A city dweller in the countryside
Posted by Armand Heitz onWhat is a farmer to a city dweller? What is a city dweller? What is a countryman? While the media praise a return to local, particularly driven by confinements, have the changes been maintained and do they constitute a real trend?
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- Tags: nature, patrimoine, terroir
Nature as a true brand of luxury
Posted by Armand Heitz onWhat struck me when I met Armand Heitz was the conviction with which he highlighted nature and not his know-how. The one with which he defended a philosophy of "non-action", in his construction of what has all the traits of a luxury brand.
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The power of plants
Posted by Armand Heitz onMore and more diseases are appearing, and human beings are less and less resistant to these viruses. We are living longer and longer, but not necessarily in good conditions. What if plants and their virtues could help us combat these problems?
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- Tags: nature, permaculture, terroir
Soil work in viticulture
Posted by Armand Heitz onI made my first vintage in 2013, when I was working biodynamically. After 5 years, I realized that the health of my soils was not improving, that they were still very eroded, dried out and I needed to treat a lot. I looked into permaculture and agroecology. Revelation.
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- Tags: nature, permaculture, vigne & vin
The benefits of eating in season in the spring
Posted by Armand Heitz onWhy should we eat in season? Beyond these environmental considerations, in antiquity the Chinese had already understood that eating a live, local and seasonal food was more energy-laden and with nutritional benefits than a food that would have traveled or that would have been produced without follow their natural rhythm.
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Working with bio-indicator plants
Posted by Armand Heitz onProducing great wines requires taking into account many parameters in the vineyards and in the cellar. Tillage is one of these parameters. At the estate, we attach particular importance to bringing life and biodiversity back to our vines.
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Adventures: The Loaris pond
Posted by Armand Heitz onSince 2019, Loaris has had an artificial pond. For what purposes was this pond created and how do we take care of this precious ecosystem? We tell you everything in this article...
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- Tags: nature, permaculture
The impact of the Moon on the vine and the wine
Posted by Armand Heitz onIn our world, many myths and realities around the vine exist. The lunar calendar plays an important role in the different agricultural crops and in particular for the vines.
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Preparing your garden for fall
Posted by Armand Heitz onMany gardeners think that once the cold and the rain come, the summer vegetable plants die and the squash goes into the cellar; it's time to get warm and forget about your vegetable garden until March. Find out how to prepare your fall garden.
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