Published in We Demain in december 2020. Since 2018, the city of Vannes in Brittany has created a municipal organic market gardening company. At the key: a municipal market gardener job that was quickly filled. This one is thus employed by the city hall to produce fruits and vegetables. Strawberries, rhubarb, green beans, tomatoes … […]
Espionage and mesh codes
Published in Sans Transition! in november 2020. Knitting while spying on trains? And why not. The agents of the Ramble network, directed by Louise de Bettignies during the First World War, used the most astute means to avoid being spotted. Cover picture: Wikipedia
Published in Le magazine du Monde in novembre 2020. The decision had been on the table for a long time: on November 15, 2020, parturients were no longer able to give birth at the hospital in Dinan, a town of 15,000 inhabitants, sub-prefecture of the Côtes d’Armor. A choice that reflects the deteriorated situation of […]
Published in M le magazine du Monde in August 2020. Weakening herds, repeated abortions, animals in poor health… everywhere in France, mysterious disorders are affecting breeders. The reason according to them? The implantation of electrical works near their farms. In 2019, they set up an association and are now fighting to have the damage recognized. […]
Published in Urbania in August 2020. At the age of 16, Amandine had to have an abortion. It was an ordeal that left a deep impression on her and made her stronger. In this article, she confides in the first person about this painful and emotional experience. Cover picture: Manon Boquen.
What we sow
Published in Sans Transition ! in october 2020. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 75% of the world’s food comes from twelve plant and five animal species. The Kaol Kozh association, based in Roscoff, has decided to fight against this decline in biodiversity by cultivating and propagating peasant seeds around […]
With Ehop, carpooling close to home
Published in Pèlerin in september 2020. The success of Blablacar’s large carpooling platform is undeniable. Only, it is regularly used for long journeys. In front of this plethoric offer, Ehop proposes another type of carpooling: the proximity one. To go to work together as well as to take a person without means of locomotion to […]
Final sterilization, a fighter’s course
Published in Urbania in July 2020. Authorized since 2011, tubal ligation remains inaccessible for many women in France. “You are going to regret it”, “you are too young”, “think of those who cannot have children”, remarks are common and judgments are always infantile. With the enlightenment of French-Canadian doctor Martin Winckler. Cover picture: Deepl.
Le Bel Espoir gets a second life
Published in Sans Transition! in november 2020. Sailing, the association Les Amis de Jeudi Dimanche (AJD), created by Father Michel Jaouen, has made it its raison d’être. At their shipyard in Lannilis, Finistère, trainees, trainers and volunteers are busy getting their boat underway: a new ship of the same name, Le Bel Espoir. A shipyard […]
Published in L’Express in october 2020. For a change of scenery, some teleworkers decide to leave for a few days in search of a relaxed and pleasant environment. A tempting combination that is beginning to be emulated. Cover picture: Irina Leoni on Unsplash.com