Die, France, 2018. photos: Cynthia Hathaway
a graveyard of the mountains
Where Recreation meets Pastoralism
photo: You are in a Pastoral zone. Please respect the flock and the site, Thank You. Drome mountians, France. Cynthia Hathaway From Maison de la Transhumance: With the rise in tourism, and the way in which transhumance has allowed this to happen, such as watering points, access paths the ambience of herding including bells, chalets …
Meeting a future Shepherd: an interview with Kevin Ilardi
During my visit to Die, France for the Fete de la Transhumance, I met Kevin Ilardi, a young french man who was seriously considering the life of being a shepherd. We walked with the shepherds to the Drome meadows, drank cider and went to the film festival, and during this time had many conversations …
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Les Bergers Urbains: where the city meets the shepherd and sheep
photo credit: from the website of Les Bergers Urbains https://www.bergersurbains.com/agriculture-maraichage-et-%C3%A9levage/p%C3%A2turage-en-parcours/ Who and what should determine the "green-ness" of our cities? Can landscape planning be more productive than just to look at? How can animals and urban dwellers connect, and dismantle the "otherness" of nature in our cities? Instead of compartmentalizing animal-human-landscape spaces, let's consider blending and …
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How to count Sheep
I asked a shepherd why there were black sheep in his flock. He said it was to help count sheep. Each black sheep represented a number, for instance 100 sheep. Not sure yet what happens when one white sheep goes missing, but somehow the eye of the shepherd knows by reading the volume around the …
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