By Isabelle Brigout on Saturday 15 April 2023, 12:40 - Organic food
A trappist bier has to be brewed by monks, must bear the name of the abbey, have to be marketed under their supervision to fulfill the needs of the community, the abbey and local charities.
By Isabelle Brigout on Thursday 23 March 2023, 10:19 - Organic food
The clear water spring spurts at an altitude of 1470m, in the Massif du Mont-Blanc (French Alps). It is drawn and bottled on site, exclusively by gravity, without other processing. The water is pH-neutral, sodium free with a stable composition of minerals and oligo-elements.
By Isabelle Brigout on Friday 17 March 2023, 10:38 - Organic food
Jean-François du Pontet who was the King's Grand Ecuyer, became Governor of the Médoc. In 1705, he bought a few acres of land in Pauillac and Canet, to establish a vineyard. In 1855, the Château Pontet-Canet is classified Grand Cru Classé.
By Isabelle Brigout on Wednesday 25 January 2023, 09:12 - Organic food
Alain Passard, Chef of the restaurant l'Arpège(*) in Paris, is cooking vegetables produced in his own gardens, located in France. The excess production can be ordered and delivered each week.
By Isabelle Brigout on Wednesday 21 December 2022, 09:30 - Around sustainable luxury
Kering is teaming up with the L'Occitane group(*) to launch the Climate Fund for Nature, dedicated to financing nature protection; 140 million euros are already committed out of a 300 milion euros target size. The fund, managed by Mirova 100% dedicated to sustainable investing, will be open to new partner companies to support the scaling up of its positive impacts on the ground.
By Isabelle Brigout on Monday 16 May 2022, 06:55 - Ethical shopping
Two pharmacists, the first passionate about history and the second about cosmetics, once decided to revisit the beauty secrets of the Court of Versailles and produce a range of natural cosmetics, made in Versailles.
By Isabelle Brigout on Monday 21 March 2022, 06:00 - Organic food
It is during a scuba diving and because of a defective measuring device, that led the diver all the way down to a dangerous zone, that the deep ocean sparkling source of water has been discovered.
