Mas Picheral, Hérault/Languedoc

Extract from a newspaper article about a meeting with Maurice Coste:

We simply have to love the earth and protect it so that we can leave it healthy for our children. We have no right to burden things handed down to us from ancient times that do not really belong to us.' Since he was 14 years old, Maurice Coste, owner of the winery Mas Picheral, growing grapes and wheat. 'I always worked according to organic principles without realising it. I was often told I was old-fashioned, but I always replied that I was simply 50 years ahead of my time.' He adds: 'A farmer is an observer. He adapts to what nature tells him, and you have to listen carefully.' 'Perhaps it will be love of the earth that ultimately saves humanity...'