French Country Journal

French Country Journal: Gardens, herbs, rustic recipes

Join us, and our cat Sybil (who arrived bedraggled, and stayed) living life rooted in seasonal rhythms, cuisine rustique, and inspiration from nature.

Gardens
Herb garden, potager, Loire Valley garden visits.

Herbs
Using herbs, herb weddings, cooking with herbs.

Farmhouse Kitchen
Cuisine rustique

Nature
Noticing seasons. 
- a slow walk through the garden
- noticing seasonal changes
- coffee outside
- restorative gardening, cooking and being outdoors

Enough is Good Enough | Living Well on Less

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FRENCH COUNTRY JOURNAL CLUB
For those who’d like to support the channel and come a little further behind the garden gate, there’s an optional Patreon club with extra garden notes, recipes, herb projects, country letters and the seasonal booklet library