GRASSE, May 24 — May roses are blooming in Grasse, the birthplace of French perfumes, but out in the fields, some of those who pick them face a problem this year. “Working with a mask and not smelling,” the flowers, “is pretty frustrating,” horticulturist Carole Biancalana acknowledges....
Workers gather with full bags during the picking of ‘Centifolia’ roses for perfumery Christian Dior, at Domaine de Manon in Grasse, southern France, on May 14, 2020. — AFP pic
Owner of the Domaine de Manon which works with the Dior fashion house, she nonetheless told her seasonal workers they must wear a mask owing to the risk of catching the coronavirus. This year, each worker has a separate row, starting at 9:00am and stopping before 1:00pm when the sun gets too hot.“We are ‘timed’. The rose has odour molecules that work at certain hours,” explains Vincent Rossi, who at 26 is one of the youngest workers.
Biancalana inherited the three hectares cultivated by her family and rents another plot under a local plan to foster perfume plants.
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