What's your position - Latitude & Longitude?

All I can say, Eyren, is that Eliot Coleman chose to include a lot of his experiences in France in his book and to adjust his growing methods after going to France.
I found it interesting!

I didn't mean it to come across snarky - I'm sure there are things that can be learned from any part of the world. One has to adapt them to one's own climate, though - I'm thinking of the British gardener (can't remember who, off the top of my head) who tried the US technique of mulching with straw, only to discover that in our damp climate it's a recipe for slug heaven!