Out for a walk this beautiful Sunday afternoon I took the lane along the corn field. The upright cornstalks tower over your head and the slight wind rustles their drying leaves – the only noise to be heard in this haven away from the urban crush. Unt…
Hunting Season in France Read Post »
They’re shooting pigeons up in the air
shooting wild boar berserk in the woods,
they sway in the corn with their rifles loaded
aim with the warm red wine in their veins
shoot their leader in the foot
shoot their neighbour on the shins
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October : The Hunt Read Post »
For local residents and beyond: your opinion counts.
From 2 November until 2 May 2019 : Public consultation of official documents concerning the future management of water and flooding in the Seine basin and in water courses along the Norm…
L’avenir de l’eau Bassin Seine-Normandie : consultation publique Read Post »
Roads mired in muck, villagers stiffling with smells: It’s a sorry litany of stories up here in my neck of the woods in Normandy when it comes to anaerobic digesters. Normandy only has 6 such installations so far, two of which are in my neighbourhoo…
Normandy injects €12million into ambitious Methanisation Plan Read Post »
(illustration by French artist Christine Chamson)
He came washed up, limbs wavering
shells caught in the net of his Sargasso hair
the glint of the sea lodged in his eye
the roar of its jubilance caged in his ear.
His mouth was a cavern of wo…
He asked to be forgiven
clutched his head with worn-out fingers
clean white nails filed evenly
moon-shaped….
Official figures are just out – 4 July – giving the average market value of agricultural land in France (2017). Prices are in Euros per hectare (hectare = ‘are’ in French). A hectare is 10.000 square metres. Consult the grid here.
https://www.legi…
New figures for agricultural land, France. Dirt cheap? Read Post »
A European Bee Partnership, the first ever integrated approach of its kind in Europe, was launched last Friday 29th June at the outcome of the European Parliament’s Bee Week.
The idea of the Partnersh…
Farmers and Beekepers together ? Read Post »
The Eiffel Tower beckons us from a distance as we drive in to Paris on the motorway from Normandy. Her graceful shape will never cease to give me that moment’s thrill when approaching – the same thrill I had when I first arrived in this city decade…
Air Pollution: Is Paris Gasping? And the rest of the world? Read Post »
Find out what’s going on near you at www.worldoceansday.org, and prevent plastic pollution,encourage solutions for a healthy ocean.
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The French are being invited by the government to participate in an online public debate to enhance the 2015 law on Energy Transition for Green Grown. The platform is open to all and encourages the public to…
Energy Transition in France: Public debate Read Post »
