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Originally Posted by digforvictory
Hi Marmite,
We live on the coast of Northern Brittany so the weather and the seasons are much the same as Cornwall and the Scilly Isles.
You ask about rationing in France; it is an interesting question and one l will look in to but l am assuming that as the country was occupied and had no real central government running it, then l assume for most of the country it was a case of 'every man for himself'.
Today, especially in the rural areas, the tradition of growing one's own food remains very strong. Here in Brittany, farming hasn't moved on much. The growing of cauliflowers and artichokes remains supreme and l often see people working the fields with hand tools.
The next few months are a busy time for us all in the garden and l am looking forward to seeing how Mr Middleton's advice stands up to this period.
Thank you for looking in.
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france was occupied but had a 'puppet government', they did what the nazis wanted. i know that rationing in germany was only introduced in 1942-3 and i would assume the same was true of their occupied territories in the west (french/british people were treated a lot better than their russian contemporaries). however, at the same time france and britain were responsible for thousands, if not millions of germans starving to death during the winters of 1916-17 and 17-18, part of the reason for wwII happening. war is a horrible, inhumane event that i wouldn't wish on my worst enemy...no one really 'wins'
