Hello everyone and welcome to another post which I assume will intrigue you at least a little bit! After reading it you will not only have learned something about me (other than the fact that I love high heels of course) but I hope you’ll start to think a little bit differently and maybe start to adopt the approach my family took to respect more and more nature and our environment.
One of our neighbor is a farmer, but a farmer of a special kind as she’s an organic farmer. Few years ago I still remember I had a surprised smile on my face when I saw her parents mowing a small field almost next to our house with scythes. It was warm and they aren’t young anymore! Very hard work! They were sweating a lot and I could not understand why they weren’t using machines like the other farmers. After a small chat with them we understood the approach, the methodology and also the passion in this project!
First year was a test, on a limited scale because starting such business is not as easy as starting a blog 😉 She had already some experience in another organic farm and was still receiving advises from there. She organized a small event when ready, invited all neighbors and friends and I played the photograph during that rainy but funny and very interesting day!
And it was a success! The economic model is pretty simple: you come, you harvest yourself, you weight, you pay … then once home (if you can wait to be home as kids are eating fruits very quickly, you cook and you eat 😉 It’s really a « DIY » or « Do It Yourself ».
She presented her business plan to a state contest and she won one of the first prices; this meant a go for larger scale!
Last year investment and preparation were done but you can imagine that being almost alone the whole time it was not easy at all! Hopefully weather was not that bad and raspberries, berries, blackberries were available as well as salads, carrots, pumpkins, tomatoes, onions and much more!
Now back to 2018 the activities are expanding further, mistakes from last year are now lessons learned, experience is growing, ideas keep coming … and a few days ago there was an official « rhubarb day » with guided tour as well as a little ride with horses! Weather was warm, very warm but very enjoyable! You can see I have the chance to live in a beautiful place!
It’s now time for me to leave you but of course before … the usual high heels gallery! Another big mix (48 pictures) that includes many different trends and you can see that colors are everywhere! Happy viewing and read you soon xx
Really amazing places 🙂 And beautiful shoes!
Have a good day!
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Thanks a lot Ptysia and have a lovely Friday xx
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That is so cool your neighbor is an organic gardener! So impressive!
-Ashley
Le Stylo Rouge
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Absolutely Ash 😉 Have a great Friday and weekend xx
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That’s amazing! We have many, many farms around here. Also, love your shoe choices! Gorgeous as always!
Liz
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Thanks you so much Liz 😉 I like to live surrounded by nature … almost 25 years in woods and now fields … more than ok 😉 Have a great day xx
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Such gorgeous places and just spoilt for shoes!
xoxo
Lovely
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Thanks a lot Lovely 😉 Have a great day xx
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That looks awesome!
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Thanks Courtney, I like it a lot for sure and I hope this kind of projects will spread over time. Have a great Friday and weekend xx
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It seems a really good story.
Nice recap my dear.
Don’t miss my latest post, now on my blog! Kisses from Italy and thank you for your visit,
Eni
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Hi Eni and thanks a lot 😉 As I follow your blog I always check your posts 😉 Have a great Friday xx
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Congratulations on your neighbours success so far and I hope it continues for her. It’s so important to have organic farmers! Great selection of beautiful shoes (as always!) xx
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I am a great fan of an organic food and always try to buy products form organic farmers! Beautiful photos from this farm and your shoe selection is gorgeous as always!
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Congratulations to your neighbor for doing the hard work and achieving success! This is great news and very well deserved for her and family. Love all the beautiful photographs you took and of those delicious grapes and raspberries, etc. Can I just say yum?! Very nice and fun post!
Maureen | http://www.littlemisscasual.com
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Thanks a lot for her and sorry for the so late reply … I have backlog 😦 Have a great day xx
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Amazing! Enjoy the weekend, dear!
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I’ve been trying to eat more organic lately! So fun that your neighbor has an organic farm. Loving all the shoes!
Rachael
http://www.threadsforthomasblog.com
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So many amazing places nearby 🙂 Great post! Hugs!
rampdiary | fineartandyou
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Thanks a lot Jiya and sorry for the late reply! Have a lovely day xx
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GREAT POST, WONDERFUL PHOTOS
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How beautiful! I would love to have a garden like this someday. There’s nothing like having fruits and veggies grown in your backyard.
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nice post…cheers!
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Congrats to yoru neighbor on this endeavor! Love the shoes as always.
