The land-price point at the end is the one almost nobody makes, and it's the right one. The lemon got its IGP in 2015 and a lot followed from that - the price holds, the chefs came, the festival has a story to tell. But the protection is for the fruit. Nobody wrote a cahier des charges for the terraces.
Fifty-six producers is the number to sit with. A restanque is worth vastly more with a villa on it than with lemon trees, and a young grower can't outbid that. Same arithmetic that emptied the flower fields behind Grasse, and it applies almost anywhere on this coast where farmland has a sea view.
And the whole-slice thing is what converts people. Nobody believes you about the pith until it's actually in their mouth.
Farm tourism is so much more than just a visit; it's about the legacy of the land. Love seeing how succession and storytelling can turn a hillside into a destination!
The land-price point at the end is the one almost nobody makes, and it's the right one. The lemon got its IGP in 2015 and a lot followed from that - the price holds, the chefs came, the festival has a story to tell. But the protection is for the fruit. Nobody wrote a cahier des charges for the terraces.
Fifty-six producers is the number to sit with. A restanque is worth vastly more with a villa on it than with lemon trees, and a young grower can't outbid that. Same arithmetic that emptied the flower fields behind Grasse, and it applies almost anywhere on this coast where farmland has a sea view.
And the whole-slice thing is what converts people. Nobody believes you about the pith until it's actually in their mouth.
I will take the opportunity to say I bought the lemon curd, and it was the best lemon curd I have ever eaten.
Farm tourism is so much more than just a visit; it's about the legacy of the land. Love seeing how succession and storytelling can turn a hillside into a destination!
Thanks @Emily @ Elevate Hospitality so many people visit the town but the history makes in it so much richer imo
Fascinating! And what views for those lovely lemon trees -- and for you!
Thanks @Jeanine Kitchel it really was a great and unusual experience.