7 & 8 November 2026, Forest & Health, Mérinchal (France)

5th edition of Forest & Health, taking place on Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 November 2026 in Mérinchal, with, among others, Inès Leraud, Dominique Mansion, Bernadette Lizet, Patrice Notteghem and Thierry Thevenin.

Workshops, talks, exhibitions, botanical walks, stalls (associations, crafts and nurseries), games and more will take place over these two days, focusing on hedgerows and bocage landscapes.

Two training courses will take place ahead of the event:

• 4–6 November, with Dominique Mansion, "Pollarded trees and hedge laying: traditional farming skills relating to trees and hedgerows"
• 6 November, with Adrien Messéan, "Managing and making the most of fodder hedgerows in livestock farming"

Organised by the Vieilles racines et Jeunes pousses association, in partnership with Théâtre Hélios and Les Soleils restaurant in Marlanges (Mérinchal).

Registration and programme: https://www.vieilles-racines-et-jeunes-pousses.fr/evenements/