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I love to eat organic food, great post, as usual, my friend!
Kisses, Paola.
Expressyourself
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Pretty photos ^.^
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Thanks a lot and have a lovely day xx
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such colorful pairs of shoes in this post!!
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Colors are everywhere right now and I like that! Have a great day Michelle xx
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How neat that she took on such a special thing and it has gone so well! Love the photos you took. Fun roundup of shoes today too.
Amy Ann
Straight A Style
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Thanks a lot 😉 And kudos well deserved for her absolutely! Have a great week xx
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Interesting farm, I never heard about this DIY method 🙂 Nice selection of shoes, I really like white pair(last one )
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It’s not yet that common Alice but I hope it will spread 😉 Have a great day xx
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Organic farmers are doing a fantastic job. My sister in law’s family does organic farming. It is hard for them because other farmers around them use pesticide so all the insects come swarming to their fruits and vegetables but they are very persistent and true to their organic philosophy, I really respect that. My mother is allergic to all pesticides and really all chemical typically used on fruits and vegetables so I learned to be thankful for organic farmers from an early age.
We also have such DIY farms & markets here, you come and pick the organic fruit and then it is weighted and sold. My husband and I once picked 20 kg of apples and we paid it a fraction of price, something like ten euros, really affordable. I heard of this guy who has a plantation of cherries. You can come there and divide what you pick, half to the owner, half to yourself- and you don’t have to pay anything. He makes profit by selling the other half. I think that’s a really wonderful way to do business. It can be hard to find part time workers to pick the fruit, so this solves that issue.
Wonderful shoes gallery!
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This fruit looks so delicious. Organic food is definately the best. Nice selection of shoes. xoxoxo
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I love where you live. Can we switch houses for at least one day :). This place is magical.
I love your heels collection. We have so much in common we LOVE SHOES 😛 DUH That’s why I love reading your blog.
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Thanks a lot Rama 😉 And believe it or not … it’s on our wish list to have one day a « bed and breakfast » so who knows … maybe one day you’ll visit us! Have a great Sunday xx
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Really love organic food too! We grow a lot in our garden at home and are always very proud when you cook with our own vegetables.
Lots of love, Miri
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Great to read this Miri! I really hope more and more people will do this! Before travelling this afternoon I checked home and collected the strawberries … in one word: yum 🙂 Have a lovely day xx
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That’s amazing, i really like this post. Xo
With love,
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Thanks a lot Erika and have a great Sunday xx
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These pictures are so pretty!!
xoxo, Vanessa
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Thanks a lot Vanessa and have a great weekend xx
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Amazing photos!! Love them all.
Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day!
Much love, Len
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XO
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Thanks you so much Len and have a lovely weekend xx
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A beutiful post and the incredible shoe collection. Kisses
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Thanks a lot and have a lovely weekend xx
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What your neighbour is doing is so laudable and they are true role models! Here in Bavaria we have also a lot of organic farmers and I love to support them. But normally the farmers are harvesting by themselves and it is not like the concept of your neighbour that the customer is harvesting by his/her own. But this concept makes absolutely sense to me! Thanks for sharing and many success for your neighbours!
xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena
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Thanks for her Rena and have a great weekend xx
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Wow, you do live in a beautiful place surrounded by so much nature and tranquility! What your neighbor is doing is pretty impressive. Also, I love the heel gallery at the end 🙂
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Thanks a lot Jessy as well as for my neighbor 😉 Have a lovely Sunday and congratulations for your very nice blog xx
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That’s amazing! I’d love to grow my own fruit and veggies!
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Organic food are better. I like all your photos!
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Thanks a lot Katya and have a lovely day xx
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Food as well as fitness is really important for our body and mind…Nice shoes collections =)
Sophia
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Absolutely Sophia and thanks for your comment 😉 Have a great and healthy day xx
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Wow, I wish I could pick my own fruits as well. I love farming, I have been brought up with farmers surrounding me. My parents were great farmers. Those fields look so great and healthy.
I love the shoe collection as well.
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Thanks a lot 😉 I know I’m lucky to live where I live and I really hope more and more people will be able to benefit and enjoy such quality of life! Have a great day xx
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Wow
Great yaar u so lucky person and great blog.http://www.gibsbschool.com/
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Thanks a lot Ashta and have a great day xx
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Love this heel round up. So many different styles!
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I love organic food. As always wonderful selection of heels.
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