
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Spring 2009. In this picture postcard France of luxurious farmhouses and gastronomic bistrots, a road surrounded by wild grass meanders through the chalky hills. Soon, an alleyway appears, lined with olive trees with young leaves that quiver under the caress of the wind. Welcome to Moulin du Calanquet, a family farm resuscitated by a thirtysomething brother and sister Anne and Gilles Brun. They did not want these 6,000 abandoned olive trees to die. So they rolled up their sleeves, making the sceptics smile as they worked under the silvery foliage.Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Spring 2009. In this picture postcard France of luxurious farmhouses and gastronomic bistrots, a road surrounded by wild grass meanders through the chalky hills. Soon, an alleyway appears, lined with olive trees with young leaves that quiver under the caress of the wind. Welcome to Moulin du Calanquet, a family farm resuscitated by a thirtysomething brother and sister, Anne and Gilles Brun. They did not want these 6,000 abandoned olive trees to die. So they rolled up their sleeves, making the sceptics smile as they worked under the silvery foliage...
picture by Moulin Calanquet
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