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ENTERPRISING
COUNTRYFOLK
Enterprising Countryfolk
Text: Mélissa Leclézio • Photos: Eric Lee
BEEKEEPER, FARMER, WOODLAND
GUIDE, FOODIE... ALL OF THEM TAKING
THEIR INSPIRATION ABOVE ALL FROM
THE LAND.
ILS SONT APICULTEUR, AGRICULTEUR, GUIDE
FORESTIER, FIN GOURMET, ENTREPRENEUR…
PARTONS À LA RENCONTRE DE CEUX QUI ONT FAIT
DE LA TERRE LEUR PASSION PREMIÈRE.
QUIN ZINIO, BEEKEEPER
Quin was seventeen when he came across his first swarm of
bees in a sugarcane field. Nowadays, he has seven hives. For
him, what began merely as a humble contribution to protecting
bees has become a real passion. As he proudly relates, “My bees
have become so used to me, I don’t even use gloves any more.”
Quin is not only a beekeeper but also a guide at the Heritage
Nature Reserve – his regular job. He received training about
the countryside there so he could accompany visitors through
the Reserve’s 3,200 acres abounding in plant and animal life.
Daily activity in the Reserve is full of little pleasures, like standing
under an 800-year-old bois de natte, seeing the flame tree
(bouquet banané) flower or watching groups of the Mauritian
echo parakeets flying overhead. Quin grew up surrounded by
nature. His grandparents were gamekeepers and his father grew
potatoes in Britannia. As a result, in his spare time, the young
man never misses an opportunity to take his dog for a walk
along the riverbank where he catches small freshwater shrimps
and picks taro leaves, known locally as bredes songes. Many
might consider that a really luxurious lifestyle…
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