tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33456225.post4675608369924490594..comments2024-03-07T21:51:13.076+10:30Comments on Hills and Plains Seedsavers: ORGANICS AND BIODIVERSITY IN AUTRALIAN FARMINGMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17155210756905386478noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33456225.post-51575827838690444002010-02-12T06:26:28.460+10:302010-02-12T06:26:28.460+10:30Yes C-L, those small scale farmers in France are w...Yes C-L, those small scale farmers in France are wonderful custodians of the land and producers of food grown as naturally as is possible. If only the big producers in other parts of France and the world could follow those same traditions. On the trip to Paris I saw the same huge monocultures as are the curse of the planet.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02784846529596496854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33456225.post-62874699890686643582010-02-12T05:14:39.268+10:302010-02-12T05:14:39.268+10:30This sounds great, Kate. But also, in France (I d...This sounds great, Kate. But also, in France (I don't know so much about other countries), while European legislation may not be strong enough, the food producers I've talked to are very concerned with the environment and the quality of the food/wine they produce and conscious of belonging to a tradition of looking after the land which goes back centuries, usually in their own families. That last paragraph could have been written by some of the cheese, meat, fruit, vegetable and wine producers whom I've spoken to and from whome we buy produce, and consumers here agree. Remember Monsieur Domingui and his pruneau farm, for instance.chaiselonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372135992072231446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33456225.post-89038872580497402302010-02-12T01:38:42.938+10:302010-02-12T01:38:42.938+10:30Wow, it sounds like European organic farmers have ...Wow, it sounds like European organic farmers have a thing or two to learn from the Australians!Patrickhttp://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/noreply@blogger.com