Monday, May 11, 2009

GREENHOUSES - SERRES

I love going for walks around Veyrier and it's greenhouse region in Les Marais de Troinex. There is always a lot to witness, especially if you are a food lover like me...

This vast area is covered with immense greenhouses (see link) which are the property of market gardeners and plant growers. There, you can find aromatic herbs, orchids, salads, tomatoes, organic products, etc... As a matter of fact, most of the regional products ("Genève Région - Terre Et Avenir" label/see link 1, link 2 & link 3) which I buy in supermarkets come from that place!

37 comments:

danamccauley said...

Nice! I'm a greenhouse fan as well. Here's a link to some pictures of a greenhouse I visited recently in Canada that grows their plants in ground soil:

http://www.cscoutjapan.com/en/index.php/japanese-packaging-fukasawa-juice-boxes

Rosabela said...

These are gorgeous photos! I haven't found any greenhouses near the Regensburg area, but I haven't really looked either. When I lived in Canada, I used to go to Colasanti's with my family as a Sunday trip. They had really nice greenhouses, but nothing like the ones in your photos. :-)

~nancy~ said...

..wow!!..assez impressionnantes ces images ce matin!!!!

..merci à toi Rosa et bonne semaine;)

~nancy xx

Meg Wolff said...

Hello,
I came over from Shellyfish's blog I LOVE the Hank William's song (never heard it before). And I love this photos of the beautiful greenhouse & plants. Harbingers of good things to come!

marina said...

quel tapis vert!! de très belles photos rafraichissantes..Bisous

Les recettes de Céci said...

de très belles plantes...

bisous

Natashya said...

Amazing! I had a step father who worked in a greenhouse when I was young, I remember how I loved the smell in there.

shellyfish said...

Vraiment très beau...ça fait du bien de voir un peu de vert de temps en temps...

5 Star Foodie said...

Amazing pictures! I haven't seen inside of a greenhouse - very neat!

Elra said...

OMG, beautiful beautiful and so immaculate!
Cheers,
elra

foodhoe said...

that really is a nice looking greenhouse. My grandma had a flower nursery that I worked at growing up, so that brings back some nice memories!

Karyne said...

Tu ne donnes pas ton avis sur ce mode de culture????

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

KARYNE: Je suis contre tout ce qui est hors saison. Par contre, dans ces lieux (à Veyrier/Genève), on preserve l'environnement et soutient l'agriculture de proximité ainsi que les produits locaux. Il n'y a pas que des serres...
http://www.espace-terroir.ch/extra_info_pages.php?pages_id=5&osCsid=ec95e753171fed370d0c8771635f7406

Marta said...

This reminds me of the giant greenhouses in Sicily, which make the landscape look almost like snowy rolling hills!
You're lucky to have locally-sourced, fresh prodcue in your grocery store!

bee said...

greenhouses are such wonderful, educative places. i can spend hours in them.

Caviar and Codfish said...

Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!

Sara said...

I love these pictures, with all that bright green!

Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...

What amazing photos Rosa! So gorgeous! :)

Carolyn Jung said...

My gawd, is all of that basil? The amount of pesto you could make with all of that is mind-boggling. ;)

amal said...

ça donne envie d'aller à la cueillette...lol bonne journée!

Hopie said...

There's something so tantalizing about those beautiful rows of plants!

Doria said...

Impressionnantes ces serres !
Bisous, Doria

Katherine Aucoin said...

Gorgeous photos. Everything looks so lavish and vibrant!

Karyne said...

Merci pour la petite explication complémentaire...

lisaiscooking said...

Lovely herbs! What a great place to explore.

Zita said...

Always love a sight of greenery :)

Ivy said...

Those greenhouses look so pretty with all those fresh vegetables and we are lucky to have them year around.

finsmom said...

Such beautiful photos! Love all that spring green!

Sophie said...

waw,....lovely very green pictures, Rosa!!

lamiacucina said...

die sind ja riesig, noch nie gesehen, danke für die Bilder. LG Robert

corinne said...

Merci pour ces photos Rosa, je n'avais jamais vu de serres aussi grandes.

Deborah said...

I love all of that green!

Miss Diane said...

C'est merveilleux de voir toutes ces jeunes pousses!

Sharon said...

Lovely photos! I love gardening and visiting greenhouses as well.

veggie belly said...

looks so green beautiful!

natalia said...

Ciao Rosa you make the nicest photos !

Olga said...

That looks like such a happy place. And what vibrant colors!