Potatoes, maize, grass
Above, mounded potatoes, bush; below, maize seedlings separated by a grass strip; peaty soil.
Chiètres, Fribourg canton, Switzerland, late May.
"In the top left of the image, a bush or young tree was planted to �diversify the landscape' and act as a perch for birds of prey. It allows the farmer to obtain a subsidy. Below, in the middle of the maize, the large grassy band 5 or 6m wide is there to comply with ecological requirements (an insect refuge) and is rewarded with another subsidy."
Jürg Gutknecht-Gysi, market gardener, Ried, Fribourg canton, Switzerland
in " Planting patterns ", p. 89