The provencal plants

The Ferme de Gerbaud in the heart of the Luberon

The ferme de Gerbaud
aromatic provencal plants

The history of the Ferme de Gerbaud is the history of a valley almost without water, a valley in the heart of the Luberon.

And also, having learnt all this, if you want to perpetuate the tradition once you get back home, you will also find out everything you need to know about planting and cultivating these plants.

Guided tours only :
1h30, in French or in English.

- April to October Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 5.00 p.m.
- November to March Sunday at 3.00 p.m.

Price : 5 € for adults.
Children under 12 years : free.

On these steep, stony, dry hillsides are fields of thyme, rosemary, sage, savory, origano and lavender, jewels set in the Luberon. All the heady scents of the provencal plants have their origins here, in this parched, poor, soil.

Here in this, the untouched heart of the Luberon, Paula will take you through fields where wild and cultivated herbs grow side by side, and introduce you to their mysteries.

During the course of an hour and a half’s tour, covering about 1 km, you will learn to recognise these little provencal plants, simple as they are, and yet so steeped in tradition.

It is an opportunity to discover the cooking of Provençal elders, and of contemporary master chefs. You can learn all about the traditional herbal infusions of Provence, and how to use them in your daily life, and about Paula’s favourite myths and legends that have come down to us through history.