The grandson and son of a farmer, and a farmer himself, Alain Milliat took over the family business in Orliénas, France, near Lyon, in 1983. Milliat spent 15 years restoring and creating new plots using traditional craftmanship, caring for them as though they were his own gardens and incorporating natural techniques to respect the environment. Eventually, however, he started to feel his aesthetic universe was a little limited and began imagining new horizons beyond his orchards…
