Can U Garden? The French Potager part 1.

My secrets to planting a successful French Potager or kitchen canning garden this year? Perfect Spring weather. Dense soil left dormant all winter as chickens did daily slug and poop patrols. Kitchen window fertilizer. The first two are easy to understand. This year a dry warm spring means the Garonne River Valley is awash in perfect pink and cream frosted orchards. From here, I can see a bumper crop of peches de vignes, those juicy red... Read More

Market Report- Spring in Southwest France

Fresh green tops, dirt clinging to the roots, heavy crunch of pure RADISH. I love this time of year at the markets. Our first local produce, much grown under poly tunnels, is filling the tables of my neighbor farmers in a rainbow of good food. Artichauts. Peppers. Peas. Fava beans. Spring onions… So what’s cooking at Camont? Try this simple Radish Leaf soup from my first cookbook. It’s a wonderful way to celebrate spring and the... Read More