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Hydroponics
Learn how to grow microgreens
We discovered microgreens in 2015, by observing how my chefs prepared their plates. This article is about how and why we decided to grow microgreens !
Welcome to Les Sourciers !
To give access to our hydroponics knowledge to even more people, we’ve decided to create a website in english ! Let me tell you why…
Our Hydroponics World Tour
In this article we share the video and experiences of our Hydroponics World Tour.
Aztec aquaculture : The Chinampas
If the popular belief is that vegetable aquaculture is a result of the appearance of agrochemistry and synthetic fertilizers during the first half of the last century, it turns out that its origins go back to much older times !
What is permaculture ?
I am not going to give here my definition of permaculture, but rather try to offer you some lines of thought that will help you to make an opinion on the subject !
My pesto recipe !
My pesto is the besto ! Recipe of Basil Pesto with a Thermomix : In the basil season, I sometimes do not know what to do with it. Because it abounds and I do not help things by pruning my basil so they form a big bunch ! And as I can not bear spoiling, I rack my...
Our debut in hydroponics
I had never thought of growing small plants in water. What a strange idea, plants eat soil, donât they ? How uninformed I was at that time. Fortunately (for me) I had an open mind, I agreed to be surprised and shaken in my beliefs. One day we decided to take a big...
Meeting Urban Farmers in Switzerland
Letâs go to Basel to meet Urban Farmers ! I already mentioned on our Facebook page, the impact that the Lufa Farms had on us when we created Les Sourciers and in particular Mohamed Hageâs TEDx. Today in France urban agriculture is everywhere, but a few years ago it...
Our hydroponics greenhouse in September
This article presents a video of our hydroponics greenhouse in September.