An orchard for Laetitia's laying hens

Laetitia’s project is simple but ambitious! It involves the planting of 30 old-variety standard fruit trees. We are in Durbuy , and a poultry run is being prepared!

An orchard for biodiversity and animal welfare

Laetitia Delforge manages her family farm. She raises miniature Mediterranean donkeys, produces organic eggs, and offers educational activities for everyone (educational farm).

Through our partnership with the Coq Des Prés cooperative, Laetitia informs us of her project for 30 old-variety standard fruit trees.

The illustrations below show our site visit with the designated planter. The aim is to examine the soil type, exposure, and understand the farmer’s ambitions behind her project.

It is necessary to know the soil type: is it acidic? Is there enough substrate? What type of drainage? Where are our friends the voles?

Phase 1 du projet – La visite de terrain avec les porteurs de projet

An orchard for Laetitia’s laying hens
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The project comes to fruition in 2023

This visit took place on April 28, 2022. Yes, you read that correctly! The PlantC team and industry professionals know that it is crucial to anticipate demand! The project has been prepared since April 2022 but will only be planted in 2023 (and not in autumn 2022!).

Why? Because there is a shortage of fruit tree saplings, and it takes an average of 5 years to prepare a standard fruit tree. Planters must anticipate orders and reserve saplings up to 2 years before planting!

This project is carried out in partnership with the Coq Des Prés Cooperative.

Planting updates

On November 30, 2023, Laetitia’s orchard was planted! 30 fruit trees were established.

It features 11 varieties of apples, 3 varieties of pears, cherries, and plums. That is 20 different varieties distributed among 30 fruit trees.

Phase 1 : le piquetage et la réalisation des fosses de plantation

Phase 2 : Plantation des arbres fruitiers et tuteurage

Furthermore, and prior to planting, on August 29, 2023, we were able to meet with Laetitia. During our visit, we visited the farm, and were able to see the work and infrastructure for organic egg production, the raising of miniature donkeys, and finally, the organization of an educational farm.