This beginning of the year made it possible to buy a large part of the agricultural equipment (tractor, mowing equipment, brushing machine for collecting seeds, etc.) and to validate with the land owner in the municipality of Montesquieu-Volvestre the signature of the lease on 30 ha and the rental of a hangar for the storage of the equipment. At the same time, the partnership with the CBN PMP has made it possible to identify three source meadows on which Franck Gaulard will be able to use the equipment and to become familiar with the collection protocols. Meanwhile, four sites have been identified to experiment with mowing, including the Cayenne site (31), which has not been mowed for several years due to a lack of partnership with a farmer.
©Franck Gaulard CEN Occitanie
