Beneath this cloud-spread sky you sing head high for some lost mate, or for the joy to thrive through storms, and glide through orchards ripe with apples, cherries, berries, pears and leaves all dappled with the shy sun’s rays…
Song Thrush, Normandy Read Post »
On Christmas day 1066 William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey. The English and French who were present cheered the new King so loudly that the clamour alarmed and panicked the French soldiers waiting…
A French Christmas, The Log, then and now Read Post »
Events in regional farms, in the fields, and online events. La Semaine de l'Agriculture française, du 13 au 24 mai Read Post »
In fact it’s the same kilometre, Covid19 oblige, one month on from the last post. Trying to make the most of it, hope this cheers people up who are stuck in a small apartment in a city.
Another lockdown kilometre in Normandy Read Post »
Pour cette semaine de printemps, voici mon kilomètre pendant cette période de sorties restreintes.
Et le vôtre? Sous des contraintes pareilles on pourrait apprendre beaucoup sur notre environnement naturel immédiat, aussi modeste ou pauvre qu’il ait…
Mon kilomètre : les richesses cachées d'une petite parcelle Read Post »
Amateurs d’oiseaux et de la faune, allons-y pour positiver nos vies actuelles en participant au recensement de ces espèces qui visitent votre jardin ou l’arbre ou l’espace vert qui serait tout près de votre domicile. L’heure est à eux en ces temps à …
Confinés, mais aux aguets! Read Post »
At our New Year’s drinks party at the local Mairie (Town Hall) in rural Normandy, our regional MP dared speak up about French attitudes during this period of the longest strikes France has ever seen. She said we are getting a reputation as a nation …
Why Dutch and Belgian Farmers choose France Read Post »
Les conditions pour se lancer dans le méthanisation sont actuellemebt favorables : tarif et contrat de rachat, prise en charge partielle des coûts de raccordement au réseau, bénéfice de l’expérience des premiers agri-méthaniseurs. Journéee proposé…
Evaluer l'intérêt d'un projet de méthanisation sur son exploition en Normandie Read Post »
The fall-out from the spectacular explosion of the chemical factory Lubrizol near Rouen on 26th September not only nearly asphyxiated local inhabitants with clouds of soot swirling in the air, it has also infiltrated the soil a…
Lubrizol. deadly explosion in Rouen Read Post »
Agricultural land prices in Europe are declining in the UK, France, Slovenia, and Denmark, according to Eurostat’s latest figures*. The
Agricultural Land Prices: France and Europe 2019 Read Post »
In the Moo(d) for love.
I took a walk down my lane yesterday. On my right is the field with the brown cows, calves, and Mr. Big Bull with the ring in his nose (check him out on my kilometre walk during lockdown, he’s quite a beast). Further down…
Herd mentality: in the moo(d) for love Read Post »
The European Food Safety Authority EFSA has just published its 2017 annual report on pesticide residues in food in EU Member States, Iceland and Norway.
Whereas t…
Food Safety: pesticide residues – or not – in your food? Read Post »
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