![]() ![]() He handles the administrative side of the business. That is what has enabled us to shed our anonymity and to become well known under the Domaines De La Taste label by selling both on the mainland and overseas. He helped my father to develop the business and to create the Domaines De La Taste brand. My brothers have also naturally joined the family farm. I have a real love for the land, and it repays me so beautifully each season by giving us fine fruit that is bursting with vitamins and trace elements. I’m extremely proud that, at my age, I’m cultivating healthy and tasty products while looking after the environment. Indeed, the gamble was worth it, as they say, because our farm, where the trees are cultivated by 100% organic farming methods, continues to grow and diversify. When my father decided to transition to Organic Farming and leave the cooperative he used to work with, it was a real challenge and required a lot of courage from him, but we all supported him in these momentous decisions. ![]() I didn’t know my grandfather very well, but I do know that he is the source of the pleasure and the immense satisfaction that citrus growing gives my father and which he has passed on to me. I also manage our seasonal workers who come back every year, between 25 and 40 people depending on the time of year. In reality, it’s a lot of work and includes maintaining the grounds, fences, trees, taking care of the fruit, and all the equipment the farm needs. ![]() Since I was 18, I’ve taken care of “bringing the fruit to the packing station”, as my relatives say to tease me. I got my professional baccalaureate in nautical maintenance, but I didn’t hesitate for a second and came to work on the farm full-time to help my father with all the production-related tasks. ![]() My father pushed me to go to school, to make sure I didn’t just choose this by default. I loved nature from a very young age, so it was obvious for me to enter the world of agriculture and make the family farm sustainable. Ever since I was very little, I’ve always been at my father’s side on the farm. My name is Loïc De La Taste, I'm 24, and I’ve been a farmer for 6 years. ![]()
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