Comments on: Charolais Cows near Charolle in France http://quillcards.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/04/charolais-cows-near-charolle/ photography, travel, literature, & the environment – and the stories behind the photos that feature in our ecards & prints Thu, 17 May 2012 08:25:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: David Bennett http://quillcards.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/04/charolais-cows-near-charolle/comment-page-1/#comment-55 David Bennett Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:42:23 +0000 http://quillcards.com/blog/?p=359#comment-55 Dear Robert-Gilles, The history of farms and farming in England is a story of bigger farms swallowing up smaller ones. I know that farming in England is very efficient, but at the same time thousands of miles of hedges have been grubbed up to make way for bigger fields and more machinery. The result has not been good for wildlife, and I have seen a big decline in bird numbers. When I saw the Charolais in France, I noticed that the herds were very small compared to what I am used to seeing in England. So I wonder whether there are many small farms in that part of France? The countryside is certainly very beautiful and varied. All the best, David Dear Robert-Gilles,
The history of farms and farming in England is a story of bigger farms swallowing up smaller ones. I know that farming in England is very efficient, but at the same time thousands of miles of hedges have been grubbed up to make way for bigger fields and more machinery. The result has not been good for wildlife, and I have seen a big decline in bird numbers.

When I saw the Charolais in France, I noticed that the herds were very small compared to what I am used to seeing in England. So I wonder whether there are many small farms in that part of France? The countryside is certainly very beautiful and varied.

All the best,
David

]]> By: robert-Gilles Martineau http://quillcards.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/04/charolais-cows-near-charolle/comment-page-1/#comment-50 robert-Gilles Martineau Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:12:00 +0000 http://quillcards.com/blog/?p=359#comment-50 Dear David! Greetings! Thanks for stopping by! The picture of the stamp is readily available on the web, but I doubt there is a larger version. As for Charolais, this is almost my birthplace! I even went to high school in Charolles! Incidentally I was born in Dijon! My family lives in Cote Chalonnaise now. What exactly do you want to know about Charolais? I might be able to help you as I'm French! Cheers, Robert-Gilles Dear David!
Greetings!
Thanks for stopping by!
The picture of the stamp is readily available on the web, but I doubt there is a larger version.
As for Charolais, this is almost my birthplace! I even went to high school in Charolles!
Incidentally I was born in Dijon!
My family lives in Cote Chalonnaise now.
What exactly do you want to know about Charolais?
I might be able to help you as I’m French!
Cheers,
Robert-Gilles

]]> By: Nick Lewis http://quillcards.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/04/charolais-cows-near-charolle/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Nick Lewis Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:49:17 +0000 http://quillcards.com/blog/?p=359#comment-45 I love tenuous links!!! (Apologies was going to add this to the previous comment!!) I love tenuous links!!! (Apologies was going to add this to the previous comment!!)

]]> By: Nick Lewis http://quillcards.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/04/charolais-cows-near-charolle/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Nick Lewis Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:48:10 +0000 http://quillcards.com/blog/?p=359#comment-44 Lovely story. Strangely I was talking to Tina about Dijon the other day, as in the mustard and how much I have grown to like it! I then went onto say that we should go there. Tina nodded and went "hmmmmmm", as we were eating Sausages with mustard at the time!! :-) Lovely story. Strangely I was talking to Tina about Dijon the other day, as in the mustard and how much I have grown to like it! I then went onto say that we should go there. Tina nodded and went “hmmmmmm”, as we were eating Sausages with mustard at the time!! :-)

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