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05/10/2008, 20:27 Richard-R Joined on 23/08/2004 CORBIERES, AUDE. Posts 659 Re: French foragers unite!  Clair wrote: As long as they're on the tree, they're his. If they fall on your land, they're yours, On the roadside, they're anyone's. Hence the term 'Wind Fall Tax' for fruits that are not of your labour. Richard (AUDE, 11)    Report

08/10/2008, 22:03 odile Joined on 09/05/2008 Midlands + Swiss Jura Posts 1,570 Re: French foragers unite! as a child 'marauder' was a favourite hobby - we used to get buckets of water thrown at us and we had permanent belly ache from all the fruit. It was great fun though    Report

09/10/2008, 0:14 hoverfrog Joined on 18/10/2004 87 Posts 713 Re: French foragers unite! I spent an amazing week doing the vendanges - the work was hard but the team spirit was all the better for it! I've been accepted to be back on the team next year, something I wouldn't miss for all the tea in China :) One of the funniest moments was when we did a field next to a large uptogether place, and the English owner came out and offered us water from the tap in the courtyard. As soon as he was out of earshot everyone dissolved into laughter (and I got some flack being only English person on the team) - with the comment that he didn't really think the team ran on water, did he!!! The casse-croute at 10am was more than welcome after a chilly 8am start in the fields - bread, pâté, rillettes cake and beer. In spite of breakfast, casse-croute, 4 course lunch (bien arrosé), afternoon casse-croute and 5 course supper (extremely 'bien arrosé'!) I managed to lose 4lbs in the week. All the foils are kept from the wine consumed during the week - apparently they can be set against production as losses, a bit like a tax rebate. We had quite a collection :) We were all sad to see the last buch of grapes cut, marking the end of the week's work. No financial gain - our reward was given in bottles of wine! www.veytisou.com    Report

11/10/2008, 10:36 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 Real Virtual French Person & Moderator - Lot (46) Posts 11,500 Re: French foragers unite!  Cat wrote: My mushroom "bible" is http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/ Cat's made it in print... again... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/destinations/france/article4906111.ece Clair The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven. Paradise Lost - John Milton    Report

11/10/2008, 10:57 Cat Joined on 21/01/2005 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 4,370 Re: French foragers unite! Well dang me! Cathy Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.    Report

11/10/2008, 13:38 Jonzjob Joined on 23/08/2004 Nr Carcassonne, 11 Posts 3,923 Re: French foragers unite!  Clair wrote:  Cat wrote: My mushroom "bible" is http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/ Cat's made it in print... again... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/destinations/france/article4906111.ece Ou? Carolyn Boyd ??? 'cause I can't see a Cathy mentioned? John. I have decided that wine gets better with age. The older I get, the better I like it! http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/?start=all    Report

11/10/2008, 13:42 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 Real Virtual French Person & Moderator - Lot (46) Posts 11,500 Re: French foragers unite! End of 4th paragraph. Clair The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven. Paradise Lost - John Milton    Report

14/10/2008, 16:31 Editor - France Magazine Joined on 13/02/2008 Posts 23 Re: French foragers unite! Hi Cathy, Thanks for this link! I included it in my latest Times column - see http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/destinations/france/article4906111.ece Thanks! Carolyn   FRANCE Magazine, Britain and North America's best-selling magazine about France since 1990.    Report

14/10/2008, 16:37 Panda Joined on 29/01/2008 Charente (16) and Vienne, Bourg Saint Maur (73 Posts 411 Re: French foragers unite! The over use of the exclamation mark raises it's head again, I find it annoying, does anyone else?  I guess someone who writes for the Times must be using it correctly and it's just me...    Report

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