International Oak Society--October in Bordeaux

[treeseer]

The schedule is set. From the soil food web, to pollards and pruning, to evolution and adaptation, and back to truffles.

 

http://www.internationaloaksociety.org/s...February_12.pdf

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

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Whilst it would be fascinating to see french pollards and methods etc I think I would gain more by going alone and living it for a few days I think I would be feeling like I was sat on my hands at such an event otherwise.

 

I love the french attitude to life in the rural areas which still influences a lot of inner city stuff, they havent lost that old edge, they foray as a family and hunt Boar also as a family. They are still as a community bound to the earth and all its bounties.

[Le Sanglier]

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Whilst it would be fascinating to see french pollards and methods etc I think I would gain more by going alone and living it for a few days I think I would be feeling like I was sat on my hands at such an event otherwise.

 

I love the french attitude to life in the rural areas which still influences a lot of inner city stuff, they havent lost that old edge, they foray as a family and hunt Boar also as a family. They are still as a community bound to the earth and all its bounties.

 

You make them sound like Amazonian indians:001_smile:

[treeseer]

... I would gain more by going alone and living it for a few days I think I would be feeling like I was sat on my hands at such an event otherwise.

Tony I agree there is a level of frustration at having someone describe it, rather than getting one's hands on and directly connecting.

 

However the advantage of the group is hearing not only the history and the current management but also the interaction with others; comparisons with other methods, etc. that does not come from flying solo. Gotta rest the hands a bit now and then, for other receptors to function optimally. I plan to get there in advance and direct connect first (and after?); try to get the best of both.

 

http://www.internationaloaksociety.org/sites/www.internationaloaksociety.org/files/Programme_Update_February_12.pdf