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I've decided to create an ecological agricultural farm
When one is an entrepreneur and has that particular knowledge,
it is quite natural to offer it to respectful projects.
the agroecological part
The project is a farm with polyculture system
It respects all the life cycle
We do market gardening, herb growing
we cultivate on 20 ha, cereals, herbaceous plants
mainly legumes to feed a herd
35 sheeps, 15 goats which give their milk
to transforme it into cheese
after producing whey to feed the pigs
So we're going to feed ourselves with vegetables, fruits, cheese
meat from pigs, lamb and kid which will be born
and of course, with cereals ground into flour and bread
This concerns only food, important in that project
People who comes here only feed themselves with our production
All our animals obviously provide us compost
and food we need to feed the land
Here, human waste and urine are recycled,
separated, recovered, transformed like faeces
in vermicomposting with different sort of worms
then it results compost as soil
All the buildings here were built with naturel materials from The Amanins
with wood and stones bought next to the Amanins
So these buildings are self and ecologically built.
what leave an important place to products I've just talked about
We use cement very occasionally, instead we use lime.
All this leads our days and we can share it with visitors
like families, groups, single person or school children in discovery classes
Our center has been acknowledged by the National Education.
For heating we use solar panels but we use wood as well
We have a wind turbine but we use the national grid when necessary.
We almost consume what we produce
We have water sources to water our garden, animals, people
We also use the community water and a phytodepuration system
The educational part
At that time my partner highlighted the place of human relation
and human respect, as important as land and nature
through children essentially
We are in fact creating cooperation
it's not innate like competition, we have to learn it.
And it was easier to start with children.
That's where the project of The Amanins started
that's where we are today !
What is the result ?
The people who come, more than 1000 persons yesterday
are ever so grateful... That is my reward !
I've spent so much time and energy !