For millennia, man has built out of necessity, with the materials he had available. A handful of men was enough to build a village and make their community independent. Just a century ago, a family lived in two rooms, warming themselves over a wood fire, taking advantage of the warmth of animals, placing fodder to insulate the attic.

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Man 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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The peasant must make the land more fertile year after year. The architect must construct buildings which improve the life of man year after year. These are two professions that seem to have an interesting synergy. My wife is an architect, I am a farmer, and our project is to put nature back at the heart of our business. Here are a few sentences that summarize the values ​​we would like to share if you decide to work with Astrid & Armand Heitz Architecture.

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I don't want to bluff you with a seller title but which actually hides industrial products disconnected from their land. My shopping is done in nature and not at metro or pomona. The products on the menu are simple, raw and linked to their terroir. They are handmade and baked over a wood fire in a bread oven.

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At the moment, it is rare to go a day without hearing about the following fashions: reducing our consumption of meat, veganism, food sovereignty, animal welfare, Brigitte Bardot, fake meat…. Do these modes have a real impact on the animals or is it a way to attract the spotlight and make money in the process?

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Can you dye with vine? In the books, there is no writing about this tincture. It is the anthocyanins contained in the grape that attract the eye of colorists, for the gourmet red they contain, while they have a very low resistance to light on the fabric. Experimentation and creation from the leaves of the vine.

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In a very short time, Burgundy wines have become overpriced. 40 years ago, the winegrowers had wine to sell, stocks in the cellar and received for a tasting. Today it is sometimes impossible to have an appointment and very often complicated to have wine. What happened ?

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For several years, France has relied on quantity to the detriment of quality. Our exports have gone down and our imports have gone up. The consumer is therefore an important actor in the improvement of production conditions. Accepting to buy French, local and in short circuit and more expensive than in supermarkets is a militant act in favor of your health, the peasant world and the planet.

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What 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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