Travel
to planting trees, but rather
invested into a child-focused
community center that serves the
27 towns of the Communaute de
Communes des Landes d’Armagnac.
(We toured the much-needed facility
the day before.)
Armed with aprons, baskets and
razor-sharp clippers, we take to the
field. The more ambitious men strap
hulking green plastic containers to
their backs. Row by row, we work
with precision to relieve the Merlot
grapes from their vines. Once our
baskets