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The Mountain Agriculture Show in Bourg-Saint-Maurice

Presentation of the exhibition The Mountain Agriculture Show organized in Bourg-Saint-Maurice since 2013 is an event dedicated to the mountain farming world. For two days, exhibitors from the mountains of Europe come to present local products and handicrafts. These two days of conviviality ar ...

13
Aug
2014

Roots of Tomorrow: the video game to get started in agroecology.

me on agroecology. Through the game Roots of Tomorrow, the Gamabilis studio offers you the opportunity to take control of a French farm and invent the agriculture of tomorrow. In this simulation and strategy game, you are an entrepreneurial farmer, in charge of a farm, and you must make choices tha ...

16
Oct
2023

European Union: Understanding the EU Presidency in 5 questions

th and consumer affairs - Competitiveness (internal market, industry, research and space) - Transport, Telecommunications and Energy - Agriculture and Fisheries - Environment - Education, Youth, Culture and Sport - Foreign Affairs Each French minister will have to ch ...

13
Dec
2021

Biochar: Miracle Solution for the Environment?

st climate change. And that's not the only environmental benefit of this material! It also has interesting applications for water decontamination and agriculture. Due to its porous structure, composed of micro-cavities, this plant-based charcoal has excellent filtration and decontamination capabili ...

16
July
2024

Health: Understanding Migraine in 5 Questions

What is a migraine? Migraine is a chronic and disabling headache. This pain, more intense than a simple headache, predominantly affects women. The pain that affects half of the skull is debilitating, pulsatile (it beats in rhythm with the heart) and worsened by physical exertion. It is accompanied ...

06
Feb
2007

The Salon de l'agriculture: the largest farm in France in Paris

What is the Salon de l'Agriculture? The Paris International Agricultural Show (SIA), more commonly referred to as the Agricultural Show, is the largest agricultural trade show in France. It is held each year at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center during the First Week of March. It is al ...

02
Mar
2007

The Mont Saint Michel : a jewel between sky and sea

e summer. The desilting project An unsinkable dike, built from 1880, accelerated the silting of the bay, as well as the construction of polders for agriculture and livestock. As Mont Saint-Michel was in danger of being permanently anchored to the mainland, Work to desilting the bay of Mont Saint- ...

23
Apr
2007

The Vanoise National Park: a magnificent park in Savoie.

focusing on nature protection and public education • a peripheral zone for animation and information showcasing local natural and cultural resources as well as agriculture and tourism. Since the new law on national parks in 2006, the central zone has become the heart and the peripheral zone the o ...

02
Mar
2011

The Hortillonnages of Amiens: gardens floating on water.

such as the hortillonnages of Amiens. In the 19th and 20th centuries, market gardening was widespread in this area. Men and women who practice this agriculture move from island to island (also called "aires") using flat-bottomed boats called "barques à cornet". These boats have raised ends to fac ...

13
Mar
2012

8 steps to non-gardening

d built on so much nature that less than a quarter of the planet's land is still wild. Natural habitats and entire ecosystems have been wiped out for agriculture (which now accounts for 40% of the land on Earth) and other forms of development. At this point, the least we can do is allow our tidy la ...

18
May
2020

Climate: Météo-France acquires two new supercomputers

r variations. This is why, even if these two machines represent a considerable investment, they will have immediate repercussions in many sectors of the economy: agriculture and transport of course, but also insurance and even mass distribution for weather-sensitive products such as ice cream! ...

05
July
2021

Garden: 5 things you need to know about farmers' seeds

ry for food independence and for the safeguarding of biodiversity. 4- They are precious for our future In 2019, a report by the FAO (the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) alerted world opinion to the disappearance of a large part of food biodiversity. Indeed, the standa ...

22
Sep
2021

Online public service: more than 200 administrative procedures are available

ried out online are significant disparities between the various ministries. The good students are the Ministry of the Economy and the Ministries of Agriculture, Health, Ecology and Labour. They can indeed boast of having exceeded the 90% rate of the number of procedures they had to digitize. T ...

18
Oct
2021

International Forest Day: a week of free activities

around the world. In France, this event is organized by the Teragir association in partnership with the National Forestry Office, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of National Education and many other partners. This celebration of forests consists of two components: - The educa ...

17
Mar
2022

Expired food: which ones can still be eaten?

What expired foods can be consumed? The first category of food that can be consumed after the expiration date is dried foods such as dried cookies, dried vegetables such as chickpeas and lentils, pasta, rice, or freeze-dried soups in bags. The date that appears on the package is a date of minimu ...

25
Aug
2022

Purchasing power: the anti-inflation basket in 5 questions

ned'. 'How 50 products could meet the diversity of needs according to the types of consumers?', protested Olivier Andrault, in charge of the mission agriculture food for UFC-Que choisir. The consumer association is also concerned about the weak commitments of large-scale distribution regarding ...

14
Feb
2023

Weather: why meteorologists are concerned about the return of El Niño

forecasts, this symbolic bar could be crossed in 2024 under the warming effect of El Niño, with dramatic consequences on biodiversity but also on human health and agriculture. In the event of a strong El Niño, coral reefs in the eastern Pacific can bleach and rice harvests can be cut in half i ...

16
Feb
2023

Gardening: why you should avoid using peat

m. The color of this material varies from blond to black depending on its age and its state of more or less advanced decomposition. In gardening and agriculture, it is brown peat that is most appreciated for its richness in mineral elements. Why protect peatlands? Peatlands are natural habitats tha ...

05
Apr
2023

How to treat plants with essential oils?

Why use essential oils in gardening? The use of essential oils to treat plants in gardening or agriculture is relatively recent. This natural treatment method was notably presented by landscaper Éric Petiot in the book "Les huiles essentielles pour soigner les plantes", published in November 2011 ...

16
May
2023

France 2 broadcasts "Vivant", an ode to biodiversity.

n 5 and 30 million different species. But of course, this irreplaceable living heritage is threatened by climate change and human activities such as agriculture, fishing, deforestation, and overexploitation of natural resources. By showing us the incredible richness that surrounds us, this special ...

22
May
2023