“Everything is done by hand and organically”: in Corsica, an essential oil that does not remind is on its way to the IGP

2024-08-02 11:26:41

Cultivated at a height of 750 meters, in the hollows of the mountains overlooking the village of Rutali (Upper Corsica), thousands of impure that Audrey Langlois is struggling to cultivate. They cover more than 2.5 hectares and, by the end of July, a few handfuls of yellow flowers are ready to be picked.

The farmer said: “Harvest usually starts in June, but we have weather problems at the beginning of summer. Despite this delay, the farmer was smiling. Recently, he learned that the essential oil of immortality, which he grinds after harvesting, can receive the Environmental Protection Index (PGI). “It’s a real hope of recognition,” Audrey Langlois emphasized. This will perhaps allow us to sell more and better. »