Regenerative Agriculture Here at Château de Nages and Domaine Gassier in Costières de Nîmes, we have adopted a new way of farming called regenerative agriculture. It helps fight climate change by placing ecosystem resilience at the heart of viticulture. Organic farming was only the first step Transitioning to organic farming in 2007 marked an important […]
The Bellecoste Valat is a protected wooded area that borders our vineyard plot. What is a Valat? In Occitan, this term refers to a ravine or a stream between two steep slopes. Historically, during dry periods, Valats served as pathways for farmers and their equipment, while during heavy Cevennes rains, they protected fields by quickly […]
In our fight against crop pests, we rely on the help of birds and bats. The diversity of plants provides them with sources of food. Despite the vast wooded area, finding a suitable shelter near our vineyards is not always easy for these animals. Birds and bats contribute to the ecological balance and the health […]
To carry out regenerative agriculture, 20% of our lands are left fallow (meaning not cultivated) to allow the soil to rest between two crops. But our flowering meadow is not like any other fallow land. Here, the soil doesn’t rest because a cover crop is maintained with living roots. Over the next 5 to 7 […]
Do you feel this freshness? It’s a sign of the health and balance of this place. You are in the heart of the Bellecoste Valat, a place that offers food, water, and shelter, as well as a stable temperature for many animals and plants for hundreds of years. As the green lung of this peri-urban […]
We offer high-quality pastures to farmers and shepherds free of charge. Inspired by rotational grazing, our pastures and meadows are plant mixtures designed to provide better nutrition to animals and improve soil health. Rotational grazing involves moving animals through small parcels of land. Only one parcel is grazed at a time, while the rest “rests.” […]
Regenerative Agriculture Here at Château de Nages and Domaine Gassier in Costières de Nîmes, we have adopted a new way of farming called regenerative agriculture. It helps fight climate change by placing ecosystem resilience at the heart of viticulture. Organic farming was only the first step Transitioning to organic farming in 2007 marked an important […]
Winter is the ideal time for planting new vineyards. «What and how to plant ?» is the question that the winemaker asks. The answer depends on what is anticipated in terms of climate and market trends. This is a complex exercise because a vineyard is established for the next 30 years or more, while climate […]
The year 2022, with its early start for plants, skimpy amounts of rainfall and long period of hot weather, was a reflection of recent years and probably of those to come. The climatic conditions were trying for all living things (plants as well as animals, including us)! Thankfully, once again, the vines proved their resilience […]
In this current context of drought, the debate has come front and center in many parts of our planet. Opinions, often formulated with absolute certainties, are often linked to past weather patterns and whether or not there is enough access to fresh water for irrigation. In our Mediterranean climate, the grape vine is one of […]
Life on Earth is based on carbon. Carbon is also found in our atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide (CO2). Carbon helps regulate the Earth’s temperature, makes all life possible, is a key ingredient in the food we eat, and provides us with fossil fuels. Since our planet and its atmosphere form a closed […]
Year 1: The choice of our first set of seedings The return of warmer weather heralds the moment to start sowing our cover crops on land destined to eventually be planted with a new vineyard or orchard. In the life of a farm, it’s important to let land rest between two crops (in our […]
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