Durable

Change is always evaluated on the basis of whether it is necessary, whether it provides a true advantage. And while the Alsace is a highly modern and industrialized region of France, why tear down an old wooden barn just for some modern structure?

Cross Border Artisanal Market

Once every autumn, there is a cross border producer and artisanal market in Wissembourg. Producers and specialists from both Germany and the local region in France set up shop. So it was again today. You are warmly encouraged to touch, taste, discuss, learn and buy their goods. This is not the usual farmers market which takes place every Saturday - this is the higher end of the local food culture.

Transitions

The transition from one season to another. While the freshly harvested grapes slowly become wine, the wood collected many, many months ago is used to heat the houses. Life moves from being outside to retreating into cosy indoors - drinking the wine from past vintages, the mirabelles, the eau de vie. Not to mention the change in foods. Whatever the transition, the pace is always unhurried - because one would not enjoy the moment.