Description
After travelling in Africa and studying agronomy, Flavie decided to settle down in the South of Corrèze. With her partner and his brother, they took over the family farm and decided to develop their three productions of specialisation: livestock, vegetable farming, and aromatic and medicinal herbs. They practice organic farming not because of the label but because their priority is to take care of the natural environment they live in. Flavie is in charge of the plants and the essential oils that she plants on 1.7 acres on the hills of their land. She plans on expanding it to 3 acres as essential oils require high volumes of fresh plants. Flavie avoids using any mechanical tool and prefers to work the land together with her horses. The entire farm is managed with a strong polyculture objective, livestock bringing the necessary organic matter for the plants and vice versa: sheep are left free in the walnut trees orchards and animals are healed with the plants and essential oils.
This German Camomile (Matricaria recutita) is sown between March and April in small boxes left in nursery in a greenhouse. Once 3 to 4 leaves come out, they are planted in a field which is well exposed but cool and slightly humid. This represents more work than a quicker planting but Flavie noticed that this technique has a much better yield. Picking the flower heads starts in June and goes on until September.
