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Savigneux. Every day, community gardens bring human relationships to life.

Savigneux. Every day, community gardens bring human relationships to life.

The community gardens in Savigneux do much more than grow vegetables: they cultivate solidarity and a passion for gardening. These attractively priced collective plots serve as a haven for both market gardening enthusiasts and beneficiaries of the Boën-sur-Lignon Medical-Psychological Center.
"Here, there are as many gardeners as there are ways of gardening. We give each other lots of advice," confides Serge. Photo Alexis Cartron

With the return of fine weather, the greenery of the plantations is reclaiming its rightful place in the allotments, located in the Bicêtre district of Savigneux. On the edge of the industrial zone, these plots are transformed into a place of sharing, where vegetables grow... and friendships are fostered. "The strength of these agricultural plots is their conviviality. We're not doing anything social, strictly speaking... but almost," says Serge, 75, leaning against a wooden structure.

Deep-rooted mutual aid

Fearing the boredom of retirement, he turned to horticulture twelve years ago. Attracted...

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