The 23rd Tree, Plant and Fruit Festival, invite you to Saint-Jean du Gard (Gard area) for the last weekend of November for Saint Catherine’s Day when, according to French expression, « every plant takes root ». This year, the focus will be put on the theme of Olives and Spices. This is a major event for diversity lovers. Here, no standards are imposed! It is quite the reverse, indeed diversiy stems from difference.
This event, entirely dedicated to plants, is every year a delightful occasion for both amateurs and nature lovers. It is organised in 3 stages: school days, the week before ; one day dedicated to professionals, on Friday ; finally days open to public, on Saturday and Sunday, will be an invitation to preserve traditional species and rare plants, rediscover the know-how of elder people, enjoy and share …
Programme :
- Friday, November 27, from 10am to 5pm:
Speeches, debates and reflections: “Protection and dissemination of agricultural biodiversity”.
Free admission – Mont Brion hall – registration prefered.
- November 28 and 29, from 9.30am to 6pm:
Collections of different plant species, workshops/debates, demos, exhibitions, film viewings and tasting sessions.
These activities will focus on plant diversity, protection of old and local plant species, farming techniques, duplication, free movement of seeds, transformation and gastronomy.
More than 150 exhibitors: specialised plant nursery people, growers, transformers, craftspeople and artists, associations dealing with the environment and small-scale farming, specialized books.
Food. Activities for children.
Price: Entry 4 euros – Free for -12 years old Address: Place de la gare – 30270 ST JEAN DU GARD Phone: +33 4 66 85 32 18 Email: dimanches.verts@wanadoo.fr
More information:
Website:Â www.dimanchesverts.org
Gard Tourist Office: www.tourismegard.com
Gard Languedoc-Roussilon Olives and Spices Saint-Jean du Gard Tree Plant and Fruit Festival
