In our western culture we separated ourselves from nature centuries ago. We placed ourselves above nature, at the top of the hierarchy. A forest is but a collection of trees, a nice place for a walk, a producer of wood, food or CO2 to us. The forest is our humble servant.

In many other cultures humans are part of nature and nature is a world full of living beings each with their own consciousness, their own soul and their own personality. Beings with whom we can communicate. Entities who are all interdependent, hence of equal importance. No hierarchy. Isn’t this a more poetic and much richer vision of nature?

La Ferme du Bois-le-Comte is a place with a powerful energy, a place where you can clearly feel the connection with nature. We want to care for this beauty and power and share it with you. We hope that the environment and atmosphere of this place will make you feel in love with nature and life, feel connected. And that you go home ressourced, inspired, with a new perspective.

On a practical level we choose simplicity, authenticity, back to basics. Or as they say in permaculture:

earth care, people care, future care

• a 100 % organic and plant based kitchen with fresh, seasonal and mostly local food (and a bar filled with Orval and other nice local beers)

• sustainable management of the land according to permaculture & small-scale organic farming principles

• waste reduction and waste recycling

• sustainable building & renovating: local stone, indigenous wood, straw & loam construction, natural insulation (wood fiber, flax, slates), natural paint & varnish, ...

• natural and animal friendly body care products, health care products, maintenance and cleaning products

• green energy: solar panels, wood pellet burners (with pellets coming from a local supplier), loamed tiled wood stove, spring water

• compost toilets in the new work space and outside, reed bed for treating wastewater

• ethical funding (Triodos bank and SoCrowd), ethical insurance (Ethis)

Want to know hoe are the people of Bois-le-Comte? Or how it all started; how we found Bois-le-Comte, or how Bois-le-Comte found us? Read on!