Voyage d’étude EnvIM 2023
Focus on the agroecology module of the post-master International Environmental Management EnvIM from ISIGE Mines Paris-PSL.
After a week of theoretical courses in Paris about the challenges of developping new models of agriculture to feed 10 billion people in 2050, EnvIM students left for a field trip at Arvieu in Aveyron, with Milena Till, consultant in agro-ecological and solidarity transition.
Housed at the Château d’Arvieu, the students were warmly welcomed by the team of the Jardin d’Arvieu, a very dynamic third place located in the heart of the village. Around the co-working spaces, the Zone d’Activité Numérique (Digital Activity Zone) welcomes computer companies, offers spaces for a business incubator but also for the citizens, with its auditoriums, its media library and its park.
– A true laboratory of resilience where diversity is mixed with talent.
Located near the lake of Pareloup at an altitude of 800m, the countryside around the village of Arvieu allows the discovery of sustainable agricultural practices such as Sarah Monza’s conservation and regenerative farming, semi-direct agriculture, organic farming for sheep’s milk production, but also the direct promotion of local products by the “Loco-motivés” network.
Finally, the trip ended with a visit to an agroforestry research site of the INRAE in Restinclières.
– These visits allowed the discovery and discussion of a range of practices and new models, without dogma, in order to highlight the diversity of possible solutions, their benefits for the soil, biodiversity, for the daily life of farmers and for the local economy.
A look back at this immersive stay, an sucessful experience of a sustainable way of life in a rural and dynamic community.
Transition is one of the main topic developed this year, studyed at various scale, from local to international by means of projects on real case studies offered by our parteners.
It will be soon up to them to take these topics into their future careers.
Thanks to all the speakers and to Milena Till for organizing this trip.
