L'homme qui plantait des arbres, Jean Giono, 1953
L’homme qui plantait des arbres, written in 1953 by Jean Giono, transports us to somewhere between the Alps and the French Provence to meet Elzéard Bouffier, a shepherd whose silent dedication transformed a bare landscape into a forest.
The allegoric character of Elzéard has become inspirational for those who undertake the patient and full of uncertainty task of designing with time and a reference on the management of the land in the most pure and selfless way.
