When warm, sunny days arrive, we all feel like eating lighter and drinking fresher. You can find flavours in your vegetable garden that lend themselves perfectly to summer eating, such as arugula, mint or basil. But have you ever considered delicious, colourful, edible flowers? The list of flowers that can be consumed is a long […]
In August, during the summer’s harshest heat waves, you might think that there’s not much to do in the garden, but think again! Nature is always active: the crops are abundant and offer delicious flavours, and the warm soil is perfect for the emergence of sprouts, as long as it stays properly watered and mulched […]
During the summer months of heat waves and holidays, maintaining your vegetable garden can be an issue, especially for those who can’t rely on the autonomy and safety of a sub-irrigation system like Noocity’s. However, there are some plants that suffer less from extreme heat than others, perhaps because they share the same Mediterranean origins. […]
Living in the city with access to a porch or a balcony, you may still often dream of greenery and flowers, but also of growing your own vegetables and herbs. Setting up a garden on a city balcony, even a small one, is possible! It requires a bit of organization and imagination, but you can […]
If you want fresh, crunchy, delicious lettuce this summer, now is the perfect time to plant it. Lettuce has an especially strong ability to absorb pesticides, so if you grow yours according to organic agriculture guidelines, they will not only grow to be more flavourful, but also healthier. When we picture lettuce, we usually picture […]
Biography Planting vegetable gardens means working for future generations, and Nicolas finds that peachy keen! His love story with the orchard began during a year at Erasmus in Scotland. There, he discovered a farmers’ crisis similar to the one experienced by farmers in France. Far from clueless, Nicolas asked himself lots of questions about the […]
Biography Alexandra grew up at the edge of a family pond in the Rémois basin, where she spent all her time when she was a child. So the marketing career she got into… that wasn’t meant to last forever. After 6 years in the bubble industry, her motivation faded a bit, seeking nature more than […]
Biography Coralie borrowed her credo from Gandhi: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” And the world, she sure has travelled it! Through outdoor sports when she was young, or later during her many trips and years abroad. She was constantly importing and exporting things, and all of that made her want […]
Biography The children she meets in her workshops think her name is “Jardine” — it does kind of sound like a name from the future! Géraldine, a Lyonnaise grower, has always been certain of one thing: that she wouldn’t work the same job for her whole life. That’s why after 15 years of working in […]
Biography Listening to him talk, it doesn’t sound like Simon has always had a passion for gardening… But it’s pretty rare for kids to stop in the fields of Alsace to collect corn kernels and grow them in their rooms! In fact, Simon is not only passionate about gardening, but also about all of nature […]
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