Agnes started an organic and regenerative farm operation in the southern French Alps in 2010 with her husband, Renaud. They took an abandoned family farm, brought it back to life and into production as a lifestyle change from a background in Public Health research in HIV prevention science with the University of California -LA in South Africa. In 2019, Renaud suffered from a work-related burn-out and needed to radically rest and recover for an extended period. As longstanding members of the “Service de Replacement”, the substitute labor program which was invaluable in providing labour, advice, and moral support to help overcome and weather the storm. Agnès has been the “Service de Remplacement” voluntary secretary general (board member) since 2020 and as such has trained in suicide prevention/watch and first aid for mental health.
