The Bassenges Farm : low-tech agriculture at a high-tech campus

© 2021 Bassenges Farm.
© 2021 Bassenges Farm.
© 2021 Bassenges Farm. At the Bassenges Farm, six devoted women and men are bringing their vision of sustainability to the EPFL and UNIL campuses, giving low-tech agriculture - without pesticides - a chance to thrive. View the  longread version of the story. Across from the Swiss Tech Convention Center, on the other side of a long stretch of road called the Tir-Fédéral, the Bassenges farm is being transformed. Almost 3 years ago, the farm was essentially empty. Now, it's literally bustling with life. The juxtaposition of technological society and farm-life is striking at this particular intersection in Ecublens.
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