Buoux, France
For the non-foodies in the group this may be a bore, but when in France, food is très importante!
Nicolas has friends near Buoux who have a very interesting garden. Jean-Luc is the gardener and his wife Joelle is the cook. Jean-Luc is something of a leader in France's bio-diversity movement. He was concerned that so few varieties of fruits and vegetables were being grown. Every farmer grew the exact same variety of tomato or potato, even though there are dozens...