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The EARL* “Les Lesques” is directed by Michel LAURENT and Pierre LAURENT, directors of the farm in CUCURON (Vaucluse, France), a municipality within the Luberon Regional Natural Park.

The farm is located at an elevation of 300 meters above sea level. It mainly cultivates wine grapes and table grapes, but also squash, wheat and olive trees on an area of 68 hectares.

* EARL: Exploitation Agricole à Responsabilité Limitée (farming company with limited liability)

The GAEC* “Les Oliviers” is directed by Claude LUCRÉCE and Françoise ESMIOL.

The farm is located at an elevation of 420 meters above sea level, in the municipality of Lurs (Alpes de Haute Provence, France), within the Luberon Regional Natural Park. This farming operation covers an area of 230 hectares, which is divided mainly between durum wheat, corn, lettuce, squash, and olives; it also includes sunflower, rapeseed and barley on a more limited basis.

* GAEC: Groupement Agricole d’Exploitation en Commun (grouping of jointly run farms)

The Louis Giraud agricultural teaching campus is located in Carpentras, in the hamlet of Serres (Vaucluse, France). It brings together the high school, the CFA¹ (UFA²), the CFPPA³, and a farm. Jérôme BURQ is director of the Louis Giraud campus, Juliette LEJEUNE is the director of the Vaucluse CFPPA as well as the CFA, and Isabelle PÈLEGRIN is the director of the farm.   This farm is located at an elevation of 85 meters above sea level. It is spread over an area of 38 hectares, 35 of which are cultivated mainly with apple, cherry and apricot trees, in addition to table grapes and wine grapes.  

1. CFA: Centre de Formation d’Apprentis (center for apprentice training)
2. UFA: Unité de Formation d’Apprentis (apprentice training unit)
3. CFPPA: Centre de Formation Professionnelle et de Promotion Agricole (center for professional training and agricultural promotion)