Letter No. 1, January 29, 2010
The new year opens pain, which add wrinkles to our faces, which increases the burden. My heart, the light that guides my everyday, my eyes on these red suns in the evening and go to Corinne Lawrence. Antoine is based on the heights of Ampus. It overlooks a hostile nature and rigorous rocks. The plants that grow there are twisted and crushed like ... but there is a magnitude as a peace force. Our wrinkles are the signs of progress! They bring us closer to wisdom! In our
AMAP also begins this year with events, ups and downs. Two farmers in this concept for ages 5 and 6, are disengaged. This is an opportunity to conduct discussions, share, position themselves to readjust ...
I invited our network of farmers in amap to meet my gardens on Sunday, January 24. I needed to give my background, to show my work to share. I took as a pretext the blessing of my greenhouse propagating! I invited my friends of my singing group to honor this place so important. Great moments of emotion ....
season comes in the time following its course! What emotion or impatience can not detain or move faster. Every day his sentence and the top is power, knowledge, succeed in organizing, fit day after day, after action work so that it becomes a harmonious and consistent WHOLE.
is my absolute and total commitment!
Major work is progressing:
-clearing and grinding was done, some raspberries arrived Monday and will be planted auspicious day.
la propagation greenhouse is ready and the wheatear installed and protected. It lacks some adjustments that will (with Lucien) between the two. Strawberry plants arrive next week and will be balled. The first planting of tomatoes will be done Monday afternoon.
he remains the drainage to finish. A trench was opened this fall and since then it fills with water endlessly. I installed a pump trying to drain. I think I can put the drain on the weekend. It's a big job!
The cold is good for this season. It promotes the rise of flowering in strawberry. For my land caracteristiques, it delays the 'boot' and suddenly, it is hoped that these late frosts arrive when the plant is not too fragile. So rejoice every moment of this good cold! it lets us consider good crops!
Contracts are signed with my firm for the old and new in February in March. I remind you that the contract price has not changed and is 550 €. For cons, the whole of Amapá, 105 contracts will be taken instead of 112 last year. Those who have the intention to renew the partnership with my firm are asked to sign quickly! The contracts will be for newcomers. I remind you that for the cash the firm can match its needs, the contract price is collected every two months for those who choose to pay 6 times, every four months for those who choose to pay in 3 time. The wording is always the same and I'm sorry, but you still will not
bananas. I am very hurt to have lost my beautiful peach and parcel of his crops with it!. I am trying to cut those who remain. Is not this great! I cut up the dead when the leaves were still there. So I kept those with leaves! At the height
I'm aware that there was still in mortality since. The care of these trees is complicated because they are good together in a plot! The survivors are generally below the plot. Anyway I thank them anyway for giving us perhaps the possibility of some fisheries. Parcel between apple (to much) in their first year of production. I must be very
vigilant when the problem of carpo (worm) which in our region can have several generations. To minimize breakage, I intend to do my treatments in a systematic way since last season I did not manage to keep attacks at a satisfactory level and again I was very disappointed with the result. By cons in table grapes (in 10 varieties), was successful. So I think this year expect a good result. You understand that in these conditions I prefer to speak of a partnership with my firm rather than a contract fruit!! you have in your contract substantially the same thing every year! Again and again strawberries, melons, watermelons, tomatoes! "I sincerely welcome the season, when, finally, I can be with my beaming
fruit baskets. The orchards are being built and I know one day I can! I remember the first tray of mini trays of strawberries that I have 'delivered at Flayosquet! I managed to do! I did not know what to expect! Fortunately! But for 2010 we will have to do with!
With this beautiful production plant seedlings, the rotations will surely be better distributed. I have learned to choose and order seeds, planting plan based on the timing of Maria Thun. I dreamed last night that it shows!! and everything was destroyed! Fortunately Daniel offer a small security fence: when seeding, it is expected about 20% more! Just in case! So if I fail, there will probably plant at Daniel. And my dream is that my fears! I took more and more care and caution in the construction of this greenhouse. Ok it with a little hoops Recycling end! But I doubled the amount! Ok I do not have global warming, but heating in the plants 'box' of insulation for the minimum lost ! Ok Peissonnel is gelled and early March the plants are growing, but I put a heating booster side if necessary!
and if ... ....... was correct and that all goes well! And if all my efforts were crowned! so I say: "remember the 2010 season! By building this plant unit, I thank this firm that is part of my gardening. I give him the ability to fill our baskets until
units arbo decide to explode!
With the signing of your contract you will be able to subscribe to one or more workshops. They are numbered. It will be much easier than the system last year. Michael sets up a table of entries
http://www.amapd.org/isabelle/ateliers.htm .
I know that those who do not work with Internet are not as well informed, but I can not do more! It takes too much time. I invite them to move towards a amapien connected! And maintain close links with him for info. But you also know that as long as I can, I answer your calls!!
I enter this new season with a bit of belief and confidence! I KNOW it's just for me! But I have not yet found behind my back pain and more! They put me in tears sometimes, they play with my morale, they brush against my faith, they limit my body, my working time! they are with me everyday, from morning (especially in
knife or needle), blurred in my garden (not always) and wake up late in the day. I explored many paths to calm them, understand them, coddle them, berate them, tame them or let them speak! In all their grandeur!! To date, they worry me even more to the dawn of this great work that is my season. They worry me and at the same time I know I'm with and that season after season (since 2006 in a continuous manner), I went ahead and went through. I tried to take measures to ensure the sustainability assurances from the farm! The contract prices would reach their highest and most acceptable criteria are extravagant!
All that to say this is the biggest shadow in my picture! does it have such great dark side?? shadowless light is not raised! I love the light! Ahura Mazda! this song is so powerful that fills my gardens!
short!
This season is no picnic farm! but I invite you to join the closing of "pesticide-free week" organized by Colibris83-Dracénie and many other gardens Peissonnel on Sunday, March 28 at 11am. see program
Friday, February 12, a recess in Cannock with the troops "along the olive trees" in their show 'Seeds' Autumn. For 5 €! you can find tickets in your amap! Otherwise I still have a few.
you soon in your Amapá and a big thank you to all who participate in this "make whole"
isabelle
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