And now, the flowers!

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Major reporting, guests and European news are featured in this news magazine presented by Eléonore Gay and broadcast late Thursday evenings on France 2, as well as Sundays at 10.40 a.m. on France 3.

All over Europe, short circuits have been talked about a lot during the pandemic, because seasonal products promote the local economy, in particular reducing the impact of transport. Young companies are now launching into markets that may seem surprising, such as locally produced prawns. And the trend does not only concern purchases by individuals: companies are getting organized to produce their own raw materials, particularly in the cosmetics sector.

For this issue of “We, the Europeans” (Twitter), direction the United Kingdomparadise for garden lovers, where a new trend was born: seasonal flowers, produced locally, are attracting more and more customers.

United Kingdom: the boom in local flowers

> THE GREAT REPORT

“We, the Europeans” plunges into the heart of the small village of Putley, in the English countryside. That day is “open gardens”. And today, the movement of local flowers seems well on its way to hatching. The turnover of British producers has even soared by 50% in just three years.

A report by Julien Bigard and Guillaume Beaufils.

> THE GUESTS

-Charlotte Schoelinckco-founder of LISaqua (Low-Impact & Sustainable Aquaculture).

– Alexandre Panelbotanist agronomist (Pierre Fabre laboratories).

– Yuna Chiffoleauresearch director at the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (Inrae), specialist in short circuits.

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