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PAY ATTENTION TO THE LUNAR CYCLE

“Today’s biodynamic calendar also takes into account the beneficial cosmic stimuli that act directly on the development of roots, leaves, flowers and fruit. When we harvest crops according to this cosmic rhythm, we are able to extract the best flavour and quality of the produce.”

The few months of lock-down in France have been sobering, but for Chef Mauro Colagreco, it has allowed him to seek refuge in the comfort of his garden and to ponder the future of Mirazur in Menton, France. Mother Earth inevitably provided the answers. At a time when mankind and its workings of trade and industry have come to either a halt or a major slow-down, the cycles of nature continue unfettered in its life-giving mission.

“The confinement period was a very shocking experience,

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