|S| Teaching English @ Spring Hill School
You may not believe it, but the past week we went through life as English teachers! On the platform of ‘wwoofing Vietnam’, we got in...
|S| Building on an eco-house
The last week, we helped on this eco-house in the south of France! The house is built up with approximately 700 earth-packed tires! The...
|S| Processing comfrey roots
What a big boys these comfrey roots! They are utilized since ages for wounds, as they provide natural healing properties, because of its...
|S| The making of: 'la Palfichade's' nettle pesto
Brigitte's main business at the farm 'la Palfichade' are medicinal plants. Stinging nettles are an indispensable ingredient and grow all...
|S| The making of: compost the 'Brigitte way'
To feed the soil, compost is required. Lots of compost! It is an interesting process, similar to the cooking process of a lasagna. To get...
|S| The making of: 'the herbarium'
Time to dry the plants we picked on the plots and add them to the herbarium. A herbarium is a collection of plants arranged by family for...
|S| Drying the biomass from the plots
Our two days mission is over. We return to the homebase in Darthlo with bags full of plants and grasses. It's time to dry up what we...
|S| Identifying flowers
'This must be a 'Campanula tridentata', Amaury says. 'Correct!', Gigo replies. You are getting good at recognizing Caucasian flowers! We...
|S| A walking stick to divert lightning
Just before finishing analyzing the last plot, dark gray skies threaten us. Thunder, lightning and some heavy rain seem to come our way....
|S| Botanists at work
We prepare for a two day hike in the mountains. Six plots located in higher mountains need to be analyzed. With our tents, food, drinks...
