On this hot Summer day, enjoying the coolness the branches provide and unbothered by Joy’s playfulness, the sheep peacefully nibble grass, unherded.

Thanks to this essential work, Marc Abel and Max Brel, owners of Cidrerie du Golfe in the small seaside town of Arradon, south Brittany, no longer mow their fifteen acres of land mechanically or amend the soils, putting their tractor to rest—they proudly state that it only requires 80 litres of gasoline per year.

The wooden stick Marc holds currently serves as the biggest tool in the orchard.