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A Tale of Two Foires

July 27, 2025

Think of it like this: the Texas State Fair meets Llano Earth Art Fest. In the nearby town of Libramont there is an enormous agricultural fair, (20 Euro admission). A couple of villages over, near Tournay, is Le Petite Foir Paysenne, the Small Farmer’s Fair (free, by donation). Most of Belgium is agricultural land, rolling hills and forests; today we have a green landscape with puffy white clouds and a 75 degrees.

Plowing with an ox
Wooden shoes, anyone?
Cheese from a farm
Cheeses vary
Heirloom wheat types
Not BBQ-it’s a bread oven!
Fresh crepes
Potted herbs
Breads and baked goods
How to transport your round bales
Campground
Bread, sausage, cheese, preserves, honey, ice cream! All artisanal.
Whew! Josette said her father cut hay this way.
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen an ox.
Granddaughters horse riding class.
In the background of a drama on horseback and dance is a donkey with angel wings.
Granddaughter
Harvesting potatoes
Making yarn
Shearing
Wool for the yarn
Very Large Rabbits
Rural southern Belgium landscape

Should you attend a fair like this: come hungry, bring grocery bags or a small wagon, and lots of cash.

From → Writing Fiction

2 Comments
  1. Pit's avatar

    Quite an interesting event!

  2. pton77's avatar

    Robert, Life is good!

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