At the exit of Gaillac, in the Tarn, the countryside is still asleep, as if it refuses to face this dreary February sky and its stubborn drizzle.
The day has just started, and the sun has already given up.
The complete opposite of Muriel El Yafi, a veritable greenhouse tornado.
After planting her potatoes, the apprentice market gardener, wearing a loose sweater and plastic gloves, starts watering.
In a few days, his broccoli, salads and cabbage will adorn his stall at the Lagrave market, 10 kilometers away.
Then, at a run, she goes to her second greenhouse to clear the remains of last summer's crops.
After a few hours, the premises are cleaned from top to bottom, ready to welcome seeds and young plants.
The forty-year-old has been following this frantic pace since January 2023, and her entry into L'Essor market gardener.
One of the oldest agricultural test spaces in the country, where young start-ups, the vast majority in professional retraining and “not from an agricultural background” – or “Nima” – come to test their desire, their motivation and their ability to slip into the boots of an organic farmer.
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