Evolution of agricultural tractor technologies

Evolution of agricultural technologies in recent decades Agricultural tractors are among the equipment to have benefited from the mechanical innovations of the twentieth century. If the first models see the light of day at the end of the XNUMXth century, it will take a hundred years before they reach their maximum performance. The evolution of technologies will have facilitated the improvement […]

Plant VS Animal Protein: Health, Nutrition and Environment

Animal and plant proteins - Nutritional powers and environmental issues Proteins are water-soluble macromolecules used in the constitution of all organic tissue (bone, muscle, etc.). They physiologically perform the functions of hormones, enzymes and antibodies. While proteins exist in countless forms, all of them are made up of only a molecular assembly of 22 amino acids called proteinogens. […]

Extension of the authorization of Roundup (Glyphosate) for 5 years in Europe… We say thank you who?

In debate since 2015, Europe has today decided… towards the extension of the authorization of RoundUp despite the health risks for human health and wildlife. Indeed, the Member States agreed on Monday to re-authorize glyphosate for 5 years during an appeal committee after more than two years of intense debates on this herbicide […]

Wolvendael Magazine: The Kitchen Garden Lazy, better than permaculture, Didier Helmstetter

The number 621 of Wolvendael Magazine of September 2016 devotes a 2-page article on the technique of the Potager du Laesseux. This article was written by Stève Polus (former editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Le Soir") and it is the very first written press article on the improved permaculture technique initiated and […]

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INRA: economic study of permaculture

INRA published a four-year study on the economic viability of organic permaculture. This study entitled “Permacultural organic market gardening and economic performance” shows that permaculture can be quite competitive economically compared to conventional intensive agriculture. The study was carried out on a fairly small area of ​​1000m², ie […]

Virtual video tour of the vegetable garden of the sluggard

Le Potager du Paresseux, virtual tour in video (s) by Didier Helmstetter (alias Did67) Caption of the introductory photo: “Didier, the lazy gardener, in the middle of… gardening! "The" Potager du Laesseux "is a way of producing vegetables" more than organic "(ie without any treatment or fertilizer, neither organic nor, of course, chemical) […]

Le Potager du Sloth: origin, objectives and principles Video

Le Potager du Paresseux, presentation video by Didier Helmstetter (alias Did67): its origin, its objectives and its principles… Caption of the introductory photo: "The owner of the Potager du Laesseux surprised at work… explanation! "The" Potager du Laesseux "is a way of producing vegetables" more than organic ", in abundance, without any labor […]

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Le Potager du Paresseux: producing “more than organic” vegetables almost without work!

Le Potager du Laesseux, producing "more than organic" vegetables, almost without work, with yields equivalent to those of a classic garden with chemical treatments: a dream? Not with the "Potager du Laesseux"! DR photos: Didier Helmstetter. Introductory photo “The Sloth of the Vegetable Garden in action, its motto: less active ingredients; more […]