Many dreamed of it, she did it. In 2013, Laure Noualhat slammed the door of her box (the daily “Liberation”, in this case) and settled in Joigny, a town in Yonne with 10,000 inhabitants. The one who had, for years, “covered” environmental news, has become an actress of change – what she nicely calls a “bifurcating”. Breaking with the urban hum, wage labor and mass consumption, she took seriously her own ambitions to follow the rhythm of the seasons and above all, to create a democratic eco-place with other believers – but also with local people. .
It must be admitted: for the journalist, the dream was not easy. His story “Fork in uncertain times” (Tana, 256 p., 19.90 euros) hides nothing of the difficulties of building a new civilisation, more patient and above all more attentive… “L’Obs” interviewed her.
When the world was forced to confine itself, in 2020, you had, for seven years, left everything to build an alternative place to live. You write that the confinement, then the war in Ukraine “galvanized” you. Isn’t the term shocking?
Disasters are very good teachers. Each “shock” is followed by a moment of stupefaction, then decisive action. The proof after the Fukushima disaster which pushed Germany out of nuclear power. In the same vein, yes, I admit, when in March 2020, the big cities were brutal
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