I have to write this because I know this subject. I did see the Cork trees in N. Portugal. The most stupendous Trees/huge. They were cut down to plant Eucalyptus forests. Which generate fires.
I don't know what the Portuguese Govt. thought they were doing BUT it is/was a disaster.
Families who owned Cork trees knew exactly what they were d…
I have to write this because I know this subject. I did see the Cork trees in N. Portugal. The most stupendous Trees/huge. They were cut down to plant Eucalyptus forests. Which generate fires.
I don't know what the Portuguese Govt. thought they were doing BUT it is/was a disaster.
Families who owned Cork trees knew exactly what they were doing.
When you strip a Cork tree of it's bark it takes 9yrs for the bark to grow back and nourish the trees. The local farmers were put out of business!
People did NOT care .EVERY time I see 'local' Farmers being put out of business it is because a new 'hair-brained' scheme by the Govt.
Meanwhile in France we are collectively (Farmers) re-doubling our efforts to take money away from BIG corporations. It's not easy because many of the local farmers get lost in the plot.
BIG farmers have money.
Small farmers do not.
Where is the US and what are they doing to protect small farmers.
Some time ago Monsanto was chucked out of France. Big Farmers were using this nasty weed killer on their crops.
IF you were a small farmer and the wind decided to go in the wrong direction you could not be classed as Bioloigical.
We lived in a house with 45 Olive trees. Every Winter October/November we picked the Olives with aching cold fingers.
When we got to the Co-operative where are Olives were checked/weighed etc.
We found that we were not Biological.
AOC (Appalation Controlee) A term used in France for REAL biological control.
We found out that the Farmer next to us was using/spraying insecticides next to our trees.
In the region where we live (close to the Rhone) we have very high winds.
I agree with AOC.
Our Olives brought in a tidy sum of money but IF you go to a MILL (Co-operative) and you taste the Olive Oil produced by farmers within the AOC it's like drinking CREAM.
I have to write this because I know this subject. I did see the Cork trees in N. Portugal. The most stupendous Trees/huge. They were cut down to plant Eucalyptus forests. Which generate fires.
I don't know what the Portuguese Govt. thought they were doing BUT it is/was a disaster.
Families who owned Cork trees knew exactly what they were doing.
When you strip a Cork tree of it's bark it takes 9yrs for the bark to grow back and nourish the trees. The local farmers were put out of business!
People did NOT care .EVERY time I see 'local' Farmers being put out of business it is because a new 'hair-brained' scheme by the Govt.
Meanwhile in France we are collectively (Farmers) re-doubling our efforts to take money away from BIG corporations. It's not easy because many of the local farmers get lost in the plot.
BIG farmers have money.
Small farmers do not.
Where is the US and what are they doing to protect small farmers.
Some time ago Monsanto was chucked out of France. Big Farmers were using this nasty weed killer on their crops.
IF you were a small farmer and the wind decided to go in the wrong direction you could not be classed as Bioloigical.
We lived in a house with 45 Olive trees. Every Winter October/November we picked the Olives with aching cold fingers.
When we got to the Co-operative where are Olives were checked/weighed etc.
We found that we were not Biological.
AOC (Appalation Controlee) A term used in France for REAL biological control.
We found out that the Farmer next to us was using/spraying insecticides next to our trees.
In the region where we live (close to the Rhone) we have very high winds.
I agree with AOC.
Our Olives brought in a tidy sum of money but IF you go to a MILL (Co-operative) and you taste the Olive Oil produced by farmers within the AOC it's like drinking CREAM.