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[Podcast] Agritourism and setting up a gîte
- Marie from Domaine de la Coutardiere
- 1 October 2026
- 8.00 AM
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I told our story in Yen Bui's podcast
I had the opportunity to tell our story in the Yen Bui podcast: that of a woman, a mother and a farmer who has become the host of a group gîte in the Vendée. A sincere exchange about family, agritourism, life choices and this place we've created to bring people together.
Pause for a moment, and look back at how far we've come
There are times when you feel the need to slow down. To stop. And to look back. When Yen Bui asked me to come and tell our story in her podcast, that's how I felt. An invitation to press pause, to put into words what we're going through... often without verbalising it.
Because behind a gîte, behind photos, behind a welcoming place, there's always a story. Our story.
«I will never marry a farmer».»
It was a phrase I kept repeating to myself. And yet... When I was 16, I met Ghyslain. I fell in love with the boy, then with the man. And over time, I fell in love with this life rooted in the land, the seasons and the unexpected.
We grew up together. Worked hard. Sometimes too hard. For years, we chased our tails: he at the farm, me many miles away, with children, tiredness, projects, sometimes giving up.
Two years of work, and an idea that never left us
In the podcast, I also recount this intense period. Two years of renovation. Dust. Wood. Redoing walls. Doubts too. But always the same tenacious desire: to create a place where people could come together. A place where families could come together. To celebrate. Take a breath. Create memories.
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