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My Response Evaluations 2009

Since when do you contract with the firm?

* I am in partnership with amap Dracénie since the emergence of my project (stimulated by them!) In late 2002.

What did you feel involved?
* A citizen activist movement.

What were the successes of the season?
* fill the baskets anyway, even if it was not what I wanted! A short season, the earth has warmed very late and severe thunderstorms in early September have hastened the end. Lucien's disease (my boyfriend) has an effect on my mood, my questions, my energy, and it is not finished. Table grapes are entered into production and I am very happy about the choice of varieties (even if it must be completed) and sequencing. I managed to contain diseases and weeds, it encourages me. A variety of
greengage (Oullins) started its production. I have not yet grasped the harvest maturity! Wait until they fall or harvest them like I did a little firm.
The workshops stimulated by this schedule complicated!

What were the disappointments of the season? *
death of peach which represents 6 years of working with all that that entails, but also a potential of 7 tons of peaches spread over two months ie 7.8kg fishing contract by week. A violent blow, a wound still open, questioning wide. *
production of strawberries planted in 2009 very random and poor quality (fortunately there were strawberries planted in 2008 that really assured and the ones I planted in fall 2008 with seed production house)
* catastrophe watermelons
* difficulties in carrying out the harvest apples. Although normally the second year of planting, we do not count on a crop.

What do you like most about this partnership?
* the "working together"

What you like least?
* so much intimacy for me that I'm always on the emotional! It's tiring, but so great!!

income?
* the minimum wage! And that's really cool. It gives me great courage and determination. In 2004, the first season, my income was 416 € !

Employees?
* Stephanie, 4 days per week over 7 months and this season an additional salaried summer.

workshops and events on the farm?
* is always difficult to organize them is 'eating' energy, but at the same time it is a shared need and a window to the outside world. There is never too much.

Continue the partnership?
* yes! A little! To go through with the project!

Notes: * In
recount this little review, I was surprised that few of you have understood what is meant by "death of peach" and the difficulty of starting a tree farm in bio in amap.
* I have been so moved by all your kind words that give me courage and determination.
* In all cases, a huge thank you to all. Without this 'working together', I would not believe in that other possible world. And even if it's a start, it does it is so.
Attached quantities distributed and the results of your assessments. I am at your disposal if you wish to consult for answers to questions that can not be put in box!!
I will do my best to be present at your meetings.
I would also like to thank, commend all your hard work on our amap, be it at individual and collective, and more broadly between the AMAP. Our reasons are many and varied, but it is really running this other world. I wish from my heart that we have everyone,
the courage, the determination to go until the very end of our belief in respect, love and sharing.
For my part, with Sylvain, I went AMAP in Latvia! They came (Latvians) visit us and they came away with lots of ideas, references and now it starts there. We will leave this spring to finalize everything. This is a program that develops URGENCI swarming in eastern countries entered the community. The funding comes from the 'Fondation de France'.
I participate in national trade group, and working arborists in amap. We still do not receive little funding for our three days in the last year, which can compensate the travel and accommodation of participants. Our second meeting is scheduled
end of the year in Alsace.
This weekend, with CREAMAP we amap in Corsica! partnership is emerging with Cooperative Alima (7 fruit growers) and our regions. We were 6 regions represented and we have worked to ensure that these producers are labeled AB producers. Indeed since the popularity of the products AB, Spain and Morocco have expanded their ranges and also fall on the great and all powerful market
! Corsican and our dive. All the efforts put in place for 20 years to drown this sacrosanct "market economy". These
'ballads' are for me my vacation! The meetings that I make are very rich and promising belief, faith, etc. .... when I doubt, I think the efforts of one or this one on his mother earth. And I'm not really in a catastrophic situation. I like this link between us all, he feeds me. Results of Evaluations 2009