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Garden Impressions of Brittany - Herbarella Journal 62 Bretagne

The land and its people are shaped by the forces of nature. The sea is ever-present: as the unpredictable Atlantic, sweeping across the land with storms, or as the Gulf Stream in the Côtes d’Armor, fostering the bloom of the most exquisite exotic gardens.

On the small island of Île de Batz off Roscoff, tractors vie with fishing boats. The mild and stable Gulf Stream climate facilitates the production of early vegetables, harvested up to a month sooner than on the mainland. Potatoes, fennel, tomatoes, and culinary herbs are cultivated organically, with local seaweed serving as fertilizer.