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Cooperatives or how to make our traditions into innovations
In the light of the climate crisis, short supply chains are increasingly favored. Over the past few decades, new structures have emerged in our villages, bringing joy to residents and attracting curious tourists. They present themselves as the perfect solution for...
She Farms – Isabelle’s testimony. When audacity & innovation rhyme with sexism
Isabelle of Domain de l'Enregado, Ollioules, Var, France, is a farmer as well as a scientist. On her farm you won't find tomatoes, but tropical fruits. Looking to the future, she tells us her story, her vision and the battles she has had to fight to bring her idea to...
What about grants for farmers ?
“Honestly, without money, you can’t do much. Every time, I arrive too late or every time, I arrive too early and it’s never the right time. And sometimes, it’s true that it’s discouraging. I think in the agricultural world, we should reflect on:
– Where do the grants go? To whom?
– How does it help agriculture?
– How is it distributed? And does it really go to the right place?”
Tomorrow, tourists will go to the farm.
Over the past 10 years, a new, more sustainable form of tourism has taken hold in the Mediterranean basin: agrotourism. In this tourism experience, rurality is not just a location, but the very source of interest. Residents, local products, agricultural know-how, landscapes, social practices, culinary specialties and much more are to rural tourism what historical monuments are to mass tourism.
Intangible cultural heritage and grandmothers’ secrets: what’s the story?
Grandma’s recipes, grandma’s tips, grandma’s tales, grandma’s handicrafts – these are just some of the expressions used in everyday life, and which, without realising it, evoke the role played by women in preserving our heritage. What they have in common is their vector: grandmothers. Frequently used, these expressions carry with them a much deeper and essential truth: women are at the heart of the creation, transmission and preservation of intangible heritage.
