Tomates Biologiques

cassidain

Senior Insider

• Apr 23, 2013

• #1

Ran across Forever Green SBH a grower and vendor of organic tomatoes and vegetables in Petit Cul de Sac.
Check them out.


Tomates Bleues

Tomates Jaunes

Tomates, Poivrons Verts, Aubergines

 

amyb

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• Apr 23, 2013

• #2

Wonderful produce.

 

Rosita

Senior Insider

• Apr 23, 2013

• #3

it's also available next to Emm ( only tomato right now )
Benoit forever green make a big garden at Lorient

:up:

 

Toni

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• Apr 23, 2013

• #4

Good to know, Rosita!

 

MIke R

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• Apr 23, 2013

• #5

I will be all over that!

 

KevinS

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• Apr 23, 2013

• #6

I saw Benoit's truck today, and the garden through the bushes.

 

MIke R

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• Apr 23, 2013

• #7

Wendi will really like this for sentimental reasons because not only was her grandfathers name Benoit...but he was a big time serious veggie gardener

 

cassidain

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• Apr 23, 2013

• #8

Rosita said:

it's also available next to Emm ( only tomato right now )
Benoit forever green make a big garden at Lorient

:up:

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The same folks, Rosita? They don't mention it on their Facebook...

 

LindaP

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• Apr 23, 2013

• #9

Rosita showed us the hillside garden of Benoit when we were there a few weeks ago......and now Forever Green SBH ?....How great is that , finally some homegrown produce from the island. I hope the trend continues.
Of course, there's still my hydroponic dream.............:wink2:

 

Rosita

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• Apr 23, 2013

• #10

this photo was from last week :up:

and yes Cass it's the same person

 

TPunch42

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• Apr 24, 2013

• #11

Not sure I understand How do we buy this wonderful produce on the island? Is the Lorient location where you purchase?

 

cassidain

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• Apr 24, 2013

• #12

En effet, Benoît's organic garden (no pesticides, no insecticides) is in Lorient. He responds to my inquiry that he prefers sales via a phone call to English-speaking wife, Julie, and delivery. Julie's portable is 0690 65 23 55.

 

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Bart -my real name-

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• Apr 25, 2013

• #13

I wonder how he's able to pull it off?

I was under the impression that the soil was too poor and the rain too infrequient to grow veggies.

 

JEK

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• Apr 25, 2013

• #14

Rasied bed gardens filled with compost and drip irrigation

 

amyb

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• Apr 25, 2013

• #15

Aha-there had to be a scientific answer and method. Just super...

 

amyb

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• Apr 25, 2013

• #16

Aha-there had to be a scientific answer and method. Just super...

 

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Bart -my real name-

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• Apr 25, 2013

• #17

JEK said:

Rasied bed gardens filled with compost and drip irrigation

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Sure, but none of those are new ideas. Just wondering why he's able to pull it off when others haven't been able to.

Even with drip irrigation, isn't water a rare and expensive commodity? I always thought that water or the lack there of was the limiting factor in gardening on the island.

 

JEK

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• Apr 25, 2013

• #18

It is costly and time consuming which probably limits his concern to a boutique. I know the locals have been growing Christophine squash for hundreds of years -- often see it on the menus.

 

cassidain

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• Apr 25, 2013

• #19

A number of paysans/paysannes in Vitet have vergers and jardins potagers.

 

KevinS

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• Apr 26, 2013

• #20

Check the photo in post #10. It's of the garden right nextdoor to EMM, and I see it every day.