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Our eco-friendly lawn mowers!

2022-12-09T11:10:30+00:0030 Jan, 2019|Permacultre|

Ecological mowing on the campsite We went with green mowing. Because every year, in the spring, the big machines starts up again. Tractors, lawnmowers and strimmers are back as soon as the sunny days appear so that the garden is beautiful to welcome our campers in the best conditions. But every year in [...]

Our wine producer: Le Père Manu in the Beaujolais region.

2022-12-08T13:42:35+00:0010 Jan, 2019|Our Favourite interrests, Permacultre, The Camping Life|

Our wine producer: Les Caves du Père Manu Father Manu is a wine producer in the Beaujolais region. He delivers the camping regularly but we were never at home… When we returned from our family holiday in Italy, we went to visit him. So the winery is located 10 km west of Villefranche-sur-Saône, [...]

Permaculture Normandy Meeting 2018 at Le Brévedent.

2022-12-09T13:17:27+00:0019 Dec, 2018|Events, Permacultre|

Welcoming Permaculture professionals at Le Brévedent, a real pleasure! On the 6th and 7th of October, the Normandy Meeting of Permaculture took place at Camping Le Brévedent. The leaders of the association "Osmose", Claire Grenon and Stéphane Molino were in charge of organising these meetings of the association Permaculture Normandy. A free and [...]

Our Favourite Producers: Les Bruyères Carrées.

2018-07-07T08:23:52+00:0007 Jul, 2018|The Camping Life|

    Today, let’s talk about our cider, calvados, poiré… producer, Benoît Charbonneau. A local mayor but also a producer of local products, Benoît, is a long term partner with whom the Campsite still works. In between the orchards and the animals you’ll find the cella, where everything goes on, after the harvest, of cround [...]

Does the tents still exist ?

2018-06-28T07:47:36+00:0028 Jun, 2018|The Camping Life|

The little parisian that I am, persuaded that the campsite was really now “outdoor hospitality”. And who says hotel says builded/hard? accomodation, comfort and services...  Well, no ! I mean yes, but not really, and however it’s good ; really good ! In Castel Camping le Brévedent, we take pleasure to plant our tents, on [...]

The comfrey flower !

2018-06-28T07:44:53+00:0028 Jun, 2018|The Camping Life|

Today, incredible ! I have just discovered, through Raphaël, that I could eat flowers of my garden (and his) ! Not all the flowers, of course, but the flower of comfrey, yes ! And me who thought it was just a weed … It’s a fantastic how this little purple or white flower which shoot [...]

Simon, the beekeeper of the Brévedent

2018-06-28T07:41:07+00:0028 Jun, 2018|The Camping Life|

Who says permaculture says respect for nature and natural methods, then, for pollination, what does it take? Insects of course ! It is therefore quite logical that in the Brévedent, bees are pampered. The little workers in striped suits work hard, foraging from flower to flower and producing a good golden honey. And this morning, [...]

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