produce and live
Posted by Armand Heitz onWhen was the last time you bought meat in the supermarket? How much did you pay for it? Who did you pay? What are the intermediaries between the producer and yourself, the final consumer? And of the 10 euros paid for your bib, how much went to the farmer directly, excluding charges?
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- Tags: élevage, permaculture, viande
The cereal
Posted by Anne-Astrid Heitz onMan domesticated cereals 12,000 years ago. They quickly became the basis of the human diet directly and indirectly for meat, they were at the heart of many civilizations, economic and political decisions in the same way as money itself. How did we come to no longer know what we are eating, to always consume the same ultra-processed cereals without realizing that it was harmful for us and for the planet?
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- Tags: agronomie, permaculture
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
Why I am not labeled organic
Posted by Armand Heitz onThe question is recurring: are you organic? It's legitimate, I work with nature, putting a lot of emphasis on this relationship. Labels monopolize attention and debate around agricultural production with respect for the environment. These are charters that have the merit of reassuring the consumer, but can we really say that they guarantee virtuous and sustainable production?
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- Tags: agronomie, permaculture, vigne & vin
gourds
Posted by Armand Heitz onBright red from Etampes, Butternut, Blue from Hungary, Sweet dumpling, Galeuse from Eysines, Musk from Provence, Sucrine from Berry and Futsu Black: a strange colony has settled in Loaris for the fall. Discover the history of squash, its varieties, their benefits, how to cook them...
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- Tags: permaculture
Vegetable associations
Posted by Armand Heitz onAt Loaris, we work according to the principles of permaculture. Working with this philosophy is not following processes already established by others to achieve your goals. Working in permaculture is a way of thinking, a path to build where the ecosystem must be considered as a whole.
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The bean war
Posted by Armand Heitz onThe story of the bean war, a significant episode at Loaris, our permaculture garden. Aphids, formidable warriors, attack our broad bean plantations. Two strategies are available to us: defeat the intruders with black soap sprays or then just observe...
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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