Organic farming

ROSEHIP: NATURAL VITAMIN C BOOSTER – how to do it Hedgerows are a key part of organic and natural farming offering biodiversity that helps to keep the balance. Dog roses are a natural part [...]

Chemical fertiliser nitrogen major part of annual direct GHG emissions from agriculture How Does Agriculture contribute to Emissions creating Climate Change? You probably immediately think of [...]

Chateau Feely Masterclass Series The Master Class Series — deep wine immersion in a biodynamic vineyard.  WE ARE SORRY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THESE EVENTS ARE CANCELLED DUE TO COVID PASS SANITAIRE [...]

Biodiversity- what is it and why is it important Wine growing is a monoculture, the opposite of biodiversity, but we can mitigate this. In this article I outline the biodiversity crisis and what [...]

A walk on the wild side This is a short photographic walk through the wild things – a 3 hectare conservation and biodiversity zone at chateau Feely. Sean had found a giant tree that he [...]

Latest pesticide statistics make for dismal reading This week the French association Generations Futurs released their ‘Glyph Awards’ the award for the biggest consumers of pesticides [...]

Where to buy local organic produce in the greater Bergerac area I have had this post about where to buy local organic produce in the greater Bergerac, St Foy, Eymet, Issigeac area, in draft for a [...]

What is organic farming? Simply put it is: – no chemical fertilisers – no herbicides or chemical weedkiller – no systemic pesticides (no systemic insecticides and no systemic [...]

Chateau Feely Soirées Rosé Soirée Rosé cancelled We are very sorry to announce that our rosé evening for 2020 is cancelled given the latest covid-19 rules published 20 July. Wednesday July 29 [...]

Christian Puglisi – chef, entrepreneur and creator of the only certified organic Michelin Star restaurant Caro Feely met Christian Puglisi, chef, entrepreneur, dynamo and creator of the only [...]