This Saturday, June 30th, the Eco-Commun # 05 was held . On this occasion, we received the association Terre de Liens. Blaise, from Terre de Liens Ile de France , came to present the work they undertake to achieve the salvation of the farmland. To stem this loss, they act to install and maintain agricultural officials. The issue is particularly crucial in our region, where land pressure on agricultural land is very high. There are currently three farms installed by Terre de Liens in Ile de France, including an incubator, which allows young farmers to learn, and test the business a year before embarking on a personal exploitation. To make this possible, at the heart of Terre de Liens actions lies the idea to develop social finance tools for use by all persons who wish to leave the succession of property of rural land market and speculative mechanisms and facilitate access to land for the project leaders in rural areas. Reflecting on these tools, in collaboration with La Nef , it is currently partially carried out, with a land already created, the project for a foundation. Terre de Liens participates in recreating a collective and individual responsibility for the preservation of the common good that represents the earth.
This presentation was also very important for the Michelet garden, because Terre de Liens helps us in our leader research project for the Agrolab – the professional part of the garden, with its large vegetable plots. We know we can count on their experience and we refer to farms already operating in the IDF: The Sands of Lumigny , and the incubator of Toussacq, the Champ des possibles.
The collective Etc, present this whole week for a workshop, discussed about their Detour de France : since October 2011, the Collective Etc. left on the roads of France, cycling and for one year was meeting and working with the various actors involved in the citizen manufacturing of the city.
It is within this context that they came to the Michelet garden, both to take part in the Agrocité project, but also to observe the practice of aaa in the establishment of the R-Urban project.
We also took this opportunity to inaugurate the construction of facilities in the garden, the fruit of a week’s work. A very pleasant afternoon, where residents have discovered the equipment that has emerged in so little time on the garden, and we ended with a delicious bread baking in the oven loaned by the gardeners of the Wild Gardens of Audra .
Thanks to all!
