperfield's long twisting dirt driveway surrounded by woods and following a dry creek bed, to open up into a stretch of prairie...
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Verger de Marais - The Roots
QUICK FACTS Where: Near Bordeaux, Nouvelle Aquitaine Region The Farmer: Sylvie What she farms: Organic orchard with fruits, nuts, cèpe mushrooms and honey (40 ha) When: Mar. 5-17 2017 The Roots: Le Verger des Marais has a beautiful view of the neighboring...
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BRIN DE TERRE - THE ROOTS
Where: Sansan, Middle Pyrenees Region The Farmers: Hélène and Nicolas The Project: Veggies and agroforestry with draft animals When: May 28- June 13 Website: https://www.lafermecanopee.com/2013/06/09/brin-de-terre/ The Roots: Brin de Terre is part of...
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FERME DE BEAULIEU - WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING
Because it is January, there is not a lot of work that needs to be done in the vegetable gardens aside from preparing the beds for spring (more about that below!). Winter is (luckily!) a time when farmers slow down after a busy season and recharge for...
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FERME BEAUREGARD - WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING
While staying with Jean-Francois and Annelyse, we experienced winter weather, summer weather and everything in between as is quite normal in March in this region of France! However, being that it is still technically 'winter,' we were still limited in...
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FERME DE BEAULIEU - THE ROOTS
Where: Auzas, Haute Garonne (and various other nearby villages), Occitanie, France Who: Fred Mahe What: Apple orchards and other fruits and vegetabes When: 15-31 January 2018 Website: https://app.wwoof.fr/host/2407 The Roots: Fred has been farming organically...
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CITÉ ÉCOLOGIQUE ECOVILLAGE - OASIS DE VIE
QUICK FACTS Cité Écologique in New Hampshire, USA Where: Colebrook, New Hampshire, USA (with sister community in Ham-Nord, Quebec, Canada) Who: 33 permanent residents (spanning 3 generations) and 3 under trial period (approx. 85 members in the larger...
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OASIS PAYSANNE DES MONTAGNES - OASIS OF LIFE
QUICK FACTS WHERE: Cantal Region WHO: Veronique, her family and Stéphan WHEN: April 11-14 WEBSITE: https://www.colibris-lafabrique.org/les-projets/oasis-paysanne-des-montagnes THE ROOTS: Veronique started her mountain farm in 1999 with a desire to become...
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LE JARDIN DES DEUX MERS - WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING
The sight was beautiful as we arrived in the early evening sun to the Jardin des Deux Mers (Garden of Two Ponds), a quaint farm nestled between forests and rolling hills. We were greeted by Nadine and two energetic kids (Robin, 9 and Eva, 7) while Gilles...
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ABOUT US
We are two farmers/agroecologists. Laura is 34 years old and American and Agathe is 26 and French. We met in Norway in 2012 while pursuing a Masters of Science in Agroecology (https://www.nmbu.no/en/studies/study-options/master/master_of_science_in_agroecology/programme-structure)...
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Ferme Du Lac - The Roots
QUICK FACTS Where: North of Bergerac, Nouvelle Aquitaine The Farmers: Basile & Anaïs and their family What They Grow: Organic diversified vegetable and fruit production (1ha) When: Feb. 18 - Mar. 4 2017 The Roots: Ferme du Lac is situated in the rural...
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LA FERME AGRO-LOGIQUE DE LAYAT - THE ROOTS
QUICK FACTS Where:Trezelles, Auvergne region The Farmers: Stéphane (Steph) & Natalie (Nat) The Project: Diversified agroecology based enterprise When: 20 march-7 April Websites: http://www.ferme-layat.com/; https://www.facebook.com/LayatAuvergne/ The...
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TERRA DE LUTZ ECOVILLAGE - OASIS OF LIFE
QUICK FACTS Le Carla-Place of the ecovillage! Where: Renne-le-Château, Occitanie Region Who: Nancy, Cathy, Michiko, Annie, Cécile, Bernadette, Alain, Thierry, Arthur, Adeline, Grégory, Aurelien,and Arnaud and Christophe who are undergoing a trial period...
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FERME BEAUREGARD - THE ROOTS
Who: Jean-Francois and Annelyse, Lisa (mobile organic food shop and gardener), Marie (gardener) What: Organic Farm Homestead & Collective Where: Montbrun-Bocage, Ariege, France When: 25 February - 17 March 2018 and 6-13 April Website: https://app.wwoof.fr/host/1642...
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Ferme Du Lac - What we've been doing!
It is the beginning of the 2017 veggie season here in Aquitaine region, although it never really stops as the temperatures are pretty mild all winter. That said we started off the season seeding in the seedling greenhouse and planted an array of peppers...
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KINSTONE - OASIS DE VIE
Hello friends, family and followers! It has been a while since our last post as we decided to move our agricultural exploration to the USA to check out some of the unique and inspiring farming systems it has to offer! We have had a lovely month of august...
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LE JARDIN DES DEUX MERS - THE ROOTS
QUICK FACTS Where: Labarthe in the Nouvelle Aquitaine Region The Farmers: Gilles et Nadine What: Orchards and Market Garden When: 13-26 May Website: http://www.grainesdeterroir.com/PRZETAK-Gilles#.WVJJr_mGPIU The Roots: Gilles and Nadine have been farming...
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SEED SAVERS EXCHANGE - THE ROOTS
Soy beans Seeds Where: Decorah, Iowa USA Who: Seed Savers Exchange What: Heirloom seed production and distribution When: 13 - 28 Sep Website: http://seedsavers.org/ The Roots: Seed Savers Exchange (SSE) is a nonprofit group who collects, grows and shares...
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SEED SAVERS EXCHANGE- WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING
Pocket melon, heirloom variety We have had a wonderful two weeks working closely with both the Preservation Team (made up of Corbin, Amy, Julia, and Brian) and the Evaluation Team (Stephen and Nora). We learned a ton about crop rotations, mulching, isolation...
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LE FERME AGRO-LOGIQUE DE LAYAT - WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING
Rolling up the driveway to Ferme de Layat was in itself inspiring with its huge permaculture inspired Mandala Garden to our right and the 'old house' which has a 9K solar system installed on the roof directly in front of us. When we arrived Nat and Stéph...
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PERMACULTURE DESIGN & COMMUNITY BUILDING
And we are on the road again after spending a lovely Easter week with Agathe's family. We did a bunch of work in their garden before leaving including putting down a nice layer of manure and straw on the veggie beds, planting the perennial plants we got...