How can a garden be taken care of when its owners are away on a summer holiday? Here are a few words on a question which will require further investigation.
Summer thoughts
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Cherry time
Being guided through the cherry collection at Brogdale last week felt like being transported into an Eden of colours, shapes and tastes.
News: First visit to the British National Fruit Collection
I visited Brogdale, home to the British National Fruit Collection, ‘one of the largest fruit collections in the world’1, on 3 and 4 July.
Europan 14 – Aurillac
My personal contribution to the Europan 14 urban project for Aurillac, my home town in France.
News: Europom 2017
I am going to represent the French association LES CROQUEURS de pommes® at the international exhibition of local fruit varieties EUROPOM 2017 that will take place in the Czech Republic in October.
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News: Trustee – ‘Les Croqueurs de Pommes’
I am now a board member of the French non-profit organisation LES CROQUEURS de pommes®. The association is aimed at promoting biodiversity through the identification and protection of regional fruit varieties, carried out in collaboration with various organisations in Europe.
ANEDD 2017
A reflection on Youth and sustainable development, nature’s circular economy and the durability of a few children’s dreams made come true, two weeks after ANEDD 2017, the 11th ‘Assises Nationales Etudiantes pour le Développement Durable’ held in Toulouse.
News: lesjardinsdici.com is online
For this 100th post, I am pleased to announce a new web address and a ‘News’ rubric. An opportunity to provide a brief history of the blog.
Post-Brexit jam – Part 1
‘Brexit’, the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, enables us to look afresh at the question of British jam standards, without being disturbed by the fear of European over-regulation. In Part 1, we look at the ‘jam wars’ that took place in the country in 2013.
I worked for six weeks on this topic at the ‘Communauté d’Agglomération du Bassin d’Aurillac’ in France and was awarded top marks for it. What next? Mapping fruit trees in the area?
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