• HLM Chatillon Michaille (Juras/Ain/France – near the Swiss border) : 17 ha of a totally eatable park (high biodiversity of wild and cultivated plants) for a Council Housing project (HLM). First project of its’ kind in France.
• Pagan Step (Myanmar) : creation of a park of 2ha of medicinal&eatable plants for the use of a hotel&spa :
– Permaculture and wild agriculture according to the Traditional Burmese Agriculture and moon calendar, the Traditional Burmese medicine and food theories, as well as to Masanobu Fukuoka’s principles of wild & natural agriculture, with one of his Burmese student as assistant, to decipher the Burmese name of the plants and their uses (approx. 140 000 different plants in Mynamar – there are 6000 plants in Europe…).
• L’Oréal Group : Beauty + Solidarity – Biochem research & Biodiversity sourcing of major cosmetic ingredients, for the new lines of their leading brands : Lancôme, Yves Saint laurent, Vichy, L’Oréal, etc. in order to eradicate poverty, introduce fairtrade, sustainable development and a top level green attitude. Two years research on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), to develop new cosmetic formulas based on natural ingredients, with the objectiv to develop strong Corporate Social and Environmental Responsability (CSR) policies for the group’s brands in China.
• La Fleurière (Loiret – France) : 250 acres of cereal farming an 250 acres of woods :
– soil remediation;
– introduction of organic and biodynamic agricultural pratices;
– introduction of medicinal plants production for farmacy and cosmetics;
– introduction of gourmet & medicinal mushroom production.
• Le Grenouillet : 140 acres on the French Riviera between Cannes and St Tropez in the mid of 14 000 acres of the Esterel National Park. A wild estate 200 meters from the Mediterranean sea shore.
– introduction of organic and biodynamic agricultural pratices;
– soil depollution and mycoremediation of herbicides.
• Estancia Pampa Grande : 100 000 acres, 9 000 cattle, 1 000 horses, 4 000 acres of cultivated land in the Province of Salta, Argentina :
– botanical survey;
– Advice on the general management of the estancia, on the cattle management, handling, feeding and health care policy;
– introduction of organic and biodynamic agricultural pratices;
– introduction of medicinal plants production for farmacy and cosmetics;
• Domaine Rurhof : 700 acres in Belgium 300 cattle :
– Soil diagnosis with bio-indicator plants;
– Advice on the general management of the farm.
• Sasape (Lambayeque-Peru) : 1 500 acres on 35 000 acres
Strategy of restoration of an abandoned and desertified land to attract investors
– Discovery of underground staple sustainable water source with radar satellite imagery.
– Restoration of desert land for agriculture;
– Setting of organic production strategies to form a well trained task force to cultivate the remaining 35 000 acres ;
• Tika Papa (Peru) :
Development and value of the genuine biodiversity of potato in collaboration with A&S Biodiversity (Lima) :
– Advice on the transition to organic production and labelling.
– Advice for 8000 small local producers in the Andes and development of the transportation network and distribution logistics.
– Design and development of product lines, packaging and sale on professional food fairs.
Project awarded with :
– the FAO Gold Medal 2006 (Food&Agriculture Organisation) for food security.
– The 2007 United Nations’ SEED AWARD for development,
– The 2007 BBC WORLD CHALLENGE FOR DEVELOPMENT.
• Advisor to DOITUNG Thailand’s Royal Foundation, reforestation of the Golden Triangle; Design training for the local artisans.
• Advisor to PROMPEX Peru – Peruvian Government agency for export, design training for the artisans & design of agro-food products.
• SIAL 2004, Paris World Food Fair, advisor in charge for the stand of the world food trends (250sqm).
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Domaine Rurhof, Belgium
– Audit of the land; – Production strategy and pasture management for 300 cattle with organic label. – Development of medicinal plants production. View TV programme Rurhof farm on RTBF
Pulp Love Sweets
A line of sweets with the main aphrodisiac plants of the world, with natural diet sugars. Distributed in the Lingerie shops of Le Printemps general stores, in the Galeries Lafayette Gourmets in
Water management
Water management, irrigation & keylines
No Stress cattle management
No stress animal handling of 8 000 cattle
Tiikapapa mash potatoes
The genuine Ande’s mashpotatoes advisor and partner with A&L Biodiversity in the project T’ikapapa to promote the origine of the potatoe cultivated over 3000 m high in the Andes by Indian communities.
Climate change Bee Hive
Climate Change Bee Hive
Estancia Pampa Grande
Coaching and advisors on the ranch management of a land of 100 000 acres, 9 000 cattle, 1 000 horses, 3000 acres of crops, 50 families of workers.
Le Grenouillet
Mycodepollution, Organic farming with arbuscular Mycelium.
70ha on the French Riviera between Cannes and St Tropez
Phytogel Toothpaste
SOS SOiL’s Phytotoothpaste Concept : formulation and packaging of a line of toothpaste 100% made with plants from the Andes. Today’s food is decaying the teeth of the Ande’s populations. This is
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