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La Réunion, le renouveau des jardins créoles
2024 52’ + 32’

Watch on arte.tv until 13.12.2024

On Reunion island, a French overseas region, Creole gardens are reservoirs of biodiversity and mirrors of the local identity, threatened to disappear as the island urbanises. A handful of enthusiasts are protecting this model of self-sufficiency, an ,,organised mess’’ traditionally planted around the house in several layers, harmoniously combining flowers, tropical fruit, vegetables and medicinal plants, both native and introduced.