My vegetable garden in pallets
10 May 2021
Construction of a vegetable garden using pallets to reclaim my alimentation and experiment with the low tech approach.
Construction of a vegetable garden using pallets to reclaim my alimentation and experiment with the low tech approach.
Third stay with Jules to participate in the construction of a straw bale extension with vegetalized roof.
First months of courses at the Gabion center in Mane for my professional retraining in eco-construction.
Continuation of the renovation worksite in the Hautes-Alpes with finishing of the roof and laying of tiles.
Being amazed at the contact of herbalists persons, discovering a project that makes sense and finding answers for the future.
A month of volunteering work in the Hautes-Alpes to help with the ecological renovation project of an old ruin.
What does living in a Tiny House mean? Making a choice and orienting myself professionally on the path of eco-construction.
Discovering organic market gardening and wondering about the future, ergonomics in the fields and the importance of tales and aesthetics.
Are we able to change our way of communicating in order to set up a coexistence based on respect for each other?
Being confronted with the reality of traveling by bicycle and train in France and questioning myself about my decisions.
Using wood in a raw and respectful way to put creativity and simplicity back at the heart of our living spaces.
Discovering what it means to harvest chestnuts in a traditional way in one of the main producing region, the Limousin.
First approach of medicinal and aromatic plants and their transformation into herbal teas.
Living on a family farm for two weeks in the heart of Limousin and realizing that things are not that simple.
Application, during a participatory worksite, of lime plaster on the exterior walls and earth plaster on the interior walls.
Description of the different stages in the construction of a straw house and the techniques used.
Volunteering on the construction site of a house built in straw located on the Crozon peninsula at the end of Brittany.
Discovering the construction with natural materials and be inspired by the traditional architecture of the Normandy region.
Transform its fruits into jars to keep them longer and have access all year round especially during winter time.
Discovering permaculture applied to the field of food production and thoughts about its application.
Two weeks of wwoofing in the heart of Normandy to discover within an eco-farm the beginnings of permaculture and another way of living.
One day at the end of August 2020 I left. My head full of questions about the future of our lifestyles and our societies, I set out to discover and learn other possibilities.
Summer stretches between heat, walks and questions and my future branches off towards a new direction.
Observation, poetry and naturalism. I continue to observe nature and its intrinsic beauty.
The end of the confinement is looming and I return to Provence with questions in my head.
Nature is complex, diverse and beautiful. Taking a poetic approach, the new point of view reveals the beauty all around us.
France is confined to try to slow the spread of the virus and I observe nature budding with the arrival of Spring.
Return to Chamonix for a second season in hospitality and facing the Coronavirus.
Early January, I note the increase in belligerent behavior between Greater Flamingos and wonder about their mimicry.
Stroll in the Provencal landscapes in winter, rediscovery of the Garrigue and conclusions about this end of a decade.
What is Camargue? How have history and human exploitation shaped this deltaic plain? And what are the current challenges for the natural environment?
Observation at the end of the day in Camargue of flamingos’ flights and behavior.
Beginning of winter in Camargue. Greater Flamingos are starting their new life cycle.
Observation of a flamingo colony doing courtship displays in Camargue.
Discovery of Greater Flamingos up close at the Pont de Gau ornithological park.
Camargue and Flamingos as subjects of work and gateway to the future.
After seven months in Chamonix, I returned to Provence to visit my parents and prepare my next travels.
End of my stay in Chamonix. Spring is back, I find motivation again and I take the opportunity to do a few activities.
For several months snow covered the valley. It is the touristy season and the environment is transformed into a magnificent immaculate space.
The first months of 2019 are difficult. Winter is passing in Chamonix and I am facing depression.
The good weather has passed, the tourists are back in the streets of Chamonix and my morale is playing hide and seek.
The autumn season in the Chamonix Mont-Blanc valley is a festival of beautiful colors.
Day hikes to continue to discover the magnificent landscapes of the valley before winter.
The Chamonix valley is ideal for hiking and I take advantage of the perfect weather to explore it.
Return to France and start of a new adventure in Chamonix in the heart of the French Alps.