{"id":678,"date":"2020-09-21T14:45:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T14:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/?page_id=678"},"modified":"2025-07-29T13:51:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T13:51:06","slug":"news-from-our-friends","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/index.php\/news-from-our-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"news from our friends"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"678\" class=\"elementor elementor-678\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-441ac3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"441ac3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cb7d00\" data-id=\"7cb7d00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0491a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0491a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>News from our Friends!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81984a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81984a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Discover this new section with information about recent innovations and prizes won by our Friends. <br \/>If you have information to share, please\u00a0write to\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">events[@]elo.org<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb968bf elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb968bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6b7151\" data-id=\"a6b7151\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598a33e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"598a33e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-09-at-14.13.42.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-09-at-14.13.42.png 668w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-09-at-14.13.42-212x300.png 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6553fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6553fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><b>Book published by FCS member I\u00f1igo Alvaro de Toledo &#8211; The Great Climate Regeneration in Italian.<\/b><\/p><p>It contains the scientific and social basis of the need to regenerate agricultural soils and ecosystems as quickly as possible.<\/p><p>Available on Amazon.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3814eab\" data-id=\"3814eab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa19fc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa19fc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/patagonia_spain-90-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/patagonia_spain-90-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/patagonia_spain-90-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/patagonia_spain-90-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/patagonia_spain-90-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/patagonia_spain-90-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/patagonia_spain-90.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23367c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23367c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/patagonia_spain-84-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/patagonia_spain-84-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/patagonia_spain-84-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/patagonia_spain-84-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/patagonia_spain-84-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/patagonia_spain-84-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/patagonia_spain-84.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24eb95c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24eb95c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><b>Congratulations to Alfonso Chico de Guzm\u00e1n <\/b>for winning the diploma of Recognition in the <strong>Soil Award!\u00a0<\/strong>Alfonso constructed ponds to reduce erosion, improve infiltration, increase humidity around and below the pond, and it has become a great biodiversity hotspot. In the upper photo we see him with the grain fields and sheep herd in the background and below checking the state of the compost in the pile.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da628b2\" data-id=\"da628b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68a456 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f68a456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Wildlife-Comp-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Wildlife-Comp-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Wildlife-Comp-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Wildlife-Comp-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Wildlife-Comp-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Wildlife-Comp-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Wildlife-Comp-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Wildlife-Comp-1980x1485.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9484dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9484dd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><strong>Charles Colthurst<\/strong> from <strong>Blarney Castle<\/strong> near Cork, Ireland sponsored a local wildlife photo competition. Some of the best photos were published in the Muskerry News. All this just 5 miles from Ireland&#8217;s second city!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce06757\" data-id=\"ce06757\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc28e8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc28e8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-12.08.46-1024x966.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-12.08.46-1024x966.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-12.08.46-300x283.png 300w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-12.08.46-768x724.png 768w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-12.08.46-1200x1132.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-27-at-12.08.46.png 1262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e563d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e563d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><strong>Congratulations to Michel de Verhaeghe at Chateau de Bousval<\/strong> for obtaining the Bio (Organic) certification for vines planted in 2014. This covers 5.2ha. The procedure for younger vines is already on its way and work continues to obtain the biodynamic certificate. <a href=\"https:\/\/chateaudebousval.be\/en\/\">https:\/\/chateaudebousval.be\/en\/<\/a><\/p><p>photo : Serge Brison<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0b9277 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0b9277\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e09f4ff\" data-id=\"e09f4ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41d45e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41d45e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-21-at-11.23.28-820x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-21-at-11.23.28-820x1024.png 820w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-21-at-11.23.28-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-21-at-11.23.28-768x959.png 768w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-21-at-11.23.28.png 1070w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9bfb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c9bfb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>New FCS member<strong> Wouter van Everdingen\u00a0<\/strong>announces the launching of his new website &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmsfinest.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.farmsfinest.nl&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611306864840000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH3IKMoGJUJ7-hYqHISS_IYdLDaPg\">www.farmsfinest.nl<\/a> &#8211; to promote the sale of Palmesteyn-beef and more from his sustainable and extensive farm in the Netherlands. Deliveries to NL and Belgium.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ad9fa1\" data-id=\"4ad9fa1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f29c8bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f29c8bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"522\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-19-at-14.34.54.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-19-at-14.34.54.png 522w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-19-at-14.34.54-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-19-at-14.34.54-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccee34e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccee34e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><strong>New piece of art at the Ch\u00e2teau de Bousval in Belgium<\/strong><\/p><p>La Goutte (The Drop) has a triple meaning for us and our vineyard. First of all, it is linked to our main Chardonnay wine called la Goutte d\u2019O (O for our daughter Oph\u00e9lie); Secondly,\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-089e4d1\" data-id=\"089e4d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6f9d0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6f9d0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Gabriel.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Gabriel.png 668w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Gabriel-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Gabriel-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562215d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"562215d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Newest FCS member (from YFCS) <strong>Gabriel DE L&#8217;ESCAILLE<\/strong> and ELO director of Scientific and Research Programmes Jurgen TACK are quoted in an article from the Flemish paper De Tijd about the nature management plan and the &#8216;moral obligation to respect nature&#8217;. Please read the full article (in Flemish &#8211; Google Translate for English!) by clicking\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tijd.be\/dossiers\/wealth\/investeren-in-natuur-doe-je-uit-passie-niet-als-belegging\/10268898.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.tijd.be\/dossiers\/wealth\/investeren-in-natuur-doe-je-uit-passie-niet-als-belegging\/10268898.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1608037531449000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGzeoCCHIjgzl1b6dKBk902vBvFWw\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1031e2\" data-id=\"e1031e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b84866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b84866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-16.15.11.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-16.15.11.png 360w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-16.15.11-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-07-at-16.15.11-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f9ebd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f9ebd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><strong>\u00cd\u00f1igo \u00c1lvarez de Toledo<\/strong>, M.Sc. has published a paper in several languages titled &#8220;Regeneration of soils and ecosystems: The Opportunity to prevent climate change. Basis for a necessary Climate and Agricultural Policy.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8407c9 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8407c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4922047\" data-id=\"4922047\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0642146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0642146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Spadela-1024x972.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Spadela-1024x972.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Spadela-300x285.png 300w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Spadela-768x729.png 768w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Spadela-1200x1139.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Spadela.png 1218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89fceb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89fceb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>News from FCS member Marc du Bois in Belgium, Spa Monopole obtains the highest possible certification for the sustainable management of its water resources. Click\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/images\/200908_Press_release_Spadel_Platinum_Certificate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/images\/200908_Press_release_Spadel_Platinum_Certificate.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600774329096000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE5AWVx1i-BFBCVQqCrerF8UgcMsg\">here<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>for the full press release .<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0074ad1\" data-id=\"0074ad1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31108b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31108b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3-1-1-1024x972.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3-1-1-1024x972.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3-1-1-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3-1-1-768x729.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3-1-1-1200x1139.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.friendsofthecountryside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3-1-1.jpg 1218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e06a47a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e06a47a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">Christophe Lenaerts has produced a Belgian gin! The Knokke Boat Sea Garden gin contains sea vegetables such as sea cabbage, sea lettuce, lamb soor, samphire and various algae . The salty taste is refreshingly refined with green Sichuan pepper. Order your bottle on the website : <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.seaquest.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.seaquest.eu&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600782291466000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGxWqGCaXcvqDsf1S2aCyRn1mRtcw\">www.seaquest.eu<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17cea90\" data-id=\"17cea90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5eec457\" data-id=\"5eec457\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News from our Friends! Discover this new section with information about recent innovations and prizes won by our Friends. If you have information to share, please\u00a0write to\u00a0events[@]elo.org Book published by FCS member I\u00f1igo Alvaro de Toledo &#8211; The Great Climate Regeneration in Italian. 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