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All those unmarketable vegetables that are starting to rot will delight the earthworms of the garden…
Fall in Fontenille – The Mandala
posted in: France, The Grand Potager - Lauris
The Mandala of the Grand Potager is still very green. Green beans are about to be harvested, as are carrots and spinach.
The brewery L’Entrepôt – supplier of peelings for the compost
posted in: France, Traversine garden - Paris-Bercy
All breweries have not gone to ready-made dishes and pre-peeled vegetables! The brewery L’entrepôt, located close to the school of Bercy, keeps its peelings to enrich the compost of La Traversine garden.
Winter crops in mini greenhouses
While waiting for the sowing of spring, we were able to harvest in the 4 mini greenhouses of La Traversine Garden an impressive quantity of greens !
Peelings for the keyhole
posted in: France, Traversine garden - Paris-Bercy
Every week, the peelings of l’Entrepôt Restaurant, located next to La Traversine, enrich the central composter of the keyhole.
The secret of a good compost
Leaves from the schoolyard + peelings and decomposed vegetables = Nitrogenous matter + carbonaceous matter … The secret of a good compost, 100% local
Autumn 2018 at the Traversine – Mini greenhouses
posted in: France, Traversine garden - Paris-Bercy
This fall, we used the mini greenhouses to grow seedlings in preparation for the winter: cabbages, spinach and chard ribs were sown. Some plants were kept in the greenhouses, while the others were replanted in the garden.
On the roof..
posted in: France, Traversine garden - Paris-Bercy
Let’s look at these plants that grow at the top of our school…
Mint planting with children
A kindergarten teacher organized an activity in the classroom with peppermint plants harvested from the Traversine garden. She asked each child in her class to bring a broken object, an unusable shoe that they made into a support for the … Read More
Inauguration of the Traversine
On April 29, 2019, the garden of la Traversine was inaugurated by Pénélope Komitès, Deputy Mayor of Paris, responsible for green spaces, nature in the city, biodiversity, urban agriculture and funeral affairs, and by Mrs. Catherine Baratti-Elbaz, Mayor of the … Read